Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Guitar Accessories
The Google product category ID for Guitar Accessories is 3502. It sits under String Instrument Accessories and has 13 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 13 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch14
Guitar Accessories3502
Acoustic Guitar Pickups3775Capos5367Electric Guitar Pickups3412Guitar Cases & Gig Bags3882Guitar Fittings & Parts503032Guitar Humidifiers3392Guitar Picks4111Guitar Slides5368Guitar Stands3646Guitar Straps499688Guitar String Winders503721Guitar Strings3178Guitar Tuning Pegs3176- Category ID
- 3502
- Direct subcategories
- 13
- Categories below it in total
- 13
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 5 / 6
- Others at this level
- 2
- Parent category
- String Instrument 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, Guitar Accessories is the largest of the 3 categories under String Instrument Accessories, with 13 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.
Guitar AccessoriesAcoustic Guitar Pickups
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Acoustic Guitar Pickups (3775) on level 6: Guitar Accessories › Acoustic Guitar Pickups. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guitar Accessories — this page | 3502 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| String Instrument Care & Cleaning | 4806 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Orchestral String Instrument Accessories | 503033 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3502) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > String Instrument Accessories > Guitar 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 13 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 | 3502 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > String Instrument Accessories > Guitar 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, 3502, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Guitar Accessories
13 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 13 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Guitar Accessories continues any further, so one of those 13 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Guitar Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Guitar Accessories?
3502. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > String Instrument Accessories > Guitar 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 Guitar Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Guitar Accessories has 13 directly below it, starting with Acoustic Guitar Pickups (3775), Capos (5367), Electric Guitar Pickups (3412), and 13 in total further down. 3502 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 Guitar Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under String Instrument Accessories (61). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories → String Instrument Accessories → Guitar Accessories. If your product does not belong under String Instrument Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Guitar Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of String Instrument Accessories first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Orchestral String Instrument Accessories (503033), String Instrument Care & Cleaning (4806). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to String Instrument Accessories (61) 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 Guitar Accessories?
1 level more. The longest route down from Guitar Accessories is Guitar Accessories > Acoustic Guitar Pickups, ending at Acoustic Guitar Pickups (3775) on level 6. Not every branch below Guitar Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Guitar Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 3 at its level, carrying 13 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.
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