Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Baseball & Softball
The Google product category ID for Baseball & Softball is 1070. It sits under Athletics and has 11 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 11 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch12
Baseball & Softball1070
Baseball & Softball Bases & Plates3544Baseball & Softball Batting Gloves3747Baseball & Softball Gloves & Mitts1076Baseball & Softball Pitching Mats234671Baseball & Softball Pitching Mounds234670Baseball & Softball Protective Gear1078Baseball Bats3790Baseballs3783Pitching Machines1077Softball Bats3679Softballs3671- Category ID
- 1070
- Direct subcategories
- 11
- Categories below it in total
- 16
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 24
- Parent category
- Athletics
- 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, Baseball & Softball is fifth largest of the 25 categories under Athletics, with 16 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.
Baseball & SoftballBaseball & Softball Protective GearBaseball & Softball Batting Helmets
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Baseball & Softball Batting Helmets (3668) on level 5: Baseball & Softball › Baseball & Softball Protective Gear › Baseball & Softball Batting Helmets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancing | 989 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 1000 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Fencing | 1006 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Team Handball | 1047 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Track & Field | 1060 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Tennis | 1065 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1068 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Baseball & Softball — this page | 1070 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
| Basketball | 1081 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Cricket | 1087 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| American Football | 1093 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
| Rugby | 1110 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Soccer | 1111 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 1115 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Water Polo | 1145 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Cheerleading | 3354 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Broomball Equipment | 6734 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coaching & Officiating | 6739 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Rounders | 7156 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Boxing & Martial Arts | 499719 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| Field Hockey & Lacrosse | 499741 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| General Purpose Athletic Equipment | 499799 | 14 | 15 | 2 |
| Wallyball Equipment | 499861 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Figure Skating & Hockey | 499915 | 9 | 24 | 2 |
| Racquetball & Squash | 503752 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1070) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Athletics > Baseball & Softball"). 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 11 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 | 1070 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Athletics > Baseball & Softball |
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, 1070, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Baseball & Softball
11 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. Baseball & Softball Protective Gear (1078) is the largest with 5 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Baseball & Softball sits under that one name. 1 of the 11 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 10 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 3544Baseball & Softball Bases & Plates
- 3747Baseball & Softball Batting Gloves
- 1076Baseball & Softball Gloves & Mitts
- 234671Baseball & Softball Pitching Mats
- 234670Baseball & Softball Pitching Mounds
- 1078Baseball & Softball Protective Gear+5 subcategories below it
- 3790Baseball Bats
- 3783Baseballs
- 1077Pitching Machines
- 3679Softball Bats
- 3671Softballs
Questions about Baseball & Softball
What is the Google product category ID for Baseball & Softball?
1070. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Baseball & Softball", 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 Baseball & Softball or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Baseball & Softball has 11 directly below it, starting with Baseball & Softball Bases & Plates (3544), Baseball & Softball Batting Gloves (3747), Baseball & Softball Gloves & Mitts (1076), and 16 in total further down. 1070 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 Baseball & Softball sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Athletics (499713). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Athletics → Baseball & Softball. If your product does not belong under Athletics, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Baseball & Softball is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Athletics first — there are 24 other categories at this level: American Football (1093), Basketball (1081), Boxing & Martial Arts (499719), Broomball Equipment (6734), Cheerleading (3354), Coaching & Officiating (6739), and 18 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Athletics (499713) 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 Baseball & Softball?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Baseball & Softball is Baseball & Softball > Baseball & Softball Protective Gear > Baseball & Softball Batting Helmets, ending at Baseball & Softball Batting Helmets (3668) on level 5. Not every branch below Baseball & Softball runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Baseball & Softball compared with the categories next to it?
It is fifth largest of the 25 at its level, carrying 16 categories below it. Inside it, Baseball & Softball Protective Gear (1078) is the biggest branch with 5 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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