Heads up on Menus + Category Duplication
We’re seeing some issues with integrations as sellers adopt our new menu management experience — mainly due to duplicate or excessive categories showing up in the Catalog API.
What’s happening?
Our new menu management experience introduces new categories with category_type = MENU_CATEGORY, which many integrations aren’t filtering out. These often overlap with existing REGULAR_CATEGORY entries (e.g., multiple “Sandwiches” categories) and can cause UI issues, crashes, or data duplication.
What to do
To avoid these issues:
→ Filter your category queries to only include category_type = REGULAR_CATEGORY
→ Exclude or handle MENU_CATEGORY types appropriately if you’re not yet supporting the new menu management experience (we’ll share documentation soon on how to best support the new experience)
Docs: Catalog Category Object
Let us know if you’re seeing issues or if you have any questions! 