Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Computer Software
The Google product category ID for Computer Software is 313. It sits under Software and has 14 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 14 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch15
Computer Software313
Antivirus & Security Software5299Business & Productivity Software5300Compilers & Programming Tools315Computer Utilities & Maintenance Software5301Dictionary & Translation Software5127Educational Software317Financial, Tax & Accounting Software5304GPS Map Data & Software3283Handheld & PDA Software318Multimedia & Design Software319Network Software5302Office Application Software5303Operating Systems321Restore Disks7225- Category ID
- 313
- Direct subcategories
- 14
- Categories below it in total
- 24
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 2 / 4
- Others at this level
- 2
- Parent category
- Software
- 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, Computer Software is the largest of the 3 categories under Software, with 24 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.
Computer SoftwareMultimedia & Design Software3D Modeling Software
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at 3D Modeling Software (6027) on level 4: Computer Software › Multimedia & Design Software › 3D Modeling Software. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software — this page | 313 | 14 | 24 | 2 |
| Video Game Software | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Digital Goods & Currency | 5032 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (313) or the full path ("Software > Computer Software"). 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 14 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 | 313 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Software > Computer Software |
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, 313, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Computer Software
14 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. Multimedia & Design Software (319) is the largest with 10 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Computer Software sits under that one name. 1 of the 14 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 13 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 5299Antivirus & Security Software
- 5300Business & Productivity Software
- 315Compilers & Programming Tools
- 5301Computer Utilities & Maintenance Software
- 5127Dictionary & Translation Software
- 317Educational Software
- 5304Financial, Tax & Accounting Software
- 3283GPS Map Data & Software
- 318Handheld & PDA Software
- 319Multimedia & Design Software+10 subcategories below it
- 5302Network Software
- 5303Office Application Software
- 321Operating Systems
- 7225Restore Disks
Questions about Computer Software
What is the Google product category ID for Computer Software?
313. The full path, "Software > Computer Software", 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 Computer Software or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Computer Software has 14 directly below it, starting with Antivirus & Security Software (5299), Business & Productivity Software (5300), Compilers & Programming Tools (315), and 24 in total further down. 313 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 Computer Software sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Software (2092). The chain from the top is Software → Computer Software. If your product does not belong under Software, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Computer Software is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Software first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Digital Goods & Currency (5032), Video Game Software (1279). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Software (2092) 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 Computer Software?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Computer Software is Computer Software > Multimedia & Design Software > 3D Modeling Software, ending at 3D Modeling Software (6027) on level 4. Not every branch below Computer Software runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Computer Software compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 3 at its level, carrying 24 categories below it. Inside it, Multimedia & Design Software (319) 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.
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