Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Earplugs
The Google product category ID for Earplugs is 2596, written as a path "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Ear Care > Earplugs". 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 Ear Care.
- Category ID
- 2596
- 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
- 7
- Parent category
- Ear Care
- 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, Earplugs is the largest of the 8 categories under Ear Care, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earplugs — this page | 2596 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ear Candles | 5706 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ear Drops | 6559 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ear Dryers | 6560 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ear Syringes | 6561 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ear Wax Removal Kits | 6562 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earplug Dispensers | 7542 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ear Picks & Spoons | 500024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (2596) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Ear Care > Earplugs"). 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 | 2596 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Ear Care > Earplugs |
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, 2596, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Earplugs
What is the Google product category ID for Earplugs?
2596. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Ear Care > Earplugs", 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 Earplugs available?
No. Earplugs is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 2596 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 Earplugs sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Ear Care (506). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Personal Care → Ear Care → Earplugs. If your product does not belong under Ear Care, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Earplugs is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Ear Care first — there are 7 other categories at this level: Ear Candles (5706), Ear Drops (6559), Ear Dryers (6560), Ear Picks & Spoons (500024), Ear Syringes (6561), Ear Wax Removal Kits (6562), and 1 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Ear Care (506) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Earplugs compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 8 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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