News Categories API

Overview

The News Categories API provides access to Ring Platform's news categorization system. This endpoint allows users to retrieve all available news categories for filtering and organizing content within the professional networking platform.

Endpoint Details

URL: /api/news/categories
Method: GET
Authentication: Not required (Public endpoint)
Rate Limit: 120 requests per minute
Caching: Recommended (categories change infrequently)

Ring Platform News Categories

Content Organization Strategy

Ring Platform's news categorization system is designed to organize professional content into meaningful, industry-relevant categories:

Category Types

Product Updates: Platform feature announcements and improvements
Industry News: Technology trends, market analysis, and sector insights
Company Spotlights: Entity highlights, success stories, and case studies
Event Coverage: Conference reports, meetup summaries, and industry events
Technical Articles: Development insights, engineering best practices
Career & Opportunities: Job market trends, hiring insights, professional development
Investment & Funding: Startup funding news, investment trends, M&A activities
Regulatory & Compliance: Industry regulations, compliance updates, legal insights

Category Structure

Each category includes:

Name: Human-readable category name
Slug: URL-friendly identifier
Description: Category purpose and content scope
Color: UI theme color for visual organization
Icon: Visual identifier for category
Article Count: Number of articles in category (optional)

Request Format

Headers

GET /api/news/categories

Query Parameters

None required - this endpoint returns all available categories.

Response Format

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "product-updates",
      "name": "Product Updates",
      "slug": "product-updates",
      "description": "Latest platform features, improvements, and announcements",
      "color": "#4F46E5",
      "icon": "🚀",
      "articleCount": 23,
      "isActive": true,
      "sortOrder": 1,
      "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-01-14T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "industry-news",
      "name": "Industry News",
      "slug": "industry-news", 
      "description": "Technology trends, market analysis, and sector insights",
      "color": "#059669",
      "icon": "📊",
      "articleCount": 45,
      "isActive": true,
      "sortOrder": 2,
      "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-01-14T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "company-spotlights",
      "name": "Company Spotlights",
      "slug": "company-spotlights",
      "description": "Entity highlights, success stories, and case studies",
      "color": "#DC2626",
      "icon": "🏢",
      "articleCount": 18,
      "isActive": true,
      "sortOrder": 3,
      "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-01-14T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "technical",
      "name": "Technical Articles",
      "slug": "technical",
      "description": "Development insights, engineering best practices, and technical tutorials",
      "color": "#7C3AED",
      "icon": "💻",
      "articleCount": 31,
      "isActive": true,
      "sortOrder": 4,
      "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-01-14T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "career-opportunities",
      "name": "Career & Opportunities",
      "slug": "career-opportunities",
      "description": "Job market trends, hiring insights, and professional development",
      "color": "#EA580C",
      "icon": "💼",
      "articleCount": 27,
      "isActive": true,
      "sortOrder": 5,
      "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-01-14T10:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "investment-funding",
      "name": "Investment & Funding",
      "slug": "investment-funding",
      "description": "Startup funding news, investment trends, and M&A activities",
      "color": "#0891B2",
      "icon": "💰",
      "articleCount": 15,
      "isActive": true,
      "sortOrder": 6,
      "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-01-14T10:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

Error Response (500 Internal Server Error)

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "Failed to fetch news categories"
}

Code Examples

JavaScript/TypeScript

interface NewsCategory {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  slug: string;
  description: string;
  color: string;
  icon: string;
  articleCount: number;
  isActive: boolean;
  sortOrder: number;
  createdAt: string;
  updatedAt: string;
}

interface NewsCategoriesResponse {
  success: boolean;
  data: NewsCategory[];
}

async function getNewsCategories(): Promise<NewsCategory[]> {
  const response = await fetch('/api/news/categories');
  
  if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error('Failed to fetch news categories');
  }

  const result: NewsCategoriesResponse = await response.json();
  return result.data;
}

// Usage examples
try {
  const categories = await getNewsCategories();
  
  // Display categories in UI
  categories.forEach(category => {
    console.log(`${category.icon} ${category.name}: ${category.articleCount} articles`);
  });
  
  // Filter active categories
  const activeCategories = categories.filter(cat => cat.isActive);
  
  // Sort by display order
  const sortedCategories = categories.sort((a, b) => a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder);
  
} catch (error) {
  console.error('Error fetching categories:', error.message);
}

React Component Example

import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

interface NewsCategoryFilterProps {
  onCategorySelect: (categoryId: string | null) => void;
  selectedCategory?: string | null;
}

function NewsCategoryFilter({ onCategorySelect, selectedCategory }: NewsCategoryFilterProps) {
  const [categories, setCategories] = useState<NewsCategory[]>([]);
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    async function fetchCategories() {
      try {
        setLoading(true);
        const data = await getNewsCategories();
        setCategories(data);
      } catch (err) {
        setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Unknown error');
      } finally {
        setLoading(false);
      }
    }

    fetchCategories();
  }, []);

  if (loading) return <div>Loading categories...</div>;
  if (error) return <div>Error: {error}</div>;

  return (
    <div className="news-category-filter">
      <h3>Filter by Category</h3>
      
      <div className="category-buttons">
        <button
          className={`category-btn ${!selectedCategory ? 'active' : ''}`}
          onClick={() => onCategorySelect(null)}
        >
          All Categories
        </button>
        
        {categories.map(category => (
          <button
            key={category.id}
            className={`category-btn ${selectedCategory === category.id ? 'active' : ''}`}
            style={{ borderColor: category.color }}
            onClick={() => onCategorySelect(category.id)}
          >
            <span className="category-icon">{category.icon}</span>
            <span className="category-name">{category.name}</span>
            <span className="category-count">({category.articleCount})</span>
          </button>
        ))}
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

// Usage in news listing component
function NewsListPage() {
  const [selectedCategory, setSelectedCategory] = useState<string | null>(null);
  const [articles, setArticles] = useState([]);

  const handleCategorySelect = async (categoryId: string | null) => {
    setSelectedCategory(categoryId);
    
    // Fetch articles for selected category
    const params = new URLSearchParams();
    if (categoryId) {
      params.append('category', categoryId);
    }
    
    const response = await fetch(`/api/news?${params.toString()}`);
    const result = await response.json();
    setArticles(result.data);
  };

  return (
    <div className="news-page">
      <NewsCategoryFilter 
        onCategorySelect={handleCategorySelect}
        selectedCategory={selectedCategory}
      />
      
      <div className="news-articles">
        {articles.map(article => (
          <ArticleCard key={article.id} article={article} />
        ))}
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

cURL Example

# Get all news categories
curl -X GET "https://ring.ck.ua/api/news/categories"

# Expected response
# {
#   "success": true,
#   "data": [
#     {
#       "id": "product-updates",
#       "name": "Product Updates",
#       "slug": "product-updates",
#       "description": "Latest platform features and improvements",
#       "color": "#4F46E5",
#       "icon": "🚀",
#       "articleCount": 23,
#       "isActive": true,
#       "sortOrder": 1
#     }
#   ]
# }

Python Example

import requests
from typing import List, Dict

def get_news_categories() -> List[Dict]:
    """Fetch all news categories from Ring Platform"""
    url = "https://ring.ck.ua/api/news/categories"
    
    response = requests.get(url)
    
    if response.status_code == 200:
        result = response.json()
        return result["data"]
    else:
        response.raise_for_status()

def display_categories_summary(categories: List[Dict]) -> None:
    """Display a summary of news categories"""
    print("📰 Ring Platform News Categories")
    print("=" * 50)
    
    total_articles = sum(cat.get("articleCount", 0) for cat in categories)
    print(f"Total Categories: {len(categories)}")
    print(f"Total Articles: {total_articles}")
    print()
    
    # Sort by article count (descending)
    sorted_categories = sorted(categories, key=lambda x: x.get("articleCount", 0), reverse=True)
    
    for category in sorted_categories:
        icon = category.get("icon", "📄")
        name = category.get("name", "Unknown")
        count = category.get("articleCount", 0)
        description = category.get("description", "")
        
        print(f"{icon} {name}: {count} articles")
        print(f"   {description}")
        print()

# Usage
try:
    categories = get_news_categories()
    display_categories_summary(categories)
    
    # Find most popular category
    most_popular = max(categories, key=lambda x: x.get("articleCount", 0))
    print(f"Most popular category: {most_popular['name']} ({most_popular['articleCount']} articles)")
    
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")

Integration with News API

Using Categories for Filtering

// Fetch articles by category
async function getArticlesByCategory(categoryId: string) {
  const response = await fetch(`/api/news?category=${categoryId}`);
  return response.json();
}

// Get category-specific article counts
async function getCategoryStats() {
  const categories = await getNewsCategories();
  const stats = {};
  
  for (const category of categories) {
    const articles = await getArticlesByCategory(category.id);
    stats[category.id] = {
      name: category.name,
      totalArticles: articles.pagination.total,
      recentArticles: articles.data.length
    };
  }
  
  return stats;
}

function CategoryNavigation() {
  const [categories, setCategories] = useState<NewsCategory[]>([]);
  
  useEffect(() => {
    getNewsCategories().then(setCategories);
  }, []);
  
  return (
    <nav className="category-nav">
      {categories.map(category => (
        <Link
          key={category.id}
          href={`/news/category/${category.slug}`}
          className="category-link"
          style={{ color: category.color }}
        >
          {category.icon} {category.name}
        </Link>
      ))}
    </nav>
  );
}

Caching Strategy

Client-Side Caching

class NewsCategoriesCache {
  private static instance: NewsCategoriesCache;
  private categories: NewsCategory[] | null = null;
  private lastFetch: number = 0;
  private readonly CACHE_DURATION = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes

  static getInstance(): NewsCategoriesCache {
    if (!NewsCategoriesCache.instance) {
      NewsCategoriesCache.instance = new NewsCategoriesCache();
    }
    return NewsCategoriesCache.instance;
  }

  async getCategories(): Promise<NewsCategory[]> {
    const now = Date.now();
    
    if (this.categories && (now - this.lastFetch) < this.CACHE_DURATION) {
      return this.categories;
    }
    
    this.categories = await getNewsCategories();
    this.lastFetch = now;
    
    return this.categories;
  }

  invalidateCache(): void {
    this.categories = null;
    this.lastFetch = 0;
  }
}

// Usage
const cache = NewsCategoriesCache.getInstance();
const categories = await cache.getCategories();

Business Logic

Category Management

Admin Control: Only administrators can create/modify categories
Automatic Counts: Article counts are updated automatically
Soft Deletion: Categories are deactivated rather than deleted
SEO Optimization: Category slugs are SEO-friendly URLs

Content Organization

Hierarchical Structure: Categories can have subcategories (future enhancement)
Multi-Category Articles: Articles can belong to multiple categories
Trending Categories: Track popular categories by engagement
Seasonal Categories: Special categories for events or time periods

Performance Considerations

Optimization Strategies

Static Generation: Categories change infrequently, ideal for static generation
CDN Caching: Cache responses at CDN level for global performance
Lazy Loading: Load category details on demand
Batch Requests: Combine category and article requests when possible

Monitoring

Usage Analytics: Track which categories are most accessed
Performance Metrics: Monitor response times and cache hit rates
Content Health: Ensure all categories have recent content

News Articles - List and filter news articles
News Article by ID - Individual article management
Admin User Management - Administrative controls

Changelog

v1.0.0 - Initial implementation with basic category listing
v1.1.0 - Added article counts and sorting capabilities
v1.2.0 - Enhanced category metadata and UI theming
v1.3.0 - Improved caching and performance optimization

Overview​

Endpoint Details​

Ring Platform News Categories​

Content Organization Strategy​

Category Types​

Category Structure​

Request Format​

Headers​

Query Parameters​

Response Format​

Success Response (200 OK)​

Error Response (500 Internal Server Error)​

Code Examples​

JavaScript/TypeScript​

React Component Example​

cURL Example​

Python Example​

Integration with News API​

Using Categories for Filtering​

Category-Based Navigation​

Caching Strategy​

Client-Side Caching​

Business Logic​

Category Management​

Content Organization​

Performance Considerations​

Optimization Strategies​

Monitoring​

Related Endpoints​

Changelog​