# Get Knowledge Data Category Groups — Salesforce

> List the Knowledge data category groups visible to the current user. Call this before Get Knowledge Articles to discover the valid category group and category names to filter by. Returns only categories the authenticated user can see, so…

- Key: `salesforce_rest_api-get-knowledge-data-category-groups`
- Type: Action (Read-only)
- Version: 0.0.6
- App: Salesforce (`salesforce_rest_api`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/salesforce-rest-api.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/salesforce-rest-api/actions/get-knowledge-data-category-groups
- Hints: read-only · open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/salesforce_rest_api/actions/get-knowledge-data-category-groups/get-knowledge-data-category-groups.mjs

## Description

List the Knowledge data category groups visible to the current user. Call this before **Get Knowledge Articles** to discover the valid category group and category names to filter by. Returns only categories the authenticated user can see, so results vary per user. [See the documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.knowledge_dev.meta/knowledge_dev/resources_knowledge_support_dcgroups.htm)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `language` | `string` | No | The language code. Defaults to en-US. |
| `topCategoriesOnly` | `boolean` | No | Return only top-level categories if true, entire tree if false. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "salesforce_rest_api",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "salesforce_rest_api-get-knowledge-data-category-groups",
  arguments: {
    language: "Language",
    topCategoriesOnly: true,
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "salesforce_rest_api-get-knowledge-data-category-groups",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    salesforce_rest_api: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    language: "Language",
    topCategoriesOnly: true,
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "salesforce_rest_api-get-knowledge-data-category-groups",
    "configured_props": {
      "salesforce_rest_api": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "language": "Language",
      "topCategoriesOnly": true
    }
  }'
```

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