Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Beer Pong
The Google product category ID for Beer Pong is 3361. It sits under Drinking Games and has 1 subcategory of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 1 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch2
- Category ID
- 3361
- Direct subcategories
- 1
- Categories below it in total
- 1
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 5 / 6
- Others at this level
- 0
- Parent category
- Drinking Games
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Beer Pong is the only category at its level under Drinking Games, so there is no neighbour to weigh it against.
Beer PongBeer Pong Tables
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Beer Pong Tables (3440) on level 6: Beer Pong › Beer Pong Tables. 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.
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3361) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Party & Celebration > Party Supplies > Drinking Games > Beer Pong"). 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 the subcategory 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 | 3361 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Party & Celebration > Party Supplies > Drinking Games > Beer Pong |
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, 3361, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Beer Pong
1 subcategory. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 1 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Beer Pong continues any further, so one of those 1 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Beer Pong
What is the Google product category ID for Beer Pong?
3361. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Party & Celebration > Party Supplies > Drinking Games > Beer Pong", 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 Beer Pong or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Beer Pong has 1 directly below it, starting with Beer Pong Tables (3440), and 1 in total further down. 3361 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 Beer Pong sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Drinking Games (3735). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Party & Celebration → Party Supplies → Drinking Games → Beer Pong. If your product does not belong under Drinking Games, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
How much more specific can I get than Beer Pong?
1 level more. The longest route down from Beer Pong is Beer Pong > Beer Pong Tables, ending at Beer Pong Tables (3440) on level 6. Not every branch below Beer Pong runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
Not sure this is the one?
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