Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Saxophone Care & Cleaning
The Google product category ID for Saxophone Care & Cleaning is 4852. It sits under Saxophone Accessories and has 3 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 3 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 4852
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 7
- 6 / 7
- Others at this level
- 6
- Parent category
- Saxophone 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, Saxophone Care & Cleaning is the largest of the 7 categories under Saxophone Accessories, with 3 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.
Saxophone Care & CleaningSaxophone Care Kits
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Saxophone Care Kits (4860) on level 7: Saxophone Care & Cleaning › Saxophone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxophone Care & Cleaning — this page | 4852 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Saxophone Cases & Gigbags | 4853 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saxophone Ligatures & Caps | 4854 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saxophone Parts | 4856 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Saxophone Pegs & Stands | 4857 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saxophone Reeds | 4858 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saxophone Straps & Supports | 4859 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4852) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Saxophone Accessories > Saxophone 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 one of the 3 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 | 4852 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Saxophone Accessories > Saxophone 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, 4852, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Saxophone Care & Cleaning
3 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 3 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Saxophone Care & Cleaning continues any further, so one of those 3 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 Saxophone Care & Cleaning
What is the Google product category ID for Saxophone Care & Cleaning?
4852. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Saxophone Accessories > Saxophone 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 Saxophone Care & Cleaning or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Saxophone Care & Cleaning has 3 directly below it, starting with Saxophone Care Kits (4860), Saxophone Pad Savers (4861), Saxophone Swabs (4862), and 3 in total further down. 4852 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 Saxophone Care & Cleaning sit in the taxonomy?
At level 6, under Saxophone Accessories (4794). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories → Woodwind Instrument Accessories → Saxophone Accessories → Saxophone Care & Cleaning. If your product does not belong under Saxophone Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Saxophone Care & Cleaning is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Saxophone Accessories first — there are 6 other categories at this level: Saxophone Cases & Gigbags (4853), Saxophone Ligatures & Caps (4854), Saxophone Parts (4856), Saxophone Pegs & Stands (4857), Saxophone Reeds (4858), Saxophone Straps & Supports (4859). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Saxophone Accessories (4794) 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 Saxophone Care & Cleaning?
1 level more. The longest route down from Saxophone Care & Cleaning is Saxophone Care & Cleaning > Saxophone Care Kits, ending at Saxophone Care Kits (4860) on level 7. Not every branch below Saxophone Care & Cleaning runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Saxophone Care & Cleaning compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 7 at its level, carrying 3 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 Saxophone Care & Cleaning and Saxophone Cases & Gigbags?
They sit side by side under Saxophone Accessories and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Saxophone Care & Cleaning is 4852; Saxophone Cases & Gigbags is 4853. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Saxophone Accessories > Saxophone Care & Cleaning" with "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Saxophone Accessories > Saxophone Cases & Gigbags" before you submit.
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