Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Fire Alarms
The Google product category ID for Fire Alarms is 1871, written as a path "Home & Garden > Flood, Fire & Gas Safety > Fire Alarms". 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 Flood, Fire & Gas Safety.
- Category ID
- 1871
- 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
- 7
- Parent category
- Flood, Fire & Gas Safety
- 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, Fire Alarms is fifth largest of the 8 categories under Flood, Fire & Gas Safety, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water & Flood Detectors | 1306 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire Extinguishers | 1434 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire Extinguisher & Equipment Storage | 1639 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire Alarms — this page | 1871 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire Sprinklers | 1934 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire Alarm Control Panels | 7226 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heat Detectors | 7227 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors | 499673 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1871) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Flood, Fire & Gas Safety > Fire Alarms"). 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 | 1871 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Home & Garden > Flood, Fire & Gas Safety > Fire Alarms" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Home & Garden > Flood, Fire & Gas Safety > Fire Alarms" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 1871, contains no comma.
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 Fire Alarms
What is the Google product category ID for Fire Alarms?
1871. The full path, "Home & Garden > Flood, Fire & Gas Safety > Fire Alarms", 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 Fire Alarms available?
No. Fire Alarms is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 1871 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 Fire Alarms sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Flood, Fire & Gas Safety (1679). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Flood, Fire & Gas Safety → Fire Alarms. If your product does not belong under Flood, Fire & Gas Safety, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Fire Alarms is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Flood, Fire & Gas Safety first — there are 7 other categories at this level: Fire Alarm Control Panels (7226), Fire Extinguisher & Equipment Storage (1639), Fire Extinguishers (1434), Fire Sprinklers (1934), Heat Detectors (7227), Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors (499673), and 1 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Flood, Fire & Gas Safety (1679) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Fire Alarms compared with the categories next to it?
It is fifth largest of the 8 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.
What is the difference between Fire Alarms and Fire Alarm Control Panels?
They sit side by side under Flood, Fire & Gas Safety and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Fire Alarms is 1871; Fire Alarm Control Panels is 7226. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Flood, Fire & Gas Safety > Fire Alarms" with "Home & Garden > Flood, Fire & Gas Safety > Fire Alarm Control Panels" before you submit.
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