Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Video Game Software
The Google product category ID for Video Game Software is 1279, written as a path "Software > Video Game Software". 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 Software.
This level3
- Category ID
- 1279
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 2
- 2 / 2
- Others at this level
- 2
- Parent category
- Software
- 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, Video Game Software is the smallest of the 3 categories under Software, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software | 313 | 14 | 24 | 2 |
| Video Game Software — this page | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Digital Goods & Currency | 5032 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1279) or the full path ("Software > Video Game Software"). 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 | 1279 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Software > Video Game Software |
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, 1279, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Video Game Software
What is the Google product category ID for Video Game Software?
1279. The full path, "Software > Video Game Software", 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 Video Game Software available?
No. Video Game Software is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 2, so 1279 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 Video Game Software sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Software (2092). The chain from the top is Software → Video Game Software. If your product does not belong under Software, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Video Game Software is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Software first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Computer Software (313), Digital Goods & Currency (5032). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Software (2092) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Video Game Software compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest of the 3 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.
Not sure this is the one?
Describe the product and get the category with its ID, a confidence figure and the runners-up it was weighed against.
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