Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Gymnastics Protective Gear
The Google product category ID for Gymnastics Protective Gear is 3808. It sits under Gymnastics and has 1 subcategory of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 1 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch2
- Category ID
- 3808
- Direct subcategories
- 1
- Categories below it in total
- 1
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Gymnastics
- 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, Gymnastics Protective Gear is the largest of the 6 categories under Gymnastics, with 1 category 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.
Gymnastics Protective GearGymnastics Grips
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Gymnastics Grips (499781) on level 5: Gymnastics Protective Gear › Gymnastics Grips. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnastics Springboards | 3123 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pommel Horses | 3182 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gymnastics Rings | 3774 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaulting Horses | 3779 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gymnastics Protective Gear — this page | 3808 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gymnastics Bars & Balance Beams | 503763 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3808) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Athletics > Gymnastics > Gymnastics Protective Gear"). 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 the subcategory 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 | 3808 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Athletics > Gymnastics > Gymnastics Protective Gear |
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, 3808, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Gymnastics Protective Gear
1 subcategory. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 1 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Gymnastics Protective Gear continues any further, so one of those 1 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 Gymnastics Protective Gear
What is the Google product category ID for Gymnastics Protective Gear?
3808. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Gymnastics > Gymnastics Protective Gear", 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 Gymnastics Protective Gear or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Gymnastics Protective Gear has 1 directly below it, starting with Gymnastics Grips (499781), and 1 in total further down. 3808 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 Gymnastics Protective Gear sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Gymnastics (1000). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Athletics → Gymnastics → Gymnastics Protective Gear. If your product does not belong under Gymnastics, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Gymnastics Protective Gear is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Gymnastics first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Gymnastics Bars & Balance Beams (503763), Gymnastics Rings (3774), Gymnastics Springboards (3123), Pommel Horses (3182), Vaulting Horses (3779). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Gymnastics (1000) 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 Gymnastics Protective Gear?
1 level more. The longest route down from Gymnastics Protective Gear is Gymnastics Protective Gear > Gymnastics Grips, ending at Gymnastics Grips (499781) on level 5. Not every branch below Gymnastics Protective Gear runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Gymnastics Protective Gear compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 1 category 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 Gymnastics Protective Gear and Gymnastics Bars & Balance Beams?
They sit side by side under Gymnastics and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Gymnastics Protective Gear is 3808; Gymnastics Bars & Balance Beams is 503763. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Gymnastics > Gymnastics Protective Gear" with "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Gymnastics > Gymnastics Bars & Balance Beams" before you submit.
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