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# CategorySortingInput Input Type

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```graphql
input CategorySortingInput {
  direction: OrderDirection!
  channel: String @deprecated
  field: CategorySortField!
}
```

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### Fields

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#### [`direction`](#direction) ● [`OrderDirection!`](/api-reference/miscellaneous/enums/order-direction.md)

Specifies the direction in which to sort categories.

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#### [`field`](#field) ● [`CategorySortField!`](/api-reference/products/enums/category-sort-field.md)

Sort categories by the selected field.

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

DEPRECATED

Use root-level channel argument instead.

Specifies the channel in which to sort the data.

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### Member Of

[`categories`](/api-reference/products/queries/categories.md) query