Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors
The Google product category ID for Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors is 499715, written as a path "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Baseball & Softball > Baseball & Softball Protective Gear > Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors". 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 Baseball & Softball Protective Gear.
- Category ID
- 499715
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 5 / 5
- Others at this level
- 4
- Parent category
- Baseball & Softball Protective Gear
- 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, Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors is second largest of the 5 categories under Baseball & Softball Protective Gear, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball & Softball Batting Helmets | 3668 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors — this page | 499715 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catchers Equipment Sets | 499716 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catchers Helmets & Masks | 499717 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baseball & Softball Leg Guards | 499718 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499715) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Athletics > Baseball & Softball > Baseball & Softball Protective Gear > Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors"). 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 | 499715 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Athletics > Baseball & Softball > Baseball & Softball Protective Gear > Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors |
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, 499715, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
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 Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors
What is the Google product category ID for Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors?
499715. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Baseball & Softball > Baseball & Softball Protective Gear > Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors", 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 Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors available?
No. Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 499715 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 Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Baseball & Softball Protective Gear (1078). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Athletics → Baseball & Softball → Baseball & Softball Protective Gear → Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors. If your product does not belong under Baseball & Softball Protective Gear, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Baseball & Softball Protective Gear first — there are 4 other categories at this level: Baseball & Softball Batting Helmets (3668), Baseball & Softball Leg Guards (499718), Catchers Equipment Sets (499716), Catchers Helmets & Masks (499717). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Baseball & Softball Protective Gear (1078) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors compared with the categories next to it?
It is second 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.
What is the difference between Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors and Baseball & Softball Batting Helmets?
They sit side by side under Baseball & Softball Protective Gear and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors is 499715; Baseball & Softball Batting Helmets is 3668. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Baseball & Softball > Baseball & Softball Protective Gear > Baseball & Softball Chest Protectors" with "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Baseball & Softball > Baseball & Softball Protective Gear > Baseball & Softball Batting Helmets" before you submit.
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