Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Camping & Hiking
The Google product category ID for Camping & Hiking is 1013. It sits under Outdoor Recreation and has 18 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 18 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch19
Camping & Hiking1013
Camp Furniture1014Camping Cookware & Dinnerware1016Camping Lights & Lanterns1019Camping Tools3937Chemical Hand Warmers3508Compression Sacks5636Hiking Pole Accessories7154Hiking Poles3738Mosquito Nets & Insect Screens3538Navigational Compasses4785Portable Toilets & Showers502993Portable Water Filters & Purifiers1023Sleeping Bag Liners5881Sleeping Bags1020Sleeping Pads1021Tent Accessories5655Tents1022Windbreaks8079- Category ID
- 1013
- Direct subcategories
- 18
- Categories below it in total
- 29
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 16
- Parent category
- Outdoor Recreation
- 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, Camping & Hiking is fifth largest of the 17 categories under Outdoor Recreation, with 29 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.
Camping & HikingCamp FurnitureAir Mattress & Sleeping Pad Accessories
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Air Mattress & Sleeping Pad Accessories (4451) on level 5: Camping & Hiking › Camp Furniture › Air Mattress & Sleeping Pad Accessories. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping & Hiking — this page | 1013 | 18 | 29 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1025 | 8 | 92 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 1031 | 4 | 33 | 3 |
| Golf | 1043 | 13 | 18 | 2 |
| Skateboarding | 3276 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Fishing | 3334 | 17 | 29 | 2 |
| Hang Gliding & Skydiving | 3789 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Hydration Systems | 5635 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riding Scooters | 5879 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hydration System Accessories | 5998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Climbing | 7059 | 15 | 18 | 2 |
| Kite Buggying | 7375 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Inline & Roller Skating | 499761 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Boating & Water Sports | 499811 | 9 | 89 | 3 |
| Hunting & Shooting | 499824 | 6 | 59 | 4 |
| Winter Sports & Activities | 499844 | 4 | 28 | 3 |
| Outdoor Games | 499846 | 8 | 22 | 2 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1013) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking"). 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 18 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 | 1013 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking |
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, 1013, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Camping & Hiking
18 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. Tent Accessories (5655) is the largest with 4 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Camping & Hiking sits under that one name. 4 of the 18 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 14 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 1014Camp Furniture+3 subcategories below it
- 1016Camping Cookware & Dinnerware
- 1019Camping Lights & Lanterns
- 3937Camping Tools+2 subcategories below it
- 3508Chemical Hand Warmers
- 5636Compression Sacks
- 7154Hiking Pole Accessories
- 3738Hiking Poles
- 3538Mosquito Nets & Insect Screens
- 4785Navigational Compasses
- 502993Portable Toilets & Showers+2 subcategories below it
- 1023Portable Water Filters & Purifiers
- 5881Sleeping Bag Liners
- 1020Sleeping Bags
- 1021Sleeping Pads
- 5655Tent Accessories+4 subcategories below it
- 1022Tents
- 8079Windbreaks
Questions about Camping & Hiking
What is the Google product category ID for Camping & Hiking?
1013. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking", 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 Camping & Hiking or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Camping & Hiking has 18 directly below it, starting with Camp Furniture (1014), Camping Cookware & Dinnerware (1016), Camping Lights & Lanterns (1019), and 29 in total further down. 1013 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 Camping & Hiking sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Outdoor Recreation (1011). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Camping & Hiking. If your product does not belong under Outdoor Recreation, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Camping & Hiking is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Outdoor Recreation first — there are 16 other categories at this level: Boating & Water Sports (499811), Climbing (7059), Cycling (1025), Equestrian (1031), Fishing (3334), Golf (1043), and 10 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Outdoor Recreation (1011) 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 Camping & Hiking?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Camping & Hiking is Camping & Hiking > Camp Furniture > Air Mattress & Sleeping Pad Accessories, ending at Air Mattress & Sleeping Pad Accessories (4451) on level 5. Not every branch below Camping & Hiking runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Camping & Hiking compared with the categories next to it?
It is fifth largest of the 17 at its level, carrying 29 categories below it. Inside it, Tent Accessories (5655) is the biggest branch with 4 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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