Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Saws
The Google product category ID for Saws is 1235. It sits under Tools 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.
- Category ID
- 1235
- Direct subcategories
- 11
- Categories below it in total
- 11
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 78
- Parent category
- Tools
- 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, Saws is second largest of the 79 categories under Tools, with 11 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.
SawsBand Saws
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Band Saws (3582) on level 4: Saws › Band Saws. 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.
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1235) or the full path ("Hardware > Tools > Saws"). 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 | 1235 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Hardware > Tools > Saws |
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, 1235, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Saws
11 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 11 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Saws continues any further, so one of those 11 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Saws
What is the Google product category ID for Saws?
1235. The full path, "Hardware > Tools > Saws", 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 Saws or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Saws has 11 directly below it, starting with Band Saws (3582), Cut-Off Saws (3516), Hand Saws (3594), and 11 in total further down. 1235 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 Saws sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Tools (1167). The chain from the top is Hardware → Tools → Saws. If your product does not belong under Tools, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Saws is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Tools first — there are 78 other categories at this level: Abrasive Blasters (6938), Anvils (1169), Axes (1171), Carpentry Jointers (7271), Carving Chisels & Gouges (1174), Caulking Tools (1215), and 72 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Tools (1167) 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 Saws?
1 level more. The longest route down from Saws is Saws > Band Saws, ending at Band Saws (3582) on level 4. Not every branch below Saws runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Saws compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 79 at its level, carrying 11 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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