# useCategory
# When to use it?
Use useCategory
when you need to fetch a list of categories. A common usage scenario for this composable is navigation.
# How to use it in your project?
import { useCategory } from '{INTEGRATION}'
import { onSSR } from '@vue-storefront/core'
export default {
setup () {
const { categories, search, loading } = useCategory('<UNIQUE_ID>')
onSSR(async () => {
await search({ slug: 't-shirts' })
})
return {
categories,
loading,
error
}
}
}
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