# Categories

Operations for badge category management

## Get all badge categories

> Returns the complete list of badge categories used to classify achievements in Decentraland.\
> \
> Available categories:\
> \- \*\*Explorer\*\*: Badges related to discovering and exploring scenes, locations, and the metaverse\
> \- \*\*Collector\*\*: Badges for acquiring and equipping wearables, emotes, and other digital assets\
> \- \*\*Creator\*\*: Badges for publishing original content like wearables, emotes, and collections\
> \- \*\*Socializer\*\*: Badges for social interactions, event attendance, and community engagement\
> \- \*\*Builder\*\*: Badges for creating and deploying scenes in Genesis City\
> \
> These categories help organize badges and allow users to filter achievements by type of activity.<br>

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```