Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Outdoor Living
The Google product category ID for Outdoor Living is 2918. It sits under Lawn & Garden and has 10 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 10 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch11
- Category ID
- 2918
- Direct subcategories
- 10
- Categories below it in total
- 28
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 3 / 6
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Lawn & Garden
- 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, Outdoor Living is third largest of the 6 categories under Lawn & Garden, with 28 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.
Outdoor LivingOutdoor StructuresCanopy & Gazebo AccessoriesCanopy & Gazebo Enclosure Kits
The longest route down from here runs 3 more levels, ending at Canopy & Gazebo Enclosure Kits (6107) on level 6: Outdoor Living › Outdoor Structures › Canopy & Gazebo Accessories › Canopy & Gazebo Enclosure Kits. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor Living — this page | 2918 | 10 | 28 | 3 |
| Gardening | 2962 | 18 | 44 | 2 |
| Watering & Irrigation | 3568 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Outdoor Power Equipment | 3798 | 15 | 19 | 2 |
| Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories | 4564 | 11 | 37 | 2 |
| Snow Removal | 5362 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (2918) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Living"). 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 10 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 | 2918 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Living |
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, 2918, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Outdoor Living
10 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Outdoor Structures (2613) is the largest with 10 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Outdoor Living sits under that one name. 3 of the 10 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 7 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 499908Awning Accessories
- 499907Awnings
- 6737Hammock Parts & Accessories
- 717Hammocks
- 5910Outdoor Blankets+3 subcategories below it
- 2613Outdoor Structures+5 subcategories below it
- 6751Outdoor Umbrella & Sunshade Accessories+5 subcategories below it
- 719Outdoor Umbrellas & Sunshades
- 499955Porch Swing Accessories
- 718Porch Swings
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 Outdoor Living
What is the Google product category ID for Outdoor Living?
2918. The full path, "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Living", 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 Outdoor Living or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Outdoor Living has 10 directly below it, starting with Awning Accessories (499908), Awnings (499907), Hammock Parts & Accessories (6737), and 28 in total further down. 2918 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 Outdoor Living sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Lawn & Garden (689). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Lawn & Garden → Outdoor Living. If your product does not belong under Lawn & Garden, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Outdoor Living is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Lawn & Garden first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Gardening (2962), Outdoor Power Equipment (3798), Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories (4564), Snow Removal (5362), Watering & Irrigation (3568). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Lawn & Garden (689) 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 Outdoor Living?
3 levels more. The longest route down from Outdoor Living is Outdoor Living > Outdoor Structures > Canopy & Gazebo Accessories > Canopy & Gazebo Enclosure Kits, ending at Canopy & Gazebo Enclosure Kits (6107) on level 6. Not every branch below Outdoor Living runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Outdoor Living compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 28 categories below it. Inside it, Outdoor Structures (2613) is the biggest branch with 10 beneath 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 Outdoor Living and Outdoor Power Equipment?
They sit side by side under Lawn & Garden and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Outdoor Living is 2918; Outdoor Power Equipment is 3798. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Living" with "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Power Equipment" before you submit.
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