Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Indoor Games
The Google product category ID for Indoor Games is 1001. It sits under Sporting Goods and has 8 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 8 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 1001
- Direct subcategories
- 8
- Categories below it in total
- 51
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 2 / 5
- Others at this level
- 3
- Parent category
- Sporting Goods
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Indoor Games is the smallest of the 4 categories under Sporting Goods, with 51 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Indoor GamesBilliardsBilliard Cue AccessoriesBilliard Cue Cases
The longest route down from here runs 3 more levels, ending at Billiard Cue Cases (499993) on level 5: Indoor Games › Billiards › Billiard Cue Accessories › Billiard Cue Cases. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise & Fitness | 990 | 26 | 56 | 4 |
| Indoor Games — this page | 1001 | 8 | 51 | 3 |
| Outdoor Recreation | 1011 | 17 | 458 | 5 |
| Athletics | 499713 | 25 | 231 | 4 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1001) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Indoor Games"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 8 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 1001 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Indoor Games |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 1001, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Indoor Games
8 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Billiards (1003) is the largest with 15 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Indoor Games sits under that one name. 7 of the 8 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 1 is a leaf, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Indoor Games
What is the Google product category ID for Indoor Games?
1001. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Indoor Games", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Indoor Games or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Indoor Games has 8 directly below it, starting with Air Hockey (1002), Billiards (1003), Bowling (1004), and 51 in total further down. 1001 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Indoor Games sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Sporting Goods (988). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Indoor Games. If your product does not belong under Sporting Goods, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Indoor Games is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Sporting Goods first — there are 3 other categories at this level: Athletics (499713), Exercise & Fitness (990), Outdoor Recreation (1011). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Sporting Goods (988) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Indoor Games?
3 levels more. The longest route down from Indoor Games is Indoor Games > Billiards > Billiard Cue Accessories > Billiard Cue Cases, ending at Billiard Cue Cases (499993) on level 5. Not every branch below Indoor Games runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Indoor Games compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest of the 4 at its level, carrying 51 categories below it. Inside it, Billiards (1003) is the biggest branch with 15 beneath it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
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