{
    "name": "Web Content Filtering Taxonomy to IAB Content Taxonomy 3.0 mapping",
    "version": "2026-07",
    "homepage": "https://www.websitecategorizationapi.com/taxonomy.php",
    "notes": "Primary equivalence between the 58-category web filtering taxonomy and official IAB Content Taxonomy 3.0 paths. Some filtering categories intentionally have no commercial IAB equivalent.",
    "mappings": [
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Adult",
            "iab_category_path": "Sensitive Topics > Adult & Explicit Sexual Content",
            "note": "Flagged as brand-unsafe under GARM/IAB sensitive topics."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Advertising/Marketing",
            "iab_category_path": "Business and Finance > Business > Marketing and Advertising",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "AI / LLM Tools",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Artificial Intelligence",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Alcohol",
            "iab_category_path": "Food & Drink > Alcoholic Beverages",
            "note": "Also a GARM/IAB sensitive topic for ad targeting."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Arts & Entertainment",
            "iab_category_path": "Fine Art",
            "note": "Maps to Fine Art or to Entertainment > Movies / Entertainment > Music / Entertainment > Television depending on content."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Automotive & Transportation",
            "iab_category_path": "Automotive",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Blogs/Personal Sites",
            "iab_category_path": "Hobbies & Interests > Content Production",
            "note": "Personal blogs classify by their dominant topic; this is the fallback."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Business",
            "iab_category_path": "Business and Finance > Business",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "CDN / Hosting / Infrastructure",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Internet > Web Hosting",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Cloud Storage / File Hosting",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Data Storage and Warehousing",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Community Sites",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Internet > Social Networking",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Computers & Technology",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Cryptocurrency",
            "iab_category_path": "Business and Finance > Economy > Currencies",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Dating",
            "iab_category_path": "Family and Relationships > Dating",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Developer Tools / Code Hosting",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Computer Software and Applications",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Education/Reference",
            "iab_category_path": "Education",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Email and Messaging",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Internet > Email",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "File Sharing/P2P",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Internet",
            "note": "Piracy-oriented sharing maps to Sensitive Topics > Online Piracy."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Financial Services",
            "iab_category_path": "Personal Finance",
            "note": "B2B financial services map to Business and Finance > Industries > Financial Industry."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Food & Drink",
            "iab_category_path": "Food & Drink",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Forums / Message Boards",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Internet > Social Networking",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Freeware/Software",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Computer Software and Applications > Shareware and Freeware",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Gambling",
            "iab_category_path": "Sports > Poker and Professional Gambling",
            "note": "Also an IAB/GARM sensitive vertical; casino sites map to Attractions > Casinos & Gambling."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Gaming",
            "iab_category_path": "Video Gaming",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Government & Legal",
            "iab_category_path": "Law",
            "note": "Government portals map to Politics > Civic affairs; legal-services firms to Business and Finance > Industries > Legal Services Industry."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Hate/Discrimination",
            "iab_category_path": "Sensitive Topics > Hate Speech and Acts of Aggression",
            "note": "Brand-unsafe under GARM."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Health & Medicine",
            "iab_category_path": "Medical Health",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Home & Garden",
            "iab_category_path": "Home & Garden",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Illegal Drugs",
            "iab_category_path": "Sensitive Topics > Illegal Drugs, Tobacco, eCigarettes, Vaping, Alcohol",
            "note": "Brand-unsafe under GARM."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Job Search/Careers",
            "iab_category_path": "Careers > Job Search",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Lingerie/Swimsuits/Intimate Apparel",
            "iab_category_path": "Style & Fashion > Women's Fashion > Women's Clothing > Women's Intimates and Sleepwear",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Malware / Phishing / Suspicious",
            "iab_category_path": "Sensitive Topics > Spam or Harmful Content",
            "note": "Block-list category; no commercial IAB equivalent."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Marketplaces / Classifieds / Auctions",
            "iab_category_path": "Shopping",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Military",
            "iab_category_path": "War and Conflicts",
            "note": "Defense contractors map to Business and Finance > Industries > Defense Industry."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "News/Media",
            "iab_category_path": "Business and Finance > Industries > Media Industry",
            "note": "IAB Content Taxonomy 3.0 has no top-level News category; news content is classified per-article by topic. Media Industry is the closest site-level equivalent."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Online Banking",
            "iab_category_path": "Personal Finance > Consumer Banking",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Parked / For-Sale Domains",
            "iab_category_path": "",
            "note": "No IAB equivalent; parked domains are excluded from content classification."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Pets & Animals",
            "iab_category_path": "Pets",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Podcasts",
            "iab_category_path": "Entertainment",
            "note": "IAB 3.0 has no dedicated Podcasts category; podcast content classifies by episode topic."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Political",
            "iab_category_path": "Politics",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Real Estate",
            "iab_category_path": "Real Estate",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Religion & Spirituality",
            "iab_category_path": "Religion & Spirituality",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Remote Access Tools",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Computer Software and Applications",
            "note": "Frequently policy-restricted in enterprise environments."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Restaurants & Dining",
            "iab_category_path": "Food & Drink > Dining Out",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Science",
            "iab_category_path": "Science",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Search Engines & Platforms",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Internet > Search",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Shopping",
            "iab_category_path": "Shopping",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Social Networking",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Internet > Social Networking",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Sports & Recreation",
            "iab_category_path": "Sports",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Streaming Media",
            "iab_category_path": "Entertainment",
            "note": "Maps to Entertainment > Movies, Entertainment > Television, or Entertainment > Music depending on the service."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Tobacco",
            "iab_category_path": "Sensitive Topics > Illegal Drugs, Tobacco, eCigarettes, Vaping, Alcohol",
            "note": "Brand-unsafe under GARM."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Travel",
            "iab_category_path": "Travel",
            "note": ""
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "URL Shorteners",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Internet",
            "note": "Often policy-restricted because destination is opaque."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Violence",
            "iab_category_path": "Sensitive Topics > Death, Injury, or Military Conflict",
            "note": "Brand-unsafe under GARM."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "VPN / Proxy / Anonymizers",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Information and Network Security",
            "note": "Commonly blocked in enterprise/school policies."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Weapons",
            "iab_category_path": "Sensitive Topics > Arms & Ammunition",
            "note": "Brand-unsafe under GARM."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Web-based Applications",
            "iab_category_path": "Technology & Computing > Computing > Computer Software and Applications > Web Conferencing",
            "note": "Maps to the specific application type where known."
        },
        {
            "web_filtering_category": "Webinars/E-learning",
            "iab_category_path": "Education > Online Education",
            "note": ""
        }
    ]
}