Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Wire & Cable Hand Tools
The Google product category ID for Wire & Cable Hand Tools is 1469, written as a path "Hardware > Tools > Wire & Cable Hand Tools". 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 Tools.
This level79
Wire & Cable Hand Tools1469
Plungers1563Threading Machines1584Light Bulb Changers1603Wrenches1632Sharpeners1644Lathes1663Pipe & Bar Benders1667Tap Reseaters1787Reamers1819Marking Tools1832Routing Tools1841Pipe Brushes1862Shapers1923Pliers1958Compressors2015Pipe & Tube Cleaners2053Paint Tools2077Tool Knives2198Industrial Vibrators2456Chimney Brushes2792Tool Clamps & Vises2835Post Hole Diggers3501Tool Files3745Mattocks & Pickaxes3932Compactors4325Sanding Blocks4419Concrete Brooms4672Tool Sets4919Milling Machines5077Multifunction Power Tools5587Work Lights5592Oil Filter Drains5828Magnetic Sweepers5873Hardware Torches5927Electrician Fish Tape6461Planers6868Abrasive Blasters6938Log Splitters7030Riveting Tools7064Carpentry Jointers7271Inspection Mirrors7416Grease Guns7556Handheld Power Mixers499887Lighters & Matches503774Punches & Awls505315- Category ID
- 1469
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 3
- 3 / 3
- 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, Wire & Cable Hand Tools is 37th largest of the 79 categories under Tools, 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.
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1469) or the full path ("Hardware > Tools > Wire & Cable Hand Tools"). 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 | 1469 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Hardware > Tools > Wire & Cable Hand Tools |
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, 1469, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Wire & Cable Hand Tools
What is the Google product category ID for Wire & Cable Hand Tools?
1469. The full path, "Hardware > Tools > Wire & Cable Hand Tools", 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 Wire & Cable Hand Tools available?
No. Wire & Cable Hand Tools is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 1469 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 Wire & Cable Hand Tools sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Tools (1167). The chain from the top is Hardware → Tools → Wire & Cable Hand Tools. 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 Wire & Cable Hand Tools 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 big is Wire & Cable Hand Tools compared with the categories next to it?
It is 37th largest of the 79 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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