Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Skate Helmets
The Google product category ID for Skate Helmets is 499776, written as a path "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Skateboarding > Skateboarding Protective Gear > Skate Helmets". 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 Skateboarding Protective Gear.
- Category ID
- 499776
- 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
- 2
- Parent category
- Skateboarding 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, Skate Helmets is the smallest of the 3 categories under Skateboarding 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skateboarding Pads | 3488 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skateboarding Gloves | 7789 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skate Helmets — this page | 499776 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499776) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Skateboarding > Skateboarding Protective Gear > Skate Helmets"). 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 | 499776 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Skateboarding > Skateboarding Protective Gear > Skate Helmets |
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, 499776, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Skate Helmets
What is the Google product category ID for Skate Helmets?
499776. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Skateboarding > Skateboarding Protective Gear > Skate Helmets", 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 Skate Helmets available?
No. Skate Helmets is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 499776 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 Skate Helmets sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Skateboarding Protective Gear (3067). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Skateboarding → Skateboarding Protective Gear → Skate Helmets. If your product does not belong under Skateboarding Protective Gear, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Skate Helmets is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Skateboarding Protective Gear first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Skateboarding Gloves (7789), Skateboarding Pads (3488). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Skateboarding Protective Gear (3067) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Skate Helmets compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest of the 3 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.
Not sure this is the one?
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