Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Cardio Machine Accessories
The Google product category ID for Cardio Machine Accessories is 4598. It sits under Cardio and has 5 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 5 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 4598
- Direct subcategories
- 5
- Categories below it in total
- 5
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 2
- Parent category
- Cardio
- 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, Cardio Machine Accessories is second largest of the 3 categories under Cardio, with 5 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.
Cardio Machine AccessoriesElliptical Trainer Accessories
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Elliptical Trainer Accessories (499703) on level 5: Cardio Machine Accessories › Elliptical Trainer Accessories. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump Ropes | 2614 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardio Machines | 4589 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Cardio Machine Accessories — this page | 4598 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4598) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Cardio > Cardio Machine 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 5 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 | 4598 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Cardio > Cardio Machine 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, 4598, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Cardio Machine Accessories
5 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 5 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Cardio Machine Accessories continues any further, so one of those 5 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 Cardio Machine Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Cardio Machine Accessories?
4598. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Cardio > Cardio Machine 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 Cardio Machine Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Cardio Machine Accessories has 5 directly below it, starting with Elliptical Trainer Accessories (499703), Exercise Bike Accessories (499702), Rowing Machine Accessories (499701), and 5 in total further down. 4598 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 Cardio Machine Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Cardio (499792). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Exercise & Fitness → Cardio → Cardio Machine Accessories. If your product does not belong under Cardio, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Cardio Machine Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Cardio first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Cardio Machines (4589), Jump Ropes (2614). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Cardio (499792) 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 Cardio Machine Accessories?
1 level more. The longest route down from Cardio Machine Accessories is Cardio Machine Accessories > Elliptical Trainer Accessories, ending at Elliptical Trainer Accessories (499703) on level 5. Not every branch below Cardio Machine Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Cardio Machine Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 3 at its level, carrying 5 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 Cardio Machine Accessories and Cardio Machines?
They sit side by side under Cardio and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Cardio Machine Accessories is 4598; Cardio Machines is 4589. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Cardio > Cardio Machine Accessories" with "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Cardio > Cardio Machines" before you submit.
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