Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Sports Collectibles
The Google product category ID for Sports Collectibles is 3865. It sits under Collectibles and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
- Category ID
- 3865
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 17
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 4 / 6
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Collectibles
- 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, Sports Collectibles is the largest of the 11 categories under Collectibles, with 17 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.
Sports CollectiblesAutographed Sports ParaphernaliaAmerican Football Autographed Paraphernalia
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at American Football Autographed Paraphernalia (4124) on level 6: Sports Collectibles › Autographed Sports Paraphernalia › American Football Autographed Paraphernalia. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale Models | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collectible Coins & Currency | 217 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rocks & Fossils | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postage Stamps | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collectible Weapons | 220 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Seal Stamps | 1312 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Autographs | 3599 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sports Collectibles — this page | 3865 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| Vintage Advertisements | 3893 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scale Model Accessories | 6000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collectible Trading Cards | 6997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3865) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Collectibles > Sports Collectibles"). 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 2 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 | 3865 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Collectibles > Sports Collectibles |
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, 3865, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Sports Collectibles
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Autographed Sports Paraphernalia (4333) is the largest with 8 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Sports Collectibles sits under that one name. Every one of the 2 carries subcategories of its own.
Questions about Sports Collectibles
What is the Google product category ID for Sports Collectibles?
3865. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Collectibles > Sports Collectibles", 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 Sports Collectibles or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Sports Collectibles has 2 directly below it, starting with Autographed Sports Paraphernalia (4333), Sports Fan Accessories (3515), and 17 in total further down. 3865 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 Sports Collectibles sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Collectibles (216). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Collectibles → Sports Collectibles. If your product does not belong under Collectibles, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Sports Collectibles is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Collectibles first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Autographs (3599), Collectible Coins & Currency (217), Collectible Trading Cards (6997), Collectible Weapons (220), Postage Stamps (219), Rocks & Fossils (218), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Collectibles (216) 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 Sports Collectibles?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Sports Collectibles is Sports Collectibles > Autographed Sports Paraphernalia > American Football Autographed Paraphernalia, ending at American Football Autographed Paraphernalia (4124) on level 6. Not every branch below Sports Collectibles runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Sports Collectibles compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 17 categories below it. Inside it, Autographed Sports Paraphernalia (4333) is the biggest branch with 8 beneath 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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