WordPress has allows you to categorize posts into categories (can have sub categories) and tags.

To find the category ID you need to go to:

WP-Admin > Posts > Categories

Then click on the category you'd like to find the ID for.

In the address bar you should see a parameter called called tag_ID which contains a number. That's the category ID.

WordPress Category ID in URL

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