Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Hang Gliding & Skydiving
The Google product category ID for Hang Gliding & Skydiving is 3789. It sits under Outdoor Recreation and has 3 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 3 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch4
Hang Gliding & Skydiving3789
Air Suits5877Hang Gliders4327Parachutes4023- Category ID
- 3789
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 16
- Parent category
- Outdoor Recreation
- 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, Hang Gliding & Skydiving is 13th largest of the 17 categories under Outdoor Recreation, with 3 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.
Hang Gliding & SkydivingAir Suits
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Air Suits (5877) on level 4: Hang Gliding & Skydiving › Air Suits. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping & Hiking | 1013 | 18 | 29 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1025 | 8 | 92 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 1031 | 4 | 33 | 3 |
| Golf | 1043 | 13 | 18 | 2 |
| Skateboarding | 3276 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Fishing | 3334 | 17 | 29 | 2 |
| Hang Gliding & Skydiving — this page | 3789 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Hydration Systems | 5635 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riding Scooters | 5879 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hydration System Accessories | 5998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Climbing | 7059 | 15 | 18 | 2 |
| Kite Buggying | 7375 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Inline & Roller Skating | 499761 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Boating & Water Sports | 499811 | 9 | 89 | 3 |
| Hunting & Shooting | 499824 | 6 | 59 | 4 |
| Winter Sports & Activities | 499844 | 4 | 28 | 3 |
| Outdoor Games | 499846 | 8 | 22 | 2 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3789) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Hang Gliding & Skydiving"). 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 3 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 | 3789 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Hang Gliding & Skydiving |
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, 3789, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Hang Gliding & Skydiving
3 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 3 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Hang Gliding & Skydiving continues any further, so one of those 3 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Hang Gliding & Skydiving
What is the Google product category ID for Hang Gliding & Skydiving?
3789. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Hang Gliding & Skydiving", 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 Hang Gliding & Skydiving or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Hang Gliding & Skydiving has 3 directly below it, starting with Air Suits (5877), Hang Gliders (4327), Parachutes (4023), and 3 in total further down. 3789 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 Hang Gliding & Skydiving sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Outdoor Recreation (1011). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Hang Gliding & Skydiving. If your product does not belong under Outdoor Recreation, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Hang Gliding & Skydiving is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Outdoor Recreation first — there are 16 other categories at this level: Boating & Water Sports (499811), Camping & Hiking (1013), Climbing (7059), Cycling (1025), Equestrian (1031), Fishing (3334), and 10 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Outdoor Recreation (1011) 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 Hang Gliding & Skydiving?
1 level more. The longest route down from Hang Gliding & Skydiving is Hang Gliding & Skydiving > Air Suits, ending at Air Suits (5877) on level 4. Not every branch below Hang Gliding & Skydiving runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Hang Gliding & Skydiving compared with the categories next to it?
It is 13th largest of the 17 at its level, carrying 3 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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