Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Weight Lifting
The Google product category ID for Weight Lifting is 499793. It sits under Exercise & Fitness and has 6 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 6 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 499793
- Direct subcategories
- 6
- Categories below it in total
- 9
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 25
- Parent category
- Exercise & Fitness
- 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, Weight Lifting is second largest of the 26 categories under Exercise & Fitness, with 9 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.
Weight LiftingFree Weight AccessoriesFree Weight Storage Racks
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Free Weight Storage Racks (8083) on level 5: Weight Lifting › Free Weight Accessories › Free Weight Storage Racks. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise Balls | 993 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoga & Pilates | 999 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Medicine Balls | 3938 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Equipment Mats | 4669 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foam Rollers | 5319 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stopwatches | 5693 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Bands | 5869 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weighted Clothing | 6103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foam Roller Accessories | 6337 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hand Exercisers | 6867 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reaction Balls | 7174 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Speed & Resistance Parachutes | 8062 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibration Exercise Machines | 8066 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Push Up & Pull Up Bars | 8215 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Wedges | 8471 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aerobic Steps | 237166 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inversion Tables & Systems | 355576 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardio | 499792 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Weight Lifting — this page | 499793 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Exercise Benches | 499795 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Trainers | 499796 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab Wheels & Rollers | 499797 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension Trainers | 499798 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Towers | 499912 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Machine & Equipment Sets | 499978 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sport Safety Lights & Reflectors | 505302 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499793) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting"). 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 6 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 | 499793 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting |
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, 499793, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Weight Lifting
6 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Free Weight Accessories (6452) is the largest with 3 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Weight Lifting sits under that one name. 1 of the 6 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 5 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Weight Lifting
What is the Google product category ID for Weight Lifting?
499793. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting", 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 Weight Lifting or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Weight Lifting has 6 directly below it, starting with Free Weight Accessories (6452), Free Weights (3164), Weight Lifting Belts (3654), and 9 in total further down. 499793 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 Weight Lifting sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Exercise & Fitness (990). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Exercise & Fitness → Weight Lifting. If your product does not belong under Exercise & Fitness, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Weight Lifting is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Exercise & Fitness first — there are 25 other categories at this level: Ab Wheels & Rollers (499797), Aerobic Steps (237166), Balance Trainers (499796), Cardio (499792), Exercise Balls (993), Exercise Bands (5869), and 19 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Exercise & Fitness (990) 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 Weight Lifting?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Weight Lifting is Weight Lifting > Free Weight Accessories > Free Weight Storage Racks, ending at Free Weight Storage Racks (8083) on level 5. Not every branch below Weight Lifting runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Weight Lifting compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 26 at its level, carrying 9 categories below it. Inside it, Free Weight Accessories (6452) is the biggest branch with 3 beneath 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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