Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Contact Lens Care
The Google product category ID for Contact Lens Care is 3011. It sits under Vision Care 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
- 3011
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 6
- Parent category
- Vision Care
- 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, Contact Lens Care is second largest of the 7 categories under Vision Care, 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.
Contact Lens CareContact Lens Care Kits
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Contact Lens Care Kits (7363) on level 5: Contact Lens Care › Contact Lens Care 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyeglasses | 524 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eyewear Accessories | 2521 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Eyeglass Lenses | 2733 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eye Drops & Lubricants | 2922 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contact Lenses | 2923 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contact Lens Care — this page | 3011 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Sunglass Lenses | 6977 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3011) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Vision Care > Contact Lens Care"). 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 | 3011 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Vision Care > Contact Lens Care |
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, 3011, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Contact Lens Care
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 Contact Lens Care continues any further, so one of those 3 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
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 Contact Lens Care
What is the Google product category ID for Contact Lens Care?
3011. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Vision Care > Contact Lens Care", 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 Contact Lens Care or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Contact Lens Care has 3 directly below it, starting with Contact Lens Care Kits (7363), Contact Lens Cases (6510), Contact Lens Solution (6509), and 3 in total further down. 3011 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 Contact Lens Care sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Vision Care (1380). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Personal Care → Vision Care → Contact Lens Care. If your product does not belong under Vision Care, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Contact Lens Care is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Vision Care first — there are 6 other categories at this level: Contact Lenses (2923), Eye Drops & Lubricants (2922), Eyeglass Lenses (2733), Eyeglasses (524), Eyewear Accessories (2521), Sunglass Lenses (6977). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Vision Care (1380) 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 Contact Lens Care?
1 level more. The longest route down from Contact Lens Care is Contact Lens Care > Contact Lens Care Kits, ending at Contact Lens Care Kits (7363) on level 5. Not every branch below Contact Lens Care runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Contact Lens Care compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 7 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.
What is the difference between Contact Lens Care and Contact Lenses?
They sit side by side under Vision Care and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Contact Lens Care is 3011; Contact Lenses is 2923. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Vision Care > Contact Lens Care" with "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Vision Care > Contact Lenses" before you submit.
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