Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Glass & Surface Cleaners
The Google product category ID for Glass & Surface Cleaners is 4976. It sits under Household Cleaning Products and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
- Category ID
- 4976
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 5 / 6
- Others at this level
- 16
- Parent category
- Household Cleaning Products
- 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, Glass & Surface Cleaners is the largest of the 17 categories under Household Cleaning Products, with 2 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.
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The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Glass Cleaners (543649) on level 6: Glass & Surface Cleaners › Glass Cleaners. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpet Cleaners | 4974 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dish Detergent & Soap | 4975 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glass & Surface Cleaners — this page | 4976 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Floor Cleaners | 4977 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oven & Grill Cleaners | 4978 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pet Odor & Stain Removers | 4979 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toilet Bowl Cleaners | 4980 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tub & Tile Cleaners | 4981 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Furniture Cleaners & Polish | 5825 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Household Disinfectants | 6474 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All-Purpose Cleaners | 7330 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stainless Steel Cleaners & Polishes | 7426 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washing Machine Cleaners | 7462 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dishwasher Cleaners | 7510 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rinse Aids | 7552 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabric & Upholstery Cleaners | 8043 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Descalers & Decalcifiers | 500065 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4976) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Household Cleaning Supplies > Household Cleaning Products > Glass & Surface Cleaners"). 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 2 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 | 4976 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Household Cleaning Supplies > Household Cleaning Products > Glass & Surface Cleaners |
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, 4976, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Glass & Surface Cleaners
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Glass & Surface Cleaners continues any further, so one of those 2 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Glass & Surface Cleaners
What is the Google product category ID for Glass & Surface Cleaners?
4976. The full path, "Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Household Cleaning Supplies > Household Cleaning Products > Glass & Surface Cleaners", 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 Glass & Surface Cleaners or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Glass & Surface Cleaners has 2 directly below it, starting with Glass Cleaners (543649), Muti-surface Cleaners (543650), and 2 in total further down. 4976 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 Glass & Surface Cleaners sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Household Cleaning Products (4973). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Household Supplies → Household Cleaning Supplies → Household Cleaning Products → Glass & Surface Cleaners. If your product does not belong under Household Cleaning Products, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Glass & Surface Cleaners is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Household Cleaning Products first — there are 16 other categories at this level: All-Purpose Cleaners (7330), Carpet Cleaners (4974), Descalers & Decalcifiers (500065), Dish Detergent & Soap (4975), Dishwasher Cleaners (7510), Fabric & Upholstery Cleaners (8043), and 10 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Household Cleaning Products (4973) 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 Glass & Surface Cleaners?
1 level more. The longest route down from Glass & Surface Cleaners is Glass & Surface Cleaners > Glass Cleaners, ending at Glass Cleaners (543649) on level 6. Not every branch below Glass & Surface Cleaners runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Glass & Surface Cleaners compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 17 at its level, carrying 2 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.
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