Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Outdoor Furniture
The Google product category ID for Outdoor Furniture is 4299. It sits under Furniture and has 6 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 6 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 4299
- Direct subcategories
- 6
- Categories below it in total
- 11
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 2 / 4
- Others at this level
- 24
- Parent category
- Furniture
- 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, Outdoor Furniture is third largest of the 25 categories under Furniture, with 11 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.
Outdoor FurnitureOutdoor SeatingOutdoor Benches
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Outdoor Benches (5044) on level 4: Outdoor Furniture › Outdoor Seating › Outdoor Benches. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benches | 441 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Carts & Islands | 442 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Chairs | 443 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Futons | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Entertainment Centers & TV Stands | 457 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ottomans | 458 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sofas | 460 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelving | 464 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Baby & Toddler Furniture | 554 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Futon Pads | 2786 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Room Dividers | 4163 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outdoor Furniture — this page | 4299 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Furniture Sets | 6345 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Cabinets & Storage | 6356 | 14 | 18 | 2 |
| Office Furniture | 6362 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Tables | 6392 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Beds & Accessories | 6433 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Futon Frames | 6860 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Table Accessories | 6913 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Room Divider Accessories | 6915 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outdoor Furniture Accessories | 6963 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sofa Accessories | 7212 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Chair Accessories | 7248 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shelving Accessories | 8023 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Office Furniture Accessories | 503765 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4299) or the full path ("Furniture > Outdoor Furniture"). 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 6 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 | 4299 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Furniture > Outdoor Furniture |
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, 4299, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Outdoor Furniture
6 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. Outdoor Seating (6368) is the largest with 5 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Outdoor Furniture sits under that one name. 1 of the 6 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 5 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
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 Outdoor Furniture
What is the Google product category ID for Outdoor Furniture?
4299. The full path, "Furniture > Outdoor Furniture", 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 Outdoor Furniture or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Outdoor Furniture has 6 directly below it, starting with Outdoor Beds (6892), Outdoor Furniture Sets (6367), Outdoor Ottomans (6822), and 11 in total further down. 4299 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 Outdoor Furniture sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Furniture (436). The chain from the top is Furniture → Outdoor Furniture. If your product does not belong under Furniture, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Outdoor Furniture is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Furniture first — there are 24 other categories at this level: Baby & Toddler Furniture (554), Beds & Accessories (6433), Benches (441), Cabinets & Storage (6356), Carts & Islands (442), Chair Accessories (7248), and 18 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Furniture (436) 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 Outdoor Furniture?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Outdoor Furniture is Outdoor Furniture > Outdoor Seating > Outdoor Benches, ending at Outdoor Benches (5044) on level 4. Not every branch below Outdoor Furniture runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Outdoor Furniture compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 25 at its level, carrying 11 categories below it. Inside it, Outdoor Seating (6368) is the biggest branch with 5 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.
What is the difference between Outdoor Furniture and Outdoor Furniture Accessories?
They sit side by side under Furniture and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Outdoor Furniture is 4299; Outdoor Furniture Accessories is 6963. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Furniture > Outdoor Furniture" with "Furniture > Outdoor Furniture Accessories" before you submit.
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