Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Software
The Google product category ID for Software is 2092, and it is one of the 21 at the top of Google's taxonomy. Everything below it sits inside this branch, so a product that does not belong here is unlikely to fit anything deeper in it either.
This branch4
- Category ID
- 2092
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 34
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 1 / 4
- Others at this level
- 20
- Parent category
- None, this is a root
- 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, Software is 18th largest of the 21 categories at the top of the taxonomy, with 34 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.
SoftwareComputer SoftwareMultimedia & Design Software3D Modeling Software
The longest route down from here runs 3 more levels, ending at 3D Modeling Software (6027) on level 4: Software › Computer Software › Multimedia & Design Software › 3D Modeling Software. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals & Pet Supplies | 1 | 2 | 124 | 4 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 8 | 3 | 499 | 6 |
| Business & Industrial | 111 | 25 | 223 | 4 |
| Cameras & Optics | 141 | 4 | 103 | 4 |
| Apparel & Accessories | 166 | 8 | 239 | 4 |
| Electronics | 222 | 19 | 417 | 5 |
| Food, Beverages & Tobacco | 412 | 3 | 363 | 5 |
| Furniture | 436 | 25 | 120 | 3 |
| Health & Beauty | 469 | 3 | 345 | 6 |
| Home & Garden | 536 | 21 | 1034 | 5 |
| Baby & Toddler | 537 | 11 | 86 | 3 |
| Hardware | 632 | 15 | 521 | 4 |
| Mature | 772 | 2 | 37 | 4 |
| Media | 783 | 7 | 29 | 2 |
| Vehicles & Parts | 888 | 2 | 229 | 5 |
| Office Supplies | 922 | 14 | 165 | 6 |
| Sporting Goods | 988 | 4 | 800 | 6 |
| Toys & Games | 1239 | 5 | 173 | 4 |
| Software — this page | 2092 | 3 | 34 | 3 |
| Luggage & Bags | 5181 | 13 | 21 | 2 |
| Religious & Ceremonial | 5605 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (2092) or the full path ("Software"). 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 | 2092 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Software |
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, 2092, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Software
3 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. Computer Software (313) is the largest with 24 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Software sits under that one name. 2 of the 3 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 1 is a leaf, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Software
What is the Google product category ID for Software?
2092. The full path, "Software", 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 Software or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Software has 3 directly below it, starting with Computer Software (313), Digital Goods & Currency (5032), Video Game Software (1279), and 34 in total further down. 2092 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
How much more specific can I get than Software?
3 levels more. The longest route down from Software is Software > Computer Software > Multimedia & Design Software > 3D Modeling Software, ending at 3D Modeling Software (6027) on level 4. Not every branch below Software runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Software compared with the categories next to it?
It is 18th largest of the 21 at its level, carrying 34 categories below it. Inside it, Computer Software (313) is the biggest branch with 24 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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