Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

Laptop Docking Stations

The Google product category ID for Laptop Docking Stations is 300, written as a path "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Accessories > Laptop Docking Stations". 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 Computer Accessories.

This level11

Electronics222 Electronics Accessories2082 Computer Accessories279 Handheld Device Accessories280

Laptop Docking Stations300

Mouse Pads1993 Stylus Pens5308 Computer Risers & Stands5489 Stylus Pen Nibs & Refills5669 Keyboard & Mouse Wrist Rests6291 Keyboard Trays & Platforms6979 Computer Covers & Skins7530 Tablet Computer Docks & Stands499956 Computer Accessory Sets500040

Category ID: 300
Subcategories (none, this is a leaf): 0
Categories below it in total: 0
Depth, on a branch that runs 4: 4 / 4
Others at this level: 10
Parent category: Computer Accessories
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, Laptop Docking Stations is second largest of the 11 categories under Computer Accessories, 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.

Every category at the same level as Laptop Docking Stations, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
Category	ID	Direct	Below	Levels
Handheld Device Accessories	280	2	4	2
Laptop Docking Stations — this page	300	0	0	0
Mouse Pads	1993	0	0	0
Stylus Pens	5308	0	0	0
Computer Risers & Stands	5489	0	0	0
Stylus Pen Nibs & Refills	5669	0	0	0
Keyboard & Mouse Wrist Rests	6291	0	0	0
Keyboard Trays & Platforms	6979	0	0	0
Computer Covers & Skins	7530	0	0	0
Tablet Computer Docks & Stands	499956	0	0	0
Computer Accessory Sets	500040	0	0	0

Using this value

Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (300) or the full path ("Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Accessories > Laptop Docking Stations"). 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.

products.csv3 of your columns

id	title	google_product_category
SKU-1001	Your product title	300
SKU-1001	Your product title	Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Accessories > Laptop Docking Stations

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, 300, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.

Questions about Laptop Docking Stations

What is the Google product category ID for Laptop Docking Stations?

300. The full path, "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Accessories > Laptop Docking Stations", 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 Laptop Docking Stations available?

No. Laptop Docking Stations is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 300 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 Laptop Docking Stations sit in the taxonomy?

At level 4, under Computer Accessories (279). The chain from the top is Electronics → Electronics Accessories → Computer Accessories → Laptop Docking Stations. If your product does not belong under Computer Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.

What should I use if Laptop Docking Stations is not quite right?

Look across the rest of Computer Accessories first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Computer Accessory Sets (500040), Computer Covers & Skins (7530), Computer Risers & Stands (5489), Handheld Device Accessories (280), Keyboard & Mouse Wrist Rests (6291), Keyboard Trays & Platforms (6979), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Computer Accessories (279) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.

How big is Laptop Docking Stations compared with the categories next to it?

It is second largest of the 11 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.

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