Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Vehicle Fluids
The Google product category ID for Vehicle Fluids is 2788. It sits under Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor and has 12 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 12 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch13
Vehicle Fluids2788
Vehicle Antifreeze2635Vehicle Brake Fluid3051Vehicle Cooling System Additives2517Vehicle Engine Degreasers2881Vehicle Fuel System Cleaners2719Vehicle Greases2735Vehicle Hydraulic Clutch Fluid2916Vehicle Motor Oil3044Vehicle Performance Additives2770Vehicle Power Steering Fluid2513Vehicle Transmission Fluid2688Vehicle Windshield Fluid2943- Category ID
- 2788
- Direct subcategories
- 12
- Categories below it in total
- 12
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 6
- Parent category
- Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor
- 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, Vehicle Fluids is second largest of the 7 categories under Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor, with 12 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.
Vehicle FluidsVehicle Antifreeze
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Vehicle Antifreeze (2635) on level 5: Vehicle Fluids › Vehicle Antifreeze. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Decor | 2495 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| Vehicle Fluids — this page | 2788 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Vehicle Cleaning | 2895 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Vehicle Covers | 3436 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Vehicle Paint | 3812 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Vehicle Repair & Specialty Tools | 8236 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Portable Fuel Cans | 8534 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (2788) or the full path ("Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Fluids"). 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 12 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 | 2788 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Fluids" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Fluids" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 2788, contains no comma.
What sits under Vehicle Fluids
12 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 12 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Vehicle Fluids continues any further, so one of those 12 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
- 2635Vehicle Antifreeze
- 3051Vehicle Brake Fluid
- 2517Vehicle Cooling System Additives
- 2881Vehicle Engine Degreasers
- 2719Vehicle Fuel System Cleaners
- 2735Vehicle Greases
- 2916Vehicle Hydraulic Clutch Fluid
- 3044Vehicle Motor Oil
- 2770Vehicle Performance Additives
- 2513Vehicle Power Steering Fluid
- 2688Vehicle Transmission Fluid
- 2943Vehicle Windshield Fluid
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 Vehicle Fluids
What is the Google product category ID for Vehicle Fluids?
2788. The full path, "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Fluids", 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 Vehicle Fluids or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Vehicle Fluids has 12 directly below it, starting with Vehicle Antifreeze (2635), Vehicle Brake Fluid (3051), Vehicle Cooling System Additives (2517), and 12 in total further down. 2788 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 Vehicle Fluids sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor (913). The chain from the top is Vehicles & Parts → Vehicle Parts & Accessories → Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor → Vehicle Fluids. If your product does not belong under Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Vehicle Fluids is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor first — there are 6 other categories at this level: Portable Fuel Cans (8534), Vehicle Cleaning (2895), Vehicle Covers (3436), Vehicle Decor (2495), Vehicle Paint (3812), Vehicle Repair & Specialty Tools (8236). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor (913) 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 Vehicle Fluids?
1 level more. The longest route down from Vehicle Fluids is Vehicle Fluids > Vehicle Antifreeze, ending at Vehicle Antifreeze (2635) on level 5. Not every branch below Vehicle Fluids runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Vehicle Fluids compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 7 at its level, carrying 12 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 Vehicle Fluids and Vehicle Cleaning?
They sit side by side under Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Vehicle Fluids is 2788; Vehicle Cleaning is 2895. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Fluids" with "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Cleaning" before you submit.
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