Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Phone Cards
The Google product category ID for Phone Cards is 269, written as a path "Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Telephone Accessories > Phone Cards". 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 Telephone Accessories.
This level1
- Category ID
- 269
- 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
- 0
- Parent category
- Telephone Accessories
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Phone Cards is the only category at its level under Telephone Accessories, so there is no neighbour to weigh it against.
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (269) or the full path ("Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Telephone Accessories > Phone Cards"). 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 | 269 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Telephone Accessories > Phone Cards |
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, 269, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Phone Cards
What is the Google product category ID for Phone Cards?
269. The full path, "Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Telephone Accessories > Phone Cards", 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 Phone Cards available?
No. Phone Cards is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 269 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 Phone Cards sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Telephone Accessories (265). The chain from the top is Electronics → Communications → Telephony → Telephone Accessories → Phone Cards. If your product does not belong under Telephone Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
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