Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Gymnastics Grips
The Google product category ID for Gymnastics Grips is 499781, written as a path "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Gymnastics > Gymnastics Protective Gear > Gymnastics Grips". 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 Gymnastics Protective Gear.
This level1
- Category ID
- 499781
- 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
- 0
- Parent category
- Gymnastics Protective Gear
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Gymnastics Grips is the only category at its level under Gymnastics Protective Gear, so there is no neighbour to weigh it against.
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499781) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Athletics > Gymnastics > Gymnastics Protective Gear > Gymnastics Grips"). 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 | 499781 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Athletics > Gymnastics > Gymnastics Protective Gear > Gymnastics Grips |
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, 499781, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Gymnastics Grips
What is the Google product category ID for Gymnastics Grips?
499781. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Gymnastics > Gymnastics Protective Gear > Gymnastics Grips", 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 Gymnastics Grips available?
No. Gymnastics Grips is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 499781 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 Gymnastics Grips sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Gymnastics Protective Gear (3808). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Athletics → Gymnastics → Gymnastics Protective Gear → Gymnastics Grips. If your product does not belong under Gymnastics Protective Gear, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
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