Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
HVAC Controls
The Google product category ID for HVAC Controls is 1519. It sits under Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning and has 3 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 3 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch4
- Category ID
- 1519
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 3
- Parent category
- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
- 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, HVAC Controls is the largest of the 4 categories under Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning, with 3 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.
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The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Control Panels (2238) on level 4: HVAC Controls › Control Panels. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC Controls — this page | 1519 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Vents & Flues | 2766 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Ducts | 499874 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air & Filter Dryers | 500090 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1519) or the full path ("Hardware > Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning > HVAC Controls"). 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 3 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 | 1519 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Hardware > Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning > HVAC Controls" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Hardware > Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning > HVAC Controls" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 1519, contains no comma.
What sits under HVAC Controls
3 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 3 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under HVAC Controls continues any further, so one of those 3 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about HVAC Controls
What is the Google product category ID for HVAC Controls?
1519. The full path, "Hardware > Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning > HVAC Controls", 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 HVAC Controls or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: HVAC Controls has 3 directly below it, starting with Control Panels (2238), Humidistats (500043), Thermostats (1897), and 3 in total further down. 1519 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 HVAC Controls sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (499873). The chain from the top is Hardware → Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning → HVAC Controls. If your product does not belong under Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if HVAC Controls is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning first — there are 3 other categories at this level: Air & Filter Dryers (500090), Air Ducts (499874), Vents & Flues (2766). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (499873) 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 HVAC Controls?
1 level more. The longest route down from HVAC Controls is HVAC Controls > Control Panels, ending at Control Panels (2238) on level 4. Not every branch below HVAC Controls runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is HVAC Controls compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 4 at its level, carrying 3 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?
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