Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Security Monitors & Recorders
The Google product category ID for Security Monitors & Recorders is 364, written as a path "Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Monitors & Recorders". 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 Business & Home Security.
- Category ID
- 364
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 3
- 3 / 3
- Others at this level
- 8
- Parent category
- Business & Home Security
- 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, Security Monitors & Recorders is second largest of the 9 categories under Business & Home Security, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Lights | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Security Monitors & Recorders — this page | 364 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Security System Sensors | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motion Sensors | 2161 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Security Safes | 3819 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Alarm Systems | 3873 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dummy Surveillance Cameras | 5491 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Security Safe Accessories | 499865 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safety & Security Mirrors | 500025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (364) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Monitors & Recorders"). 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 | 364 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Monitors & Recorders |
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, 364, 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 Security Monitors & Recorders
What is the Google product category ID for Security Monitors & Recorders?
364. The full path, "Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Monitors & Recorders", 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 Security Monitors & Recorders available?
No. Security Monitors & Recorders is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 364 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 Security Monitors & Recorders sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Business & Home Security (359). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Business & Home Security → Security Monitors & Recorders. If your product does not belong under Business & Home Security, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Security Monitors & Recorders is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Business & Home Security first — there are 8 other categories at this level: Dummy Surveillance Cameras (5491), Home Alarm Systems (3873), Motion Sensors (2161), Safety & Security Mirrors (500025), Security Lights (363), Security Safe Accessories (499865), and 2 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Business & Home Security (359) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Security Monitors & Recorders compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 9 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 Security Monitors & Recorders and Security Lights?
They sit side by side under Business & Home Security and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Security Monitors & Recorders is 364; Security Lights is 363. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Monitors & Recorders" with "Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Lights" before you submit.
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