Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Home Theater Systems
The Google product category ID for Home Theater Systems is 252, written as a path "Electronics > Audio > Audio Players & Recorders > Home Theater Systems". 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 Audio Players & Recorders.
This level14
Home Theater Systems252
Turntables & Record Players256Jukeboxes4652Multitrack Recorders5434Radios6886Reel-to-Reel Tape Players & Recorders8271- Category ID
- 252
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 4 / 4
- Others at this level
- 13
- Parent category
- Audio Players & Recorders
- 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, Home Theater Systems is 9th largest of the 14 categories under Audio Players & Recorders, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomboxes | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CD Players & Recorders | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karaoke Systems | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MP3 Players | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniDisc Players & Recorders | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassette Players & Recorders | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Voice Recorders | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stereo Systems | 251 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Theater Systems — this page | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turntables & Record Players | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jukeboxes | 4652 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multitrack Recorders | 5434 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radios | 6886 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reel-to-Reel Tape Players & Recorders | 8271 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (252) or the full path ("Electronics > Audio > Audio Players & Recorders > Home Theater Systems"). 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 | 252 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > Audio > Audio Players & Recorders > Home Theater Systems |
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, 252, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Home Theater Systems
What is the Google product category ID for Home Theater Systems?
252. The full path, "Electronics > Audio > Audio Players & Recorders > Home Theater Systems", 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 Home Theater Systems available?
No. Home Theater Systems is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 252 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 Home Theater Systems sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Audio Players & Recorders (242). The chain from the top is Electronics → Audio → Audio Players & Recorders → Home Theater Systems. If your product does not belong under Audio Players & Recorders, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Home Theater Systems is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Audio Players & Recorders first — there are 13 other categories at this level: Boomboxes (225), Cassette Players & Recorders (243), CD Players & Recorders (226), Jukeboxes (4652), Karaoke Systems (230), MiniDisc Players & Recorders (235), and 7 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Audio Players & Recorders (242) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Home Theater Systems compared with the categories next to it?
It is 9th largest of the 14 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.
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