Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Light Bulbs
The Google product category ID for Light Bulbs is 2425. It sits under Lighting and has 4 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 4 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 2425
- Direct subcategories
- 4
- Categories below it in total
- 4
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 12
- Parent category
- Lighting
- 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, Light Bulbs is the largest of the 13 categories under Lighting, with 4 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.
Light BulbsCompact Fluorescent Lamps
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Compact Fluorescent Lamps (2947) on level 4: Light Bulbs › Compact Fluorescent Lamps. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Lighting | 1436 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flood & Spot Lights | 1546 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Picture Lights | 2370 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Light Bulbs — this page | 2425 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Light Ropes & Strings | 2608 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lighting Fixtures | 3006 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Lamps | 4636 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Track Lighting | 6274 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Tiki Torches & Oil Lamps | 7399 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landscape Pathway Lighting | 7400 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In-Ground Lights | 7401 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floating & Submersible Lights | 500003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Night Lights & Ambient Lighting | 505826 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (2425) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Lighting > Light Bulbs"). 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 4 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 | 2425 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Lighting > Light Bulbs |
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, 2425, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Light Bulbs
4 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 4 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Light Bulbs continues any further, so one of those 4 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 Light Bulbs
What is the Google product category ID for Light Bulbs?
2425. The full path, "Home & Garden > Lighting > Light Bulbs", 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 Light Bulbs or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Light Bulbs has 4 directly below it, starting with Compact Fluorescent Lamps (2947), Fluorescent Tubes (2690), Incandescent Light Bulbs (2944), and 4 in total further down. 2425 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 Light Bulbs sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Lighting (594). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Lighting → Light Bulbs. If your product does not belong under Lighting, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Light Bulbs is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Lighting first — there are 12 other categories at this level: Emergency Lighting (1436), Floating & Submersible Lights (500003), Flood & Spot Lights (1546), In-Ground Lights (7401), Lamps (4636), Landscape Pathway Lighting (7400), and 6 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Lighting (594) 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 Light Bulbs?
1 level more. The longest route down from Light Bulbs is Light Bulbs > Compact Fluorescent Lamps, ending at Compact Fluorescent Lamps (2947) on level 4. Not every branch below Light Bulbs runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Light Bulbs compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 13 at its level, carrying 4 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 Light Bulbs and Light Ropes & Strings?
They sit side by side under Lighting and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Light Bulbs is 2425; Light Ropes & Strings is 2608. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Lighting > Light Bulbs" with "Home & Garden > Lighting > Light Ropes & Strings" before you submit.
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