Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Squares
The Google product category ID for Squares is 1205, written as a path "Hardware > Tools > Measuring Tools & Sensors > Squares". It is a leaf: the taxonomy does not continue below it, so this is the most specific value on this branch, and if your product fits here there is nothing more precise to pick. It sits under Measuring Tools & Sensors.
This level38
Squares1205
Stud Sensors1207Weather Forecasters & Stations1374Straight Edges1413Measuring Wheels1459Cruising Rods1533Rebar Locators1539Flow Meters & Controllers1640Measuring Scales1698Gauges1732Probes & Finders1785Dividers1850Gas Detectors1991Rulers2021Thermocouples & Thermopiles2093Calipers2192Knife Guides2330Tape Measures2481Barometers3602Altimeters4022pH Meters4074Theodolites4340Infrared Thermometers4506Hygrometers4754Moisture Meters4755Seismometer4756Sound Meters4757UV Light Meters4758Vibration Meters4759Geiger Counters5371Distance Meters5487Air Quality Meters5515Thermal Imaging Cameras6799Transducers7394Anemometers500058Electrical Testing Tools503737- Category ID
- 1205
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 4 / 4
- Others at this level
- 37
- Parent category
- Measuring Tools & Sensors
- 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, Squares is third largest of the 38 categories under Measuring Tools & Sensors, with 0 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levels | 1191 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Protractors | 1198 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Squares — this page | 1205 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stud Sensors | 1207 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weather Forecasters & Stations | 1374 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Straight Edges | 1413 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Measuring Wheels | 1459 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cruising Rods | 1533 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rebar Locators | 1539 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flow Meters & Controllers | 1640 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Measuring Scales | 1698 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gauges | 1732 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Probes & Finders | 1785 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividers | 1850 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gas Detectors | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rulers | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thermocouples & Thermopiles | 2093 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calipers | 2192 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knife Guides | 2330 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tape Measures | 2481 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barometers | 3602 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Altimeters | 4022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| pH Meters | 4074 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theodolites | 4340 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infrared Thermometers | 4506 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hygrometers | 4754 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moisture Meters | 4755 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seismometer | 4756 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sound Meters | 4757 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV Light Meters | 4758 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibration Meters | 4759 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geiger Counters | 5371 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Distance Meters | 5487 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Quality Meters | 5515 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thermal Imaging Cameras | 6799 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transducers | 7394 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anemometers | 500058 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical Testing Tools | 503737 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1205) or the full path ("Hardware > Tools > Measuring Tools & Sensors > Squares"). 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.
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 | 1205 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Hardware > Tools > Measuring Tools & Sensors > Squares |
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, 1205, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Squares
What is the Google product category ID for Squares?
1205. The full path, "Hardware > Tools > Measuring Tools & Sensors > Squares", 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.
Is anything more specific than Squares available?
No. Squares is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 1205 is the most precise value this branch offers. If it does not describe your product closely enough, the answer is a different branch, not a deeper one.
Where does Squares sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Measuring Tools & Sensors (1305). The chain from the top is Hardware → Tools → Measuring Tools & Sensors → Squares. If your product does not belong under Measuring Tools & Sensors, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Squares is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Measuring Tools & Sensors first — there are 37 other categories at this level: Air Quality Meters (5515), Altimeters (4022), Anemometers (500058), Barometers (3602), Calipers (2192), Cruising Rods (1533), and 31 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Measuring Tools & Sensors (1305) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Squares compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 38 at its level, carrying 0 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.
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