Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Craft Knife Blades
The Google product category ID for Craft Knife Blades is 232168, written as a path "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tool Accessories > Craft Knife Blades". 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 Art & Crafting Tool Accessories.
This level7
Craft Knife Blades232168
Stamp Blocks499918Sewing Machine Replacement Parts503348Sewing Machine Extension Tables505286- Category ID
- 232168
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 5 / 5
- Others at this level
- 6
- Parent category
- Art & Crafting Tool Accessories
- 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, Craft Knife Blades is fourth largest of the 7 categories under Art & Crafting Tool Accessories, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft Machine Cases & Covers | 4580 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sewing Machine Feet | 5120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spinning Wheel Accessories | 6136 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craft Knife Blades — this page | 232168 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stamp Blocks | 499918 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sewing Machine Replacement Parts | 503348 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sewing Machine Extension Tables | 505286 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (232168) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tool Accessories > Craft Knife Blades"). 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 | 232168 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tool Accessories > Craft Knife Blades |
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, 232168, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
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 Craft Knife Blades
What is the Google product category ID for Craft Knife Blades?
232168. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tool Accessories > Craft Knife Blades", 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 Craft Knife Blades available?
No. Craft Knife Blades is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 232168 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 Craft Knife Blades sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Art & Crafting Tool Accessories (504643). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Arts & Crafts → Art & Crafting Tool Accessories → Craft Knife Blades. If your product does not belong under Art & Crafting Tool Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Craft Knife Blades is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Art & Crafting Tool Accessories first — there are 6 other categories at this level: Craft Machine Cases & Covers (4580), Sewing Machine Extension Tables (505286), Sewing Machine Feet (5120), Sewing Machine Replacement Parts (503348), Spinning Wheel Accessories (6136), Stamp Blocks (499918). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Art & Crafting Tool Accessories (504643) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Craft Knife Blades compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 7 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 Craft Knife Blades and Craft Machine Cases & Covers?
They sit side by side under Art & Crafting Tool Accessories and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Craft Knife Blades is 232168; Craft Machine Cases & Covers is 4580. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tool Accessories > Craft Knife Blades" with "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tool Accessories > Craft Machine Cases & Covers" before you submit.
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