Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Power & Electrical Supplies
The Google product category ID for Power & Electrical Supplies is 127. It sits under Hardware and has 27 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 27 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch28
Power & Electrical Supplies127
Armatures, Rotors & Stators500049Ballasts & Starters7183Carbon Brushes499893Circuit Breaker Panels6807Conduit & Housings499768Electrical Motors7275Electrical Mount Boxes & Brackets2006Electrical Plug Caps5627Electrical Switches6459Electrical Wires & Cable2345Extension Cord Accessories6375Extension Cords4789Generator Accessories4709Generators1218Home Automation Kits2413Phone & Data Jacks2028Power Converters5533Power Inlets499966Power Inverters5142Power Outlets & Sockets1869Solar Energy Kits4715Solar Panels4714Voltage Transformers & Regulators505318Wall Plates & Covers2377Wall Socket Controls & Sensors6833Wire Caps & Nuts2274Wire Terminals & Connectors503729- Category ID
- 127
- Direct subcategories
- 27
- Categories below it in total
- 31
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 2 / 4
- Others at this level
- 14
- Parent category
- Hardware
- 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, Power & Electrical Supplies is sixth largest of the 15 categories under Hardware, with 31 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.
Power & Electrical SuppliesConduit & HousingsElectrical Conduit
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Electrical Conduit (499770) on level 4: Power & Electrical Supplies › Conduit & Housings › Electrical Conduit. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Materials | 115 | 22 | 39 | 2 |
| Power & Electrical Supplies — this page | 127 | 27 | 31 | 2 |
| Fencing & Barriers | 128 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Plumbing | 133 | 10 | 80 | 3 |
| Tools | 1167 | 79 | 175 | 3 |
| Storage Tanks | 1910 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Locks & Keys | 1974 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Hardware Accessories | 2878 | 25 | 57 | 2 |
| Tool Accessories | 3650 | 29 | 65 | 2 |
| Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning | 499873 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Small Engines | 499982 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardware Pumps | 500096 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Fuel Containers & Tanks | 502975 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Building Consumables | 503739 | 11 | 29 | 2 |
| Fuel | 543575 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (127) or the full path ("Hardware > Power & Electrical Supplies"). 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 27 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 | 127 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Hardware > Power & Electrical Supplies |
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, 127, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Power & Electrical Supplies
27 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. Electrical Switches (6459) is the largest with 2 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Power & Electrical Supplies sits under that one name. 2 of the 27 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 25 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 500049Armatures, Rotors & Stators
- 7183Ballasts & Starters
- 499893Carbon Brushes
- 6807Circuit Breaker Panels
- 499768Conduit & Housings+2 subcategories below it
- 7275Electrical Motors
- 2006Electrical Mount Boxes & Brackets
- 5627Electrical Plug Caps
- 6459Electrical Switches+2 subcategories below it
- 2345Electrical Wires & Cable
- 6375Extension Cord Accessories
- 4789Extension Cords
- 4709Generator Accessories
- 1218Generators
- 2413Home Automation Kits
- 2028Phone & Data Jacks
- 5533Power Converters
- 499966Power Inlets
- 5142Power Inverters
- 1869Power Outlets & Sockets
- 4715Solar Energy Kits
- 4714Solar Panels
- 505318Voltage Transformers & Regulators
- 2377Wall Plates & Covers
- 6833Wall Socket Controls & Sensors
- 2274Wire Caps & Nuts
- 503729Wire Terminals & Connectors
Questions about Power & Electrical Supplies
What is the Google product category ID for Power & Electrical Supplies?
127. The full path, "Hardware > Power & Electrical Supplies", 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 Power & Electrical Supplies or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Power & Electrical Supplies has 27 directly below it, starting with Armatures, Rotors & Stators (500049), Ballasts & Starters (7183), Carbon Brushes (499893), and 31 in total further down. 127 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 Power & Electrical Supplies sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Hardware (632). The chain from the top is Hardware → Power & Electrical Supplies. If your product does not belong under Hardware, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Power & Electrical Supplies is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Hardware first — there are 14 other categories at this level: Building Consumables (503739), Building Materials (115), Fencing & Barriers (128), Fuel (543575), Fuel Containers & Tanks (502975), Hardware Accessories (2878), and 8 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Hardware (632) 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 Power & Electrical Supplies?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Power & Electrical Supplies is Power & Electrical Supplies > Conduit & Housings > Electrical Conduit, ending at Electrical Conduit (499770) on level 4. Not every branch below Power & Electrical Supplies runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Power & Electrical Supplies compared with the categories next to it?
It is sixth largest of the 15 at its level, carrying 31 categories below it. Inside it, Electrical Switches (6459) is the biggest branch with 2 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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