Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
American Football Goal Posts
The Google product category ID for American Football Goal Posts is 3492, written as a path "Sporting Goods > Athletics > American Football > American Football Goal Posts". 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 American Football.
- Category ID
- 3492
- 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
- 5
- Parent category
- American Football
- 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, American Football Goal Posts is fifth largest of the 6 categories under American Football, 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Footballs | 1094 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Football Protective Gear | 1097 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| American Football Gloves | 3442 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Football Goal Posts — this page | 3492 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Football Kicking Tees & Holders | 3656 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Football Training Equipment | 3998 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3492) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Athletics > American Football > American Football Goal Posts"). 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.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 3492 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Athletics > American Football > American Football Goal Posts |
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, 3492, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
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 American Football Goal Posts
What is the Google product category ID for American Football Goal Posts?
3492. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Athletics > American Football > American Football Goal Posts", 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 American Football Goal Posts available?
No. American Football Goal Posts is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 3492 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 American Football Goal Posts sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under American Football (1093). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Athletics → American Football → American Football Goal Posts. If your product does not belong under American Football, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if American Football Goal Posts is not quite right?
Look across the rest of American Football first — there are 5 other categories at this level: American Football Gloves (3442), American Football Kicking Tees & Holders (3656), American Football Protective Gear (1097), American Football Training Equipment (3998), American Footballs (1094). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to American Football (1093) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is American Football Goal Posts compared with the categories next to it?
It is fifth largest of the 6 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.
What is the difference between American Football Goal Posts and American Football Gloves?
They sit side by side under American Football and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. American Football Goal Posts is 3492; American Football Gloves is 3442. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Sporting Goods > Athletics > American Football > American Football Goal Posts" with "Sporting Goods > Athletics > American Football > American Football Gloves" before you submit.
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