Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories
The Google product category ID for Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories is 4564. It sits under Lawn & Garden and has 11 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 11 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch12
Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories4564
Chainsaw Accessories4565Grass Edger Accessories7563Hedge Trimmer Accessories7265Lawn Mower Accessories4566Leaf Blower Accessories7168Multifunction Outdoor Power Equipment Attachments8485Outdoor Power Equipment Batteries7333Pressure Washer Accessories6328Snow Blower Accessories4567Tractor Parts & Accessories5867Weed Trimmer Accessories7169- Category ID
- 4564
- Direct subcategories
- 11
- Categories below it in total
- 37
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Lawn & Garden
- 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 Power Equipment Accessories is second largest of the 6 categories under Lawn & Garden, with 37 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 Power Equipment AccessoriesChainsaw AccessoriesChainsaw Bars
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Chainsaw Bars (4647) on level 5: Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories › Chainsaw Accessories › Chainsaw Bars. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor Living | 2918 | 10 | 28 | 3 |
| Gardening | 2962 | 18 | 44 | 2 |
| Watering & Irrigation | 3568 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Outdoor Power Equipment | 3798 | 15 | 19 | 2 |
| Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories — this page | 4564 | 11 | 37 | 2 |
| Snow Removal | 5362 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4564) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories"). 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 11 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 | 4564 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories |
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, 4564, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories
11 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. Lawn Mower Accessories (4566) is the largest with 13 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories sits under that one name. 6 of the 11 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.
- 4565Chainsaw Accessories+2 subcategories below it
- 7563Grass Edger Accessories
- 7265Hedge Trimmer Accessories
- 4566Lawn Mower Accessories+13 subcategories below it
- 7168Leaf Blower Accessories+1 subcategories below it
- 8485Multifunction Outdoor Power Equipment Attachments+6 subcategories below it
- 7333Outdoor Power Equipment Batteries
- 6328Pressure Washer Accessories
- 4567Snow Blower Accessories
- 5867Tractor Parts & Accessories+2 subcategories below it
- 7169Weed Trimmer Accessories+2 subcategories below it
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 Power Equipment Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories?
4564. The full path, "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories", 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 Power Equipment Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories has 11 directly below it, starting with Chainsaw Accessories (4565), Grass Edger Accessories (7563), Hedge Trimmer Accessories (7265), and 37 in total further down. 4564 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 Power Equipment Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Lawn & Garden (689). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Lawn & Garden → Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories. If your product does not belong under Lawn & Garden, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Lawn & Garden first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Gardening (2962), Outdoor Living (2918), Outdoor Power Equipment (3798), Snow Removal (5362), Watering & Irrigation (3568). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Lawn & Garden (689) 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 Power Equipment Accessories?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories is Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories > Chainsaw Accessories > Chainsaw Bars, ending at Chainsaw Bars (4647) on level 5. Not every branch below Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 37 categories below it. Inside it, Lawn Mower Accessories (4566) is the biggest branch with 13 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 Power Equipment Accessories and Outdoor Living?
They sit side by side under Lawn & Garden and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories is 4564; Outdoor Living is 2918. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Power Equipment Accessories" with "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Living" before you submit.
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