Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Windsurfing Board Parts
The Google product category ID for Windsurfing Board Parts is 3624. It sits under Windsurfing and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
- Category ID
- 3624
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 5 / 6
- Others at this level
- 2
- Parent category
- Windsurfing
- 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, Windsurfing Board Parts is the largest of the 3 categories under Windsurfing, with 2 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.
Windsurfing Board PartsWindsurfing Board Fins
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Windsurfing Board Fins (3908) on level 6: Windsurfing Board Parts › Windsurfing Board Fins. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsurfing Sails | 3413 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Windsurfing Board Parts — this page | 3624 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Windsurfing Boards | 3894 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3624) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Boating & Water Sports > Windsurfing > Windsurfing Board Parts"). 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 2 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 | 3624 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Boating & Water Sports > Windsurfing > Windsurfing Board Parts |
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, 3624, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Windsurfing Board Parts
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Windsurfing Board Parts continues any further, so one of those 2 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
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 Windsurfing Board Parts
What is the Google product category ID for Windsurfing Board Parts?
3624. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Boating & Water Sports > Windsurfing > Windsurfing Board Parts", 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 Windsurfing Board Parts or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Windsurfing Board Parts has 2 directly below it, starting with Windsurfing Board Fins (3908), Windsurfing Board Masts (3285), and 2 in total further down. 3624 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 Windsurfing Board Parts sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Windsurfing (1148). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Boating & Water Sports → Windsurfing → Windsurfing Board Parts. If your product does not belong under Windsurfing, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Windsurfing Board Parts is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Windsurfing first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Windsurfing Boards (3894), Windsurfing Sails (3413). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Windsurfing (1148) 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 Windsurfing Board Parts?
1 level more. The longest route down from Windsurfing Board Parts is Windsurfing Board Parts > Windsurfing Board Fins, ending at Windsurfing Board Fins (3908) on level 6. Not every branch below Windsurfing Board Parts runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Windsurfing Board Parts compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 3 at its level, carrying 2 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 Windsurfing Board Parts and Windsurfing Boards?
They sit side by side under Windsurfing and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Windsurfing Board Parts is 3624; Windsurfing Boards is 3894. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Boating & Water Sports > Windsurfing > Windsurfing Board Parts" with "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Boating & Water Sports > Windsurfing > Windsurfing Boards" before you submit.
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