Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Hard Drive Accessories
The Google product category ID for Hard Drive Accessories is 1623. It sits under Storage Devices 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.
- Category ID
- 1623
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 5 / 6
- Others at this level
- 8
- Parent category
- Storage Devices
- 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, Hard Drive Accessories is the largest of the 9 categories under Storage Devices, 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.
Hard Drive AccessoriesHard Drive Carrying Cases
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Hard Drive Carrying Cases (381) on level 6: Hard Drive Accessories › Hard Drive Carrying Cases. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optical Drives | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hard Drives | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tape Drives | 385 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floppy Drives | 1301 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hard Drive Accessories — this page | 1623 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| USB Flash Drives | 3712 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disk Duplicators | 5268 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Network Storage Systems | 5269 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hard Drive Arrays | 5272 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1623) or the full path ("Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Hard Drive Accessories"). 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 | 1623 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Hard Drive Accessories |
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, 1623, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Hard Drive Accessories
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 Hard Drive Accessories continues any further, so one of those 3 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Hard Drive Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Hard Drive Accessories?
1623. The full path, "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Hard Drive Accessories", 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 Hard Drive Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Hard Drive Accessories has 3 directly below it, starting with Hard Drive Carrying Cases (381), Hard Drive Docks (4417), Hard Drive Enclosures & Mounts (505767), and 3 in total further down. 1623 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 Hard Drive Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Storage Devices (2414). The chain from the top is Electronics → Electronics Accessories → Computer Components → Storage Devices → Hard Drive Accessories. If your product does not belong under Storage Devices, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Hard Drive Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Storage Devices first — there are 8 other categories at this level: Disk Duplicators (5268), Floppy Drives (1301), Hard Drive Arrays (5272), Hard Drives (380), Network Storage Systems (5269), Optical Drives (377), and 2 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Storage Devices (2414) 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 Hard Drive Accessories?
1 level more. The longest route down from Hard Drive Accessories is Hard Drive Accessories > Hard Drive Carrying Cases, ending at Hard Drive Carrying Cases (381) on level 6. Not every branch below Hard Drive Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Hard Drive Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 9 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.
What is the difference between Hard Drive Accessories and Hard Drive Arrays?
They sit side by side under Storage Devices and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Hard Drive Accessories is 1623; Hard Drive Arrays is 5272. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Hard Drive Accessories" with "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Hard Drive Arrays" before you submit.
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