Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Baby Transport
The Google product category ID for Baby Transport is 2764. It sits under Baby & Toddler and has 3 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 3 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch4
- Category ID
- 2764
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 3
- 2 / 3
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Baby & Toddler
- 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, Baby Transport is seventh largest of the 11 categories under Baby & Toddler, with 3 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.
Baby TransportBaby & Toddler Car Seats
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Baby & Toddler Car Seats (547) on level 3: Baby Transport › Baby & Toddler Car Seats. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Safety | 540 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Diapering | 548 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Nursing & Feeding | 561 | 15 | 23 | 2 |
| Baby Transport — this page | 2764 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Baby Toys & Activity Equipment | 2847 | 13 | 15 | 2 |
| Baby Transport Accessories | 4386 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Baby Bathing | 4678 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Baby Health | 5252 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Baby Gift Sets | 5859 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swaddling & Receiving Blankets | 6899 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Potty Training | 6952 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (2764) or the full path ("Baby & Toddler > Baby Transport"). 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 3 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 | 2764 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Baby & Toddler > Baby Transport |
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, 2764, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Baby Transport
3 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 3 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Baby Transport continues any further, so one of those 3 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 Baby Transport
What is the Google product category ID for Baby Transport?
2764. The full path, "Baby & Toddler > Baby Transport", 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 Baby Transport or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Baby Transport has 3 directly below it, starting with Baby & Toddler Car Seats (547), Baby Carriers (538), Baby Strollers (568), and 3 in total further down. 2764 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 Baby Transport sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Baby & Toddler (537). The chain from the top is Baby & Toddler → Baby Transport. If your product does not belong under Baby & Toddler, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Baby Transport is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Baby & Toddler first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Baby Bathing (4678), Baby Gift Sets (5859), Baby Health (5252), Baby Safety (540), Baby Toys & Activity Equipment (2847), Baby Transport Accessories (4386), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Baby & Toddler (537) 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 Baby Transport?
1 level more. The longest route down from Baby Transport is Baby Transport > Baby & Toddler Car Seats, ending at Baby & Toddler Car Seats (547) on level 3. Not every branch below Baby Transport runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Baby Transport compared with the categories next to it?
It is seventh largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 3 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 Baby Transport and Baby Bathing?
They sit side by side under Baby & Toddler and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Baby Transport is 2764; Baby Bathing is 4678. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Baby & Toddler > Baby Transport" with "Baby & Toddler > Baby Bathing" before you submit.
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