Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Makeup
The Google product category ID for Makeup is 477. It sits under Cosmetics and has 7 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 7 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 477
- Direct subcategories
- 7
- Categories below it in total
- 27
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 4 / 6
- Others at this level
- 8
- Parent category
- Cosmetics
- 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, Makeup is second largest of the 9 categories under Cosmetics, with 27 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.
MakeupBody MakeupBody & Hair Glitter
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Body & Hair Glitter (5981) on level 6: Makeup › Body Makeup › Body & Hair Glitter. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath & Body | 474 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Bath & Body Gift Sets | 475 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makeup — this page | 477 | 7 | 27 | 2 |
| Nail Care | 478 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Perfume & Cologne | 479 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skin Care | 567 | 18 | 24 | 2 |
| Cosmetic Tools | 2619 | 3 | 34 | 3 |
| Cosmetic Sets | 6069 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cosmetic Tool Cleansers | 6331 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (477) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Cosmetics > Makeup"). 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 7 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 | 477 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Cosmetics > Makeup |
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, 477, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Makeup
7 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. Eye Makeup (2779) is the largest with 8 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Makeup sits under that one name. 4 of the 7 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 3 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Makeup
What is the Google product category ID for Makeup?
477. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Cosmetics > Makeup", 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 Makeup or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Makeup has 7 directly below it, starting with Body Makeup (5978), Costume & Stage Makeup (4779), Eye Makeup (2779), and 27 in total further down. 477 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 Makeup sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Cosmetics (473). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Personal Care → Cosmetics → Makeup. If your product does not belong under Cosmetics, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Makeup is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Cosmetics first — there are 8 other categories at this level: Bath & Body (474), Bath & Body Gift Sets (475), Cosmetic Sets (6069), Cosmetic Tool Cleansers (6331), Cosmetic Tools (2619), Nail Care (478), and 2 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Cosmetics (473) 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 Makeup?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Makeup is Makeup > Body Makeup > Body & Hair Glitter, ending at Body & Hair Glitter (5981) on level 6. Not every branch below Makeup runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Makeup compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 9 at its level, carrying 27 categories below it. Inside it, Eye Makeup (2779) is the biggest branch with 8 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.
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