Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Boating & Rafting
The Google product category ID for Boating & Rafting is 1120. It sits under Boating & Water Sports and has 10 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 10 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 1120
- Direct subcategories
- 10
- Categories below it in total
- 10
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 8
- Parent category
- Boating & Water Sports
- 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, Boating & Rafting is third largest of the 9 categories under Boating & Water Sports, with 10 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.
Boating & RaftingBoating Gloves
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Boating Gloves (7449) on level 5: Boating & Rafting › Boating Gloves. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boating & Rafting — this page | 1120 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Diving & Snorkeling | 1135 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Surfing | 1143 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1144 | 13 | 15 | 2 |
| Windsurfing | 1148 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Towed Water Sports | 3195 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| Kitesurfing | 5579 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Watercraft Storage Racks | 7178 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Boating & Water Sport Apparel | 499813 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1120) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Boating & Water Sports > Boating & Rafting"). 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 10 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 | 1120 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Boating & Water Sports > Boating & Rafting |
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, 1120, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Boating & Rafting
10 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 10 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Boating & Rafting continues any further, so one of those 10 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Boating & Rafting
What is the Google product category ID for Boating & Rafting?
1120. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Boating & Water Sports > Boating & Rafting", 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 Boating & Rafting or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Boating & Rafting has 10 directly below it, starting with Boating Gloves (7449), Canoe Accessories (6314), Canoes (1124), and 10 in total further down. 1120 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 Boating & Rafting sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Boating & Water Sports (499811). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Boating & Water Sports → Boating & Rafting. If your product does not belong under Boating & Water Sports, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Boating & Rafting is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Boating & Water Sports first — there are 8 other categories at this level: Boating & Water Sport Apparel (499813), Diving & Snorkeling (1135), Kitesurfing (5579), Surfing (1143), Swimming (1144), Towed Water Sports (3195), and 2 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Boating & Water Sports (499811) 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 Boating & Rafting?
1 level more. The longest route down from Boating & Rafting is Boating & Rafting > Boating Gloves, ending at Boating Gloves (7449) on level 5. Not every branch below Boating & Rafting runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Boating & Rafting compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 9 at its level, carrying 10 categories below 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.
What is the difference between Boating & Rafting and Boating & Water Sport Apparel?
They sit side by side under Boating & Water Sports and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Boating & Rafting is 1120; Boating & Water Sport Apparel is 499813. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Boating & Water Sports > Boating & Rafting" with "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Boating & Water Sports > Boating & Water Sport Apparel" before you submit.
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