Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Flash Memory
The Google product category ID for Flash Memory is 384. It sits under Memory 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
- 384
- Direct subcategories
- 1
- Categories below it in total
- 1
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 4
- Parent category
- Memory
- 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, Flash Memory is the largest of the 5 categories under Memory, 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.
Flash MemoryFlash Memory Cards
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Flash Memory Cards (3387) on level 5: Flash Memory › Flash Memory Cards. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Memory — this page | 384 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cache Memory | 1665 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAM | 1733 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Video Memory | 1767 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ROM | 2130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (384) or the full path ("Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Memory > Flash Memory"). 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 | 384 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Memory > Flash Memory |
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, 384, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Flash Memory
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 Flash Memory continues any further, so one of those 1 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Flash Memory
What is the Google product category ID for Flash Memory?
384. The full path, "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Memory > Flash Memory", 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 Flash Memory or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Flash Memory has 1 directly below it, starting with Flash Memory Cards (3387), and 1 in total further down. 384 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 Flash Memory sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Memory (288). The chain from the top is Electronics → Electronics Accessories → Memory → Flash Memory. If your product does not belong under Memory, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Flash Memory is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Memory first — there are 4 other categories at this level: Cache Memory (1665), RAM (1733), ROM (2130), Video Memory (1767). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Memory (288) 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 Flash Memory?
1 level more. The longest route down from Flash Memory is Flash Memory > Flash Memory Cards, ending at Flash Memory Cards (3387) on level 5. Not every branch below Flash Memory runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Flash Memory compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 5 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.
Not sure this is the one?
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