Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Cycling
The Google product category ID for Cycling is 1025. It sits under Outdoor Recreation 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
- 1025
- Direct subcategories
- 8
- Categories below it in total
- 92
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 3 / 6
- 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, Cycling is the largest of the 17 categories under Outdoor Recreation, with 92 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.
CyclingBicycle PartsBicycle Brake PartsBicycle Brake Calipers
The longest route down from here runs 3 more levels, ending at Bicycle Brake Calipers (4574) on level 6: Cycling › Bicycle Parts › Bicycle Brake Parts › Bicycle Brake Calipers. 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 | 1013 | 18 | 29 | 2 |
| Cycling — this page | 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 (1025) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Cycling"). 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 | 1025 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Cycling |
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, 1025, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Cycling
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. Bicycle Parts (3618) is the largest with 46 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Cycling sits under that one name. 3 of the 8 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 5 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Cycling
What is the Google product category ID for Cycling?
1025. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Cycling", 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 Cycling or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Cycling has 8 directly below it, starting with Bicycle Accessories (3214), Bicycle Parts (3618), Bicycles (1026), and 92 in total further down. 1025 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 Cycling sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Outdoor Recreation (1011). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Cycling. 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 Cycling is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Outdoor Recreation first — there are 16 other categories at this level: Boating & Water Sports (499811), Camping & Hiking (1013), Climbing (7059), 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 Cycling?
3 levels more. The longest route down from Cycling is Cycling > Bicycle Parts > Bicycle Brake Parts > Bicycle Brake Calipers, ending at Bicycle Brake Calipers (4574) on level 6. Not every branch below Cycling runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Cycling compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 17 at its level, carrying 92 categories below it. Inside it, Bicycle Parts (3618) is the biggest branch with 46 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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