Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Percussion Accessories
The Google product category ID for Percussion Accessories is 3465. It sits under Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories and has 11 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 11 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch12
Percussion Accessories3465
Cymbal & Drum Cases7100Cymbal & Drum Mutes7231Drum Heads7153Drum Keys7152Drum Kit Hardware7099Drum Stick & Brush Accessories7150Drum Sticks & Brushes59Electronic Drum Modules7455Hand Percussion Accessories7282Percussion Mallets4631Percussion Stands7308- Category ID
- 3465
- Direct subcategories
- 11
- Categories below it in total
- 17
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 4 / 6
- Others at this level
- 13
- Parent category
- Musical Instrument & Orchestra 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, Percussion Accessories is third largest of the 14 categories under Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories, with 17 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.
Percussion AccessoriesDrum Kit HardwareBass Drum Beaters
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Bass Drum Beaters (7103) on level 6: Percussion Accessories › Drum Kit Hardware › Bass Drum Beaters. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musical Instrument Amplifiers | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brass Instrument Accessories | 57 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Musical Keyboard Accessories | 60 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| String Instrument Accessories | 61 | 3 | 27 | 2 |
| Woodwind Instrument Accessories | 62 | 11 | 70 | 3 |
| Electronic Tuners | 3270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percussion Accessories — this page | 3465 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| Music Stands | 4142 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music Stand Accessories | 7277 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Musical Instrument Amplifier Accessories | 8072 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Music Lyres & Flip Folders | 500001 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conductor Batons | 505288 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music Benches & Stools | 505328 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metronomes | 505365 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3465) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Percussion 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 11 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 | 3465 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Percussion 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, 3465, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Percussion Accessories
11 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. Drum Kit Hardware (7099) is the largest with 3 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Percussion Accessories sits under that one name. 3 of the 11 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 8 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 7100Cymbal & Drum Cases
- 7231Cymbal & Drum Mutes
- 7153Drum Heads
- 7152Drum Keys
- 7099Drum Kit Hardware+3 subcategories below it
- 7150Drum Stick & Brush Accessories+1 subcategories below it
- 59Drum Sticks & Brushes
- 7455Electronic Drum Modules
- 7282Hand Percussion Accessories+2 subcategories below it
- 4631Percussion Mallets
- 7308Percussion Stands
Questions about Percussion Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Percussion Accessories?
3465. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Percussion 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 Percussion Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Percussion Accessories has 11 directly below it, starting with Cymbal & Drum Cases (7100), Cymbal & Drum Mutes (7231), Drum Heads (7153), and 17 in total further down. 3465 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 Percussion Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories (55). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories → Percussion Accessories. If your product does not belong under Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Percussion Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories first — there are 13 other categories at this level: Brass Instrument Accessories (57), Conductor Batons (505288), Electronic Tuners (3270), Metronomes (505365), Music Benches & Stools (505328), Music Lyres & Flip Folders (500001), and 7 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories (55) 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 Percussion Accessories?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Percussion Accessories is Percussion Accessories > Drum Kit Hardware > Bass Drum Beaters, ending at Bass Drum Beaters (7103) on level 6. Not every branch below Percussion Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Percussion Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 14 at its level, carrying 17 categories below it. Inside it, Drum Kit Hardware (7099) is the biggest branch with 3 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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