Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Vehicle Glass Cleaners
The Google product category ID for Vehicle Glass Cleaners is 2846, written as a path "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Cleaning > Vehicle Glass Cleaners". 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 Vehicle Cleaning.
This level6
- Category ID
- 2846
- 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
- 5
- Parent category
- Vehicle Cleaning
- 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 Glass Cleaners is fourth largest of the 6 categories under Vehicle Cleaning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car Wash Solutions | 2590 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Waxes, Polishes & Protectants | 2643 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners | 2704 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Glass Cleaners — this page | 2846 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Car Wash Brushes | 2894 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Fuel Injection Cleaning Kits | 499766 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (2846) or the full path ("Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Cleaning > Vehicle Glass Cleaners"). 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 | 2846 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Cleaning > Vehicle Glass Cleaners" |
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 Cleaning > Vehicle Glass Cleaners" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 2846, contains no comma.
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 Glass Cleaners
What is the Google product category ID for Vehicle Glass Cleaners?
2846. The full path, "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Cleaning > Vehicle Glass Cleaners", 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 Vehicle Glass Cleaners available?
No. Vehicle Glass Cleaners is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 2846 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 Vehicle Glass Cleaners sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Vehicle Cleaning (2895). The chain from the top is Vehicles & Parts → Vehicle Parts & Accessories → Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor → Vehicle Cleaning → Vehicle Glass Cleaners. If your product does not belong under Vehicle Cleaning, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Vehicle Glass Cleaners is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Vehicle Cleaning first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Car Wash Brushes (2894), Car Wash Solutions (2590), Vehicle Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners (2704), Vehicle Fuel Injection Cleaning Kits (499766), Vehicle Waxes, Polishes & Protectants (2643). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Vehicle Cleaning (2895) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Vehicle Glass Cleaners compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 6 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.
What is the difference between Vehicle Glass Cleaners and Vehicle Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners?
They sit side by side under Vehicle Cleaning and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Vehicle Glass Cleaners is 2846; Vehicle Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners is 2704. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Cleaning > Vehicle Glass Cleaners" with "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Cleaning > Vehicle Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners" before you submit.
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