Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Outdoor Play Equipment
The Google product category ID for Outdoor Play Equipment is 1249. It sits under Toys & Games and has 15 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 15 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch16
Outdoor Play Equipment1249
Inflatable Bouncer Accessories7219Inflatable Bouncers6396Play Swings6270Play Tents & Tunnels6397Playhouses1251Pogo Sticks1863Sandboxes2743See Saws6450Slides2867Stilts3948Swing Set & Playset Accessories6269Swing Sets & Playsets6271Trampoline Accessories5524Trampolines1738Water Play Equipment6464- Category ID
- 1249
- Direct subcategories
- 15
- Categories below it in total
- 18
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 2 / 4
- Others at this level
- 4
- Parent category
- Toys & Games
- 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, Outdoor Play Equipment is second largest of the 5 categories under Toys & Games, with 18 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.
Outdoor Play EquipmentWater Play EquipmentPlay Sprinkers
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Play Sprinkers (6465) on level 4: Outdoor Play Equipment › Water Play Equipment › Play Sprinkers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor Play Equipment — this page | 1249 | 15 | 18 | 2 |
| Toys | 1253 | 28 | 130 | 3 |
| Games | 3793 | 15 | 16 | 2 |
| Puzzles | 3867 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Game Timers | 4648 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1249) or the full path ("Toys & Games > Outdoor Play Equipment"). 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 15 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 | 1249 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Toys & Games > Outdoor Play Equipment |
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, 1249, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Outdoor Play Equipment
15 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. Water Play Equipment (6464) is the largest with 3 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Outdoor Play Equipment sits under that one name. 1 of the 15 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 14 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 7219Inflatable Bouncer Accessories
- 6396Inflatable Bouncers
- 6270Play Swings
- 6397Play Tents & Tunnels
- 1251Playhouses
- 1863Pogo Sticks
- 2743Sandboxes
- 6450See Saws
- 2867Slides
- 3948Stilts
- 6269Swing Set & Playset Accessories
- 6271Swing Sets & Playsets
- 5524Trampoline Accessories
- 1738Trampolines
- 6464Water Play Equipment+3 subcategories below it
Questions about Outdoor Play Equipment
What is the Google product category ID for Outdoor Play Equipment?
1249. The full path, "Toys & Games > Outdoor Play Equipment", 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 Outdoor Play Equipment or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Outdoor Play Equipment has 15 directly below it, starting with Inflatable Bouncer Accessories (7219), Inflatable Bouncers (6396), Play Swings (6270), and 18 in total further down. 1249 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 Outdoor Play Equipment sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Toys & Games (1239). The chain from the top is Toys & Games → Outdoor Play Equipment. If your product does not belong under Toys & Games, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Outdoor Play Equipment is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Toys & Games first — there are 4 other categories at this level: Game Timers (4648), Games (3793), Puzzles (3867), Toys (1253). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Toys & Games (1239) 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 Outdoor Play Equipment?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Outdoor Play Equipment is Outdoor Play Equipment > Water Play Equipment > Play Sprinkers, ending at Play Sprinkers (6465) on level 4. Not every branch below Outdoor Play Equipment runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Outdoor Play Equipment compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 5 at its level, carrying 18 categories below it. Inside it, Water Play Equipment (6464) is the biggest branch with 3 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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