Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Paintball Gun Barrels
The Google product category ID for Paintball Gun Barrels is 3690, written as a path "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Hunting & Shooting > Paintball & Airsoft > Paintball > Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories > Paintball Gun Barrels". 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 Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories.
- Category ID
- 3690
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 7
- 7 / 7
- Others at this level
- 3
- Parent category
- Paintball Gun Parts & 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, Paintball Gun Barrels is third largest of the 4 categories under Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintball Hoppers | 3152 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paintball Air Tanks | 3244 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paintball Gun Barrels — this page | 3690 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paintball Gun Drop Forwards | 8514 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3690) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Hunting & Shooting > Paintball & Airsoft > Paintball > Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories > Paintball Gun Barrels"). 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 | 3690 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Hunting & Shooting > Paintball & Airsoft > Paintball > Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories > Paintball Gun Barrels |
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, 3690, 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 Paintball Gun Barrels
What is the Google product category ID for Paintball Gun Barrels?
3690. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Hunting & Shooting > Paintball & Airsoft > Paintball > Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories > Paintball Gun Barrels", 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 Paintball Gun Barrels available?
No. Paintball Gun Barrels is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 7, so 3690 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 Paintball Gun Barrels sit in the taxonomy?
At level 7, under Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories (3187). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Hunting & Shooting → Paintball & Airsoft → Paintball → Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories → Paintball Gun Barrels. If your product does not belong under Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Paintball Gun Barrels is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories first — there are 3 other categories at this level: Paintball Air Tanks (3244), Paintball Gun Drop Forwards (8514), Paintball Hoppers (3152). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories (3187) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Paintball Gun Barrels compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 4 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 Paintball Gun Barrels and Paintball Air Tanks?
They sit side by side under Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Paintball Gun Barrels is 3690; Paintball Air Tanks is 3244. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Hunting & Shooting > Paintball & Airsoft > Paintball > Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories > Paintball Gun Barrels" with "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Hunting & Shooting > Paintball & Airsoft > Paintball > Paintball Gun Parts & Accessories > Paintball Air Tanks" before you submit.
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