Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Collectibles
The Google product category ID for Collectibles is 216. It sits under Hobbies & Creative Arts and has 11 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 11 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch12
- Category ID
- 216
- Direct subcategories
- 11
- Categories below it in total
- 34
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 3 / 6
- 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, Collectibles is fourth largest of the 8 categories under Hobbies & Creative Arts, 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.
CollectiblesSports CollectiblesAutographed Sports ParaphernaliaAmerican Football Autographed Paraphernalia
The longest route down from here runs 3 more levels, ending at American Football Autographed Paraphernalia (4124) on level 6: Collectibles › Sports Collectibles › Autographed Sports Paraphernalia › American Football Autographed Paraphernalia. 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 | 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 — this page | 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 (216) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Collectibles"). 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 11 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 | 216 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Collectibles |
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, 216, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Collectibles
11 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. Sports Collectibles (3865) is the largest with 17 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Collectibles sits under that one name. 3 of the 11 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 8 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 3599Autographs
- 217Collectible Coins & Currency+2 subcategories below it
- 6997Collectible Trading Cards
- 220Collectible Weapons+4 subcategories below it
- 219Postage Stamps
- 218Rocks & Fossils
- 6000Scale Model Accessories
- 37Scale Models
- 1312Seal Stamps
- 3865Sports Collectibles+2 subcategories below it
- 3893Vintage Advertisements
Questions about Collectibles
What is the Google product category ID for Collectibles?
216. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Collectibles", 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 Collectibles or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Collectibles has 11 directly below it, starting with Autographs (3599), Collectible Coins & Currency (217), Collectible Trading Cards (6997), and 34 in total further down. 216 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 Collectibles sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Hobbies & Creative Arts (5710). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Collectibles. 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 Collectibles is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Hobbies & Creative Arts first — there are 7 other categories at this level: Arts & Crafts (16), 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 Collectibles?
3 levels more. The longest route down from Collectibles is Collectibles > Sports Collectibles > Autographed Sports Paraphernalia > American Football Autographed Paraphernalia, ending at American Football Autographed Paraphernalia (4124) on level 6. Not every branch below Collectibles runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Collectibles compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 8 at its level, carrying 34 categories below it. Inside it, Sports Collectibles (3865) is the biggest branch with 17 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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