Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Tripod & Monopod Accessories
The Google product category ID for Tripod & Monopod Accessories is 4638. It sits under Camera & Optic Accessories 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.
This branch6
- Category ID
- 4638
- Direct subcategories
- 5
- Categories below it in total
- 5
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 6
- Parent category
- Camera & Optic Accessories
- 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, Tripod & Monopod Accessories is fourth largest of the 7 categories under Camera & Optic Accessories, 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.
Tripod & Monopod AccessoriesTripod & Monopod Cases
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Tripod & Monopod Cases (4640) on level 4: Tripod & Monopod Accessories › Tripod & Monopod Cases. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camera Parts & Accessories | 143 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| Camera & Video Camera Lenses | 149 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Tripods & Monopods | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Optic Accessories | 160 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Camera Lens Accessories | 2911 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Tripod & Monopod Accessories — this page | 4638 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Camera & Optic Replacement Cables | 463625 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4638) or the full path ("Cameras & Optics > Camera & Optic Accessories > Tripod & Monopod 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 | 4638 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Cameras & Optics > Camera & Optic Accessories > Tripod & Monopod 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, 4638, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Tripod & Monopod 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 Tripod & Monopod Accessories continues any further, so one of those 5 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Tripod & Monopod Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Tripod & Monopod Accessories?
4638. The full path, "Cameras & Optics > Camera & Optic Accessories > Tripod & Monopod 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 Tripod & Monopod Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Tripod & Monopod Accessories has 5 directly below it, starting with Tripod & Monopod Cases (4640), Tripod & Monopod Heads (4639), Tripod Collars & Mounts (3035), and 5 in total further down. 4638 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 Tripod & Monopod Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Camera & Optic Accessories (2096). The chain from the top is Cameras & Optics → Camera & Optic Accessories → Tripod & Monopod Accessories. If your product does not belong under Camera & Optic Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Tripod & Monopod Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Camera & Optic Accessories first — there are 6 other categories at this level: Camera & Optic Replacement Cables (463625), Camera & Video Camera Lenses (149), Camera Lens Accessories (2911), Camera Parts & Accessories (143), Optic Accessories (160), Tripods & Monopods (150). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Camera & Optic Accessories (2096) 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 Tripod & Monopod Accessories?
1 level more. The longest route down from Tripod & Monopod Accessories is Tripod & Monopod Accessories > Tripod & Monopod Cases, ending at Tripod & Monopod Cases (4640) on level 4. Not every branch below Tripod & Monopod Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Tripod & Monopod Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 7 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.
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