Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Bassoon Care & Cleaning
The Google product category ID for Bassoon Care & Cleaning is 4809. It sits under Bassoon Accessories and has 1 subcategory of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 1 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 4809
- Direct subcategories
- 1
- Categories below it in total
- 1
- Depth, on a branch that runs 7
- 6 / 7
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Bassoon 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, Bassoon Care & Cleaning is second largest of the 6 categories under Bassoon Accessories, with 1 category 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.
Bassoon Care & CleaningBassoon Swabs
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Bassoon Swabs (4815) on level 7: Bassoon Care & Cleaning › Bassoon Swabs. 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 Care & Cleaning — this page | 4809 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bassoon Cases & Gigbags | 4810 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bassoon Parts | 4811 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bassoon Reeds | 4812 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bassoon Stands | 4813 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bassoon Straps & Supports | 4814 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4809) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Bassoon Accessories > Bassoon Care & Cleaning"). 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 the subcategory 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 | 4809 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Bassoon Accessories > Bassoon Care & Cleaning |
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, 4809, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Bassoon Care & Cleaning
1 subcategory. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 1 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Bassoon Care & Cleaning continues any further, so one of those 1 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 Bassoon Care & Cleaning
What is the Google product category ID for Bassoon Care & Cleaning?
4809. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Bassoon Accessories > Bassoon Care & Cleaning", 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 Bassoon Care & Cleaning or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Bassoon Care & Cleaning has 1 directly below it, starting with Bassoon Swabs (4815), and 1 in total further down. 4809 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 Bassoon Care & Cleaning sit in the taxonomy?
At level 6, under Bassoon Accessories (4790). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories → Woodwind Instrument Accessories → Bassoon Accessories → Bassoon Care & Cleaning. If your product does not belong under Bassoon Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Bassoon Care & Cleaning is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Bassoon Accessories first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Bassoon Cases & Gigbags (4810), Bassoon Parts (4811), Bassoon Reeds (4812), Bassoon Stands (4813), Bassoon Straps & Supports (4814). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Bassoon Accessories (4790) 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 Bassoon Care & Cleaning?
1 level more. The longest route down from Bassoon Care & Cleaning is Bassoon Care & Cleaning > Bassoon Swabs, ending at Bassoon Swabs (4815) on level 7. Not every branch below Bassoon Care & Cleaning runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Bassoon Care & Cleaning compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 1 category 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 Bassoon Care & Cleaning and Bassoon Cases & Gigbags?
They sit side by side under Bassoon Accessories and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Bassoon Care & Cleaning is 4809; Bassoon Cases & Gigbags is 4810. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Bassoon Accessories > Bassoon Care & Cleaning" with "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Bassoon Accessories > Bassoon Cases & Gigbags" before you submit.
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