Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Bathtub Accessories
The Google product category ID for Bathtub Accessories is 2996. It sits under Plumbing Fixture Hardware & Parts 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
- 2996
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 7
- Parent category
- Plumbing Fixture Hardware & Parts
- 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, Bathtub Accessories is fourth largest of the 8 categories under Plumbing Fixture Hardware & Parts, 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.
Bathtub AccessoriesBathtub Bases & Feet
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Bathtub Bases & Feet (505368) on level 5: Bathtub Accessories › Bathtub Bases & Feet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixture Plates | 1458 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faucet Accessories | 1489 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sink Accessories | 1963 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shower Parts | 2206 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Toilet & Bidet Accessories | 2691 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Bathtub Accessories — this page | 2996 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Drains | 504636 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drain Components | 504637 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (2996) or the full path ("Hardware > Plumbing > Plumbing Fixture Hardware & Parts > Bathtub Accessories"). 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 | 2996 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Hardware > Plumbing > Plumbing Fixture Hardware & Parts > Bathtub Accessories |
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, 2996, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Bathtub Accessories
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 Bathtub Accessories continues any further, so one of those 3 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Bathtub Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Bathtub Accessories?
2996. The full path, "Hardware > Plumbing > Plumbing Fixture Hardware & Parts > Bathtub Accessories", 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 Bathtub Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Bathtub Accessories has 3 directly below it, starting with Bathtub Bases & Feet (505368), Bathtub Skirts (5508), Bathtub Spouts (2463), and 3 in total further down. 2996 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 Bathtub Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Plumbing Fixture Hardware & Parts (504635). The chain from the top is Hardware → Plumbing → Plumbing Fixture Hardware & Parts → Bathtub Accessories. If your product does not belong under Plumbing Fixture Hardware & Parts, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Bathtub Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Plumbing Fixture Hardware & Parts first — there are 7 other categories at this level: Drain Components (504637), Drains (504636), Faucet Accessories (1489), Fixture Plates (1458), Shower Parts (2206), Sink Accessories (1963), and 1 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Plumbing Fixture Hardware & Parts (504635) 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 Bathtub Accessories?
1 level more. The longest route down from Bathtub Accessories is Bathtub Accessories > Bathtub Bases & Feet, ending at Bathtub Bases & Feet (505368) on level 5. Not every branch below Bathtub Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Bathtub Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 8 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.
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