Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Oxygen Tanks
The Google product category ID for Oxygen Tanks is 499692, written as a path "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Respiratory Care > Oxygen Tanks". It is a leaf: the taxonomy does not continue below it, so this is the most specific value on this branch, and if your product fits here there is nothing more precise to pick. It sits under Respiratory Care.
This level5
- Category ID
- 499692
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 4 / 4
- Others at this level
- 4
- Parent category
- Respiratory 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, Oxygen Tanks is fourth largest of the 5 categories under Respiratory Care, with 0 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebulizers | 4552 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAP Masks | 7316 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAP Machines | 7317 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxygen Tanks — this page | 499692 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steam Inhalers | 505669 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499692) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Health Care > Respiratory Care > Oxygen Tanks"). 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.
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 | 499692 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Health Care > Respiratory Care > Oxygen Tanks |
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, 499692, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Oxygen Tanks
What is the Google product category ID for Oxygen Tanks?
499692. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Respiratory Care > Oxygen Tanks", 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.
Is anything more specific than Oxygen Tanks available?
No. Oxygen Tanks is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 499692 is the most precise value this branch offers. If it does not describe your product closely enough, the answer is a different branch, not a deeper one.
Where does Oxygen Tanks sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Respiratory Care (4551). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Health Care → Respiratory Care → Oxygen Tanks. If your product does not belong under Respiratory Care, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Oxygen Tanks is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Respiratory Care first — there are 4 other categories at this level: Nebulizers (4552), PAP Machines (7317), PAP Masks (7316), Steam Inhalers (505669). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Respiratory Care (4551) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Oxygen Tanks compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 5 at its level, carrying 0 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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