Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Medicine Balls
The Google product category ID for Medicine Balls is 3938, written as a path "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Medicine Balls". It is a leaf: the taxonomy does not continue below it, so this is the most specific value on this branch, and if your product fits here there is nothing more precise to pick. It sits under Exercise & Fitness.
This level26
Medicine Balls3938
Exercise Equipment Mats4669Foam Rollers5319Stopwatches5693Exercise Bands5869Weighted Clothing6103Foam Roller Accessories6337Hand Exercisers6867Reaction Balls7174Speed & Resistance Parachutes8062Vibration Exercise Machines8066Push Up & Pull Up Bars8215Exercise Wedges8471Aerobic Steps237166Inversion Tables & Systems355576Cardio499792Weight Lifting499793Exercise Benches499795Balance Trainers499796Ab Wheels & Rollers499797Suspension Trainers499798Power Towers499912Exercise Machine & Equipment Sets499978Sport Safety Lights & Reflectors505302- Category ID
- 3938
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 3
- 3 / 3
- Others at this level
- 25
- Parent category
- Exercise & Fitness
- 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, Medicine Balls is sixth largest of the 26 categories under Exercise & Fitness, with 0 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise Balls | 993 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoga & Pilates | 999 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Medicine Balls — this page | 3938 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Equipment Mats | 4669 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foam Rollers | 5319 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stopwatches | 5693 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Bands | 5869 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weighted Clothing | 6103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foam Roller Accessories | 6337 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hand Exercisers | 6867 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reaction Balls | 7174 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Speed & Resistance Parachutes | 8062 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibration Exercise Machines | 8066 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Push Up & Pull Up Bars | 8215 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Wedges | 8471 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aerobic Steps | 237166 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inversion Tables & Systems | 355576 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardio | 499792 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Weight Lifting | 499793 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Exercise Benches | 499795 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Trainers | 499796 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab Wheels & Rollers | 499797 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension Trainers | 499798 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Towers | 499912 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Machine & Equipment Sets | 499978 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sport Safety Lights & Reflectors | 505302 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3938) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Medicine Balls"). 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.
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 | 3938 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Medicine Balls |
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, 3938, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Medicine Balls
What is the Google product category ID for Medicine Balls?
3938. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Medicine Balls", 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.
Is anything more specific than Medicine Balls available?
No. Medicine Balls is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 3938 is the most precise value this branch offers. If it does not describe your product closely enough, the answer is a different branch, not a deeper one.
Where does Medicine Balls sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Exercise & Fitness (990). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Exercise & Fitness → Medicine Balls. If your product does not belong under Exercise & Fitness, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Medicine Balls is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Exercise & Fitness first — there are 25 other categories at this level: Ab Wheels & Rollers (499797), Aerobic Steps (237166), Balance Trainers (499796), Cardio (499792), Exercise Balls (993), Exercise Bands (5869), and 19 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Exercise & Fitness (990) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Medicine Balls compared with the categories next to it?
It is sixth largest of the 26 at its level, carrying 0 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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