Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Camping Tools
The Google product category ID for Camping Tools is 3937. It sits under Camping & Hiking 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.
- Category ID
- 3937
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 17
- Parent category
- Camping & Hiking
- 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, Camping Tools is third largest of the 18 categories under Camping & Hiking, with 2 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.
Camping ToolsHunting & Survival Knives
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Hunting & Survival Knives (3495) on level 5: Camping Tools › Hunting & Survival Knives. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Furniture | 1014 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Camping Cookware & Dinnerware | 1016 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camping Lights & Lanterns | 1019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sleeping Bags | 1020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sleeping Pads | 1021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tents | 1022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portable Water Filters & Purifiers | 1023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemical Hand Warmers | 3508 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mosquito Nets & Insect Screens | 3538 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiking Poles | 3738 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camping Tools — this page | 3937 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Navigational Compasses | 4785 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compression Sacks | 5636 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tent Accessories | 5655 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Sleeping Bag Liners | 5881 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiking Pole Accessories | 7154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Windbreaks | 8079 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portable Toilets & Showers | 502993 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3937) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Camping Tools"). 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 | 3937 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Camping Tools |
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, 3937, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Camping Tools
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Camping Tools continues any further, so one of those 2 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 Camping Tools
What is the Google product category ID for Camping Tools?
3937. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Camping Tools", 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 Camping Tools or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Camping Tools has 2 directly below it, starting with Hunting & Survival Knives (3495), Multifunction Tools & Knives (4095), and 2 in total further down. 3937 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 Camping Tools sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Camping & Hiking (1013). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Camping & Hiking → Camping Tools. If your product does not belong under Camping & Hiking, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Camping Tools is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Camping & Hiking first — there are 17 other categories at this level: Camp Furniture (1014), Camping Cookware & Dinnerware (1016), Camping Lights & Lanterns (1019), Chemical Hand Warmers (3508), Compression Sacks (5636), Hiking Pole Accessories (7154), and 11 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Camping & Hiking (1013) 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 Camping Tools?
1 level more. The longest route down from Camping Tools is Camping Tools > Hunting & Survival Knives, ending at Hunting & Survival Knives (3495) on level 5. Not every branch below Camping Tools runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Camping Tools compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 18 at its level, carrying 2 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 Camping Tools and Camping Cookware & Dinnerware?
They sit side by side under Camping & Hiking and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Camping Tools is 3937; Camping Cookware & Dinnerware is 1016. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Camping Tools" with "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Camping Cookware & Dinnerware" before you submit.
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