Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Biometric Monitors
The Google product category ID for Biometric Monitors is 494. It sits under Health Care and has 11 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 11 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch12
Biometric Monitors494
Activity Monitors500009Blood Glucose Meters2246Blood Pressure Monitors495Body Fat Analyzers496Body Weight Scales500Breathalyzers2633Cholesterol Analyzers497Fertility Monitors and Ovulation Tests505822Medical Thermometers501Prenatal Heart Rate Monitors4767Pulse Oximeters5551- Category ID
- 494
- Direct subcategories
- 11
- Categories below it in total
- 13
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 24
- Parent category
- Health Care
- 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, Biometric Monitors is the largest of the 25 categories under Health Care, with 13 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.
Biometric MonitorsFertility Monitors and Ovulation TestsFertility Tests & Monitors
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Fertility Tests & Monitors (543679) on level 5: Biometric Monitors › Fertility Monitors and Ovulation Tests › Fertility Tests & Monitors. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biometric Monitors — this page | 494 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| First Aid | 508 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Incontinence Aids | 517 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medicine & Drugs | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mobility & Accessibility | 519 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Supports & Braces | 523 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Condoms | 775 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fitness & Nutrition | 2890 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Pillboxes | 3777 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Respiratory Care | 4551 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Biometric Monitor Accessories | 5071 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Hearing Aids | 5690 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acupuncture | 5849 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Occupational & Physical Therapy Equipment | 5870 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Surgical Lubricants | 5923 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Identification Tags & Jewelry | 5965 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Alarm Systems | 5966 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contraceptive Cases | 7002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spermicides | 7186 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bed Pans | 7220 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specimen Cups | 8082 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stump Shrinkers | 8105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Light Therapy Lamps | 500087 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Tests | 505293 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Conductivity Gels & Lotions | 505820 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (494) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors"). 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 11 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 | 494 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors |
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, 494, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Biometric Monitors
11 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. Fertility Monitors and Ovulation Tests (505822) is the largest with 2 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Biometric Monitors sits under that one name. 1 of the 11 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 10 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
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 Biometric Monitors
What is the Google product category ID for Biometric Monitors?
494. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors", 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 Biometric Monitors or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Biometric Monitors has 11 directly below it, starting with Activity Monitors (500009), Blood Glucose Meters (2246), Blood Pressure Monitors (495), and 13 in total further down. 494 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 Biometric Monitors sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Health Care (491). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Health Care → Biometric Monitors. If your product does not belong under Health Care, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Biometric Monitors is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Health Care first — there are 24 other categories at this level: Acupuncture (5849), Bed Pans (7220), Biometric Monitor Accessories (5071), Condoms (775), Conductivity Gels & Lotions (505820), Contraceptive Cases (7002), and 18 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Health Care (491) 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 Biometric Monitors?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Biometric Monitors is Biometric Monitors > Fertility Monitors and Ovulation Tests > Fertility Tests & Monitors, ending at Fertility Tests & Monitors (543679) on level 5. Not every branch below Biometric Monitors runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Biometric Monitors compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 25 at its level, carrying 13 categories below it. Inside it, Fertility Monitors and Ovulation Tests (505822) 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.
What is the difference between Biometric Monitors and Biometric Monitor Accessories?
They sit side by side under Health Care and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Biometric Monitors is 494; Biometric Monitor Accessories is 5071. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors" with "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitor Accessories" before you submit.
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