Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Audio & Video Cables
The Google product category ID for Audio & Video Cables is 1867, written as a path "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Cables > Audio & Video Cables". 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 Cables.
- Category ID
- 1867
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 4 / 4
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Cables
- 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, Audio & Video Cables is third largest of the 6 categories under Cables, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network Cables | 1480 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| System & Power Cables | 1763 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audio & Video Cables — this page | 1867 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KVM Cables | 3461 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Telephone Cables | 3541 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Storage & Data Transfer Cables | 500035 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1867) or the full path ("Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Cables > Audio & Video Cables"). 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 | 1867 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Cables > Audio & Video Cables |
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, 1867, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Audio & Video Cables
What is the Google product category ID for Audio & Video Cables?
1867. The full path, "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Cables > Audio & Video Cables", 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 Audio & Video Cables available?
No. Audio & Video Cables is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 1867 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 Audio & Video Cables sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Cables (259). The chain from the top is Electronics → Electronics Accessories → Cables → Audio & Video Cables. If your product does not belong under Cables, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Audio & Video Cables is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Cables first — there are 5 other categories at this level: KVM Cables (3461), Network Cables (1480), Storage & Data Transfer Cables (500035), System & Power Cables (1763), Telephone Cables (3541). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Cables (259) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Audio & Video Cables compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 6 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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