Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

Infrared Thermometers

The Google product category ID for Infrared Thermometers is 4506, written as a path "Hardware > Tools > Measuring Tools & Sensors > Infrared Thermometers". 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 Measuring Tools & Sensors.

Category ID: 4506
Subcategories (none, this is a leaf): 0
Categories below it in total: 0
Depth, on a branch that runs 4: 4 / 4
Others at this level: 37
Parent category: Measuring Tools & Sensors
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, Infrared Thermometers is 25th largest of the 38 categories under Measuring Tools & Sensors, 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.

Every category at the same level as Infrared Thermometers, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
Category	ID	Direct	Below	Levels
Levels	1191	3	3	1
Protractors	1198	0	0	0
Squares	1205	0	0	0
Stud Sensors	1207	0	0	0
Weather Forecasters & Stations	1374	0	0	0
Straight Edges	1413	0	0	0
Measuring Wheels	1459	0	0	0
Cruising Rods	1533	0	0	0
Rebar Locators	1539	0	0	0
Flow Meters & Controllers	1640	0	0	0
Measuring Scales	1698	0	0	0
Gauges	1732	0	0	0
Probes & Finders	1785	0	0	0
Dividers	1850	0	0	0
Gas Detectors	1991	0	0	0
Rulers	2021	0	0	0
Thermocouples & Thermopiles	2093	0	0	0
Calipers	2192	0	0	0
Knife Guides	2330	0	0	0
Tape Measures	2481	0	0	0
Barometers	3602	0	0	0
Altimeters	4022	0	0	0
pH Meters	4074	0	0	0
Theodolites	4340	0	0	0
Infrared Thermometers — this page	4506	0	0	0
Hygrometers	4754	0	0	0
Moisture Meters	4755	0	0	0
Seismometer	4756	0	0	0
Sound Meters	4757	0	0	0
UV Light Meters	4758	0	0	0
Vibration Meters	4759	0	0	0
Geiger Counters	5371	0	0	0
Distance Meters	5487	0	0	0
Air Quality Meters	5515	0	0	0
Thermal Imaging Cameras	6799	0	0	0
Transducers	7394	0	0	0
Anemometers	500058	0	0	0
Electrical Testing Tools	503737	0	0	0

Using this value

Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4506) or the full path ("Hardware > Tools > Measuring Tools & Sensors > Infrared Thermometers"). 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.

products.csv3 of your columns

id	title	google_product_category
SKU-1001	Your product title	4506
SKU-1001	Your product title	Hardware > Tools > Measuring Tools & Sensors > Infrared Thermometers

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, 4506, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.

Questions about Infrared Thermometers

What is the Google product category ID for Infrared Thermometers?

4506. The full path, "Hardware > Tools > Measuring Tools & Sensors > Infrared Thermometers", 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 Infrared Thermometers available?

No. Infrared Thermometers is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 4506 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 Infrared Thermometers sit in the taxonomy?

At level 4, under Measuring Tools & Sensors (1305). The chain from the top is Hardware → Tools → Measuring Tools & Sensors → Infrared Thermometers. If your product does not belong under Measuring Tools & Sensors, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.

What should I use if Infrared Thermometers is not quite right?

Look across the rest of Measuring Tools & Sensors first — there are 37 other categories at this level: Air Quality Meters (5515), Altimeters (4022), Anemometers (500058), Barometers (3602), Calipers (2192), Cruising Rods (1533), and 31 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Measuring Tools & Sensors (1305) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.

How big is Infrared Thermometers compared with the categories next to it?

It is 25th largest of the 38 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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