Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Oboe & English Horn Accessories
The Google product category ID for Oboe & English Horn Accessories is 4793. It sits under Woodwind Instrument Accessories and has 6 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 6 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 4793
- Direct subcategories
- 6
- Categories below it in total
- 9
- Depth, on a branch that runs 7
- 5 / 7
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Woodwind Instrument 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, Oboe & English Horn Accessories is fifth largest of the 11 categories under Woodwind Instrument Accessories, with 9 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.
Oboe & English Horn AccessoriesOboe Care & CleaningOboe Care Kits
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Oboe Care Kits (4849) on level 7: Oboe & English Horn Accessories › Oboe Care & Cleaning › Oboe Care Kits. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassoon Accessories | 4790 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Clarinet Accessories | 4791 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Flute Accessories | 4792 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Oboe & English Horn Accessories — this page | 4793 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Saxophone Accessories | 4794 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| Woodwind Cork Grease | 4866 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodwind Polishing Cloths | 4867 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodwind Reed Knives | 4939 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmonica Accessories | 4955 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Woodwind Reed Cases | 4957 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recorder Accessories | 503747 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4793) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Oboe & English Horn 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 6 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 | 4793 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Oboe & English Horn 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, 4793, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Oboe & English Horn Accessories
6 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. Oboe Care & Cleaning (4843) is the largest with 2 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Oboe & English Horn Accessories sits under that one name. 2 of the 6 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 4 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Oboe & English Horn Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Oboe & English Horn Accessories?
4793. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Oboe & English Horn 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 Oboe & English Horn Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Oboe & English Horn Accessories has 6 directly below it, starting with Oboe Care & Cleaning (4843), Oboe Cases & Gigbags (4844), Oboe Parts (4845), and 9 in total further down. 4793 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 Oboe & English Horn Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Woodwind Instrument Accessories (62). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories → Woodwind Instrument Accessories → Oboe & English Horn Accessories. If your product does not belong under Woodwind Instrument Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Oboe & English Horn Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Woodwind Instrument Accessories first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Bassoon Accessories (4790), Clarinet Accessories (4791), Flute Accessories (4792), Harmonica Accessories (4955), Recorder Accessories (503747), Saxophone Accessories (4794), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Woodwind Instrument Accessories (62) 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 Oboe & English Horn Accessories?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Oboe & English Horn Accessories is Oboe & English Horn Accessories > Oboe Care & Cleaning > Oboe Care Kits, ending at Oboe Care Kits (4849) on level 7. Not every branch below Oboe & English Horn Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Oboe & English Horn Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is fifth largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 9 categories below it. Inside it, Oboe Care & Cleaning (4843) is the biggest branch with 2 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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