Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Arts & Crafts
The Google product category ID for Arts & Crafts is 16. It sits under Hobbies & Creative Arts and has 6 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 6 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 16
- Direct subcategories
- 6
- Categories below it in total
- 170
- Depth, on a branch that runs 7
- 3 / 7
- Others at this level
- 7
- Parent category
- Hobbies & Creative Arts
- 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, Arts & Crafts is the largest of the 8 categories under Hobbies & Creative Arts, with 170 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.
Arts & CraftsArt & Crafting MaterialsArt & Craft PaperCardstock & Scrapbooking PaperCardstock
The longest route down from here runs 4 more levels, ending at Cardstock (543510) on level 7: Arts & Crafts › Art & Crafting Materials › Art & Craft Paper › Cardstock & Scrapbooking Paper › Cardstock. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts & Crafts — this page | 16 | 6 | 170 | 4 |
| Juggling | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magic & Novelties | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musical Instruments | 54 | 8 | 67 | 4 |
| Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories | 55 | 14 | 152 | 4 |
| Collectibles | 216 | 11 | 34 | 3 |
| Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies | 3577 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Model Making | 5999 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (16) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts"). 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 6 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 | 16 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts |
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, 16, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Arts & Crafts
6 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. Art & Crafting Materials (505372) is the largest with 82 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Arts & Crafts sits under that one name. Every one of the 6 carries subcategories of its own.
- 505370Art & Craft Kits+9 subcategories below it
- 505372Art & Crafting Materials+16 subcategories below it
- 504643Art & Crafting Tool Accessories+7 subcategories below it
- 504639Art & Crafting Tools+18 subcategories below it
- 505369Craft Organization+3 subcategories below it
- 505371Crafting Patterns & Molds+5 subcategories below it
Questions about Arts & Crafts
What is the Google product category ID for Arts & Crafts?
16. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts", 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 Arts & Crafts or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Arts & Crafts has 6 directly below it, starting with Art & Craft Kits (505370), Art & Crafting Materials (505372), Art & Crafting Tool Accessories (504643), and 170 in total further down. 16 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 Arts & Crafts sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Hobbies & Creative Arts (5710). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Arts & Crafts. If your product does not belong under Hobbies & Creative Arts, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Arts & Crafts is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Hobbies & Creative Arts first — there are 7 other categories at this level: Collectibles (216), Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies (3577), Juggling (33), Magic & Novelties (35), Model Making (5999), Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories (55), and 1 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Hobbies & Creative Arts (5710) 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 Arts & Crafts?
4 levels more. The longest route down from Arts & Crafts is Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Materials > Art & Craft Paper > Cardstock & Scrapbooking Paper > Cardstock, ending at Cardstock (543510) on level 7. Not every branch below Arts & Crafts runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Arts & Crafts compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 8 at its level, carrying 170 categories below it. Inside it, Art & Crafting Materials (505372) is the biggest branch with 82 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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