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# menuItem Query

Look up a menu item by ID.

```graphql
menuItem(
  id: ID!
  channel: String
): MenuItem
```

Details

```graphql
type MenuItem implements Node, ObjectWithMetadata {
  id: ID!
  privateMetadata: [MetadataItem!]!
  privateMetafield(
    key: String!
  ): String
  privateMetafields(
    keys: [String!]
  ): Metadata
  metadata: [MetadataItem!]!
  metafield(
    key: String!
  ): String
  metafields(
    keys: [String!]
  ): Metadata
  name: String!
  menu: Menu!
  parent: MenuItem
  category: Category
  collection: Collection
  page: Page
  level: Int!
  children: [MenuItem!]
  url: String
  translation(
    languageCode: LanguageCodeEnum!
  ): MenuItemTranslation
}
```

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### Arguments

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#### [`id`](#id) ● [`ID!`](/api-reference/miscellaneous/scalars/id.md)

ID of the menu item.

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#### [`channel`](#channel) ● [`String`](/api-reference/miscellaneous/scalars/string.md)

Slug of a channel for which the data should be returned.

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### Type

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#### [`MenuItem`](/api-reference/menu/objects/menu-item.md)

Represents a single item of the related menu. Can store categories, collection or pages.