Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Audio Amplifiers
The Google product category ID for Audio Amplifiers is 224. It sits under Audio Components and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
- Category ID
- 224
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Audio Components
- 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 Amplifiers is second largest of the 11 categories under Audio Components, with 2 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.
Audio AmplifiersHeadphone Amplifiers
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Headphone Amplifiers (4493) on level 5: Audio Amplifiers › Headphone Amplifiers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Amplifiers — this page | 224 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Microphones | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audio Mixers | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audio & Video Receivers | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Signal Processors | 246 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Speakers | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audio Transmitters | 5129 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Channel Strips | 6545 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Direct Boxes | 6546 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Studio Recording Bundles | 505298 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Headphones & Headsets | 505771 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (224) or the full path ("Electronics > Audio > Audio Components > Audio Amplifiers"). 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 2 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 | 224 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > Audio > Audio Components > Audio Amplifiers |
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, 224, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Audio Amplifiers
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Audio Amplifiers continues any further, so one of those 2 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 Audio Amplifiers
What is the Google product category ID for Audio Amplifiers?
224. The full path, "Electronics > Audio > Audio Components > Audio Amplifiers", 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 Audio Amplifiers or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Audio Amplifiers has 2 directly below it, starting with Headphone Amplifiers (4493), Power Amplifiers (5381), and 2 in total further down. 224 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 Audio Amplifiers sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Audio Components (2165). The chain from the top is Electronics → Audio → Audio Components → Audio Amplifiers. If your product does not belong under Audio Components, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Audio Amplifiers is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Audio Components first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Audio & Video Receivers (241), Audio Mixers (236), Audio Transmitters (5129), Channel Strips (6545), Direct Boxes (6546), Headphones & Headsets (505771), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Audio Components (2165) 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 Audio Amplifiers?
1 level more. The longest route down from Audio Amplifiers is Audio Amplifiers > Headphone Amplifiers, ending at Headphone Amplifiers (4493) on level 5. Not every branch below Audio Amplifiers runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Audio Amplifiers compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 2 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 Audio Amplifiers and Audio & Video Receivers?
They sit side by side under Audio Components and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Audio Amplifiers is 224; Audio & Video Receivers is 241. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Electronics > Audio > Audio Components > Audio Amplifiers" with "Electronics > Audio > Audio Components > Audio & Video Receivers" before you submit.
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