Pull categories from the RoveMaps API
Your venue’s categories live in the RoveMaps API alongside its locations and map data. The editor pulls them for you — there is no manual import step.
How categories load
- When you open a venue (or a draft of it) in the editor, its categories are read from the RoveMaps API together with the rest of the venue data.
- They appear in the Manage Categories dialog (editor header → Categories) and in each location’s category picker.
- Changes you make in the editor are tracked in the draft and written back to the API when you Publish — the API stays the single source of truth.
Reading categories programmatically
Categories are part of the venue data the RoveMaps API serves, so integrations that read your venue — kiosks, mobile apps, and SDK embeds — receive the same categories the editor shows. If you are building against the API directly, ask your RoveMaps contact for the API reference for your plan.
Notes
- There is no separate “sync” button: reopening the venue reflects the current upstream categories, plus any unpublished draft changes.
- If your organization connects an external directory feed, the feed writes categories into the API and they arrive in the editor the same way. See Categories from an external feed.