Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Weight Bar Collars
The Google product category ID for Weight Bar Collars is 499794, written as a path "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting > Free Weight Accessories > Weight Bar Collars". 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 Free Weight Accessories.
This level3
- Category ID
- 499794
- 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
- Free Weight Accessories
- 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 Bar Collars is the smallest of the 3 categories under Free Weight Accessories, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Bars | 3271 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Free Weight Storage Racks | 8083 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weight Bar Collars — this page | 499794 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499794) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting > Free Weight Accessories > Weight Bar Collars"). 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 | 499794 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting > Free Weight Accessories > Weight Bar Collars |
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, 499794, 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 Weight Bar Collars
What is the Google product category ID for Weight Bar Collars?
499794. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting > Free Weight Accessories > Weight Bar Collars", 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 Weight Bar Collars available?
No. Weight Bar Collars is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 499794 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 Weight Bar Collars sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Free Weight Accessories (6452). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Exercise & Fitness → Weight Lifting → Free Weight Accessories → Weight Bar Collars. If your product does not belong under Free Weight Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Weight Bar Collars is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Free Weight Accessories first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Free Weight Storage Racks (8083), Weight Bars (3271). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Free Weight Accessories (6452) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Weight Bar Collars 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.
What is the difference between Weight Bar Collars and Weight Bars?
They sit side by side under Free Weight Accessories and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Weight Bar Collars is 499794; Weight Bars is 3271. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting > Free Weight Accessories > Weight Bar Collars" with "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting > Free Weight Accessories > Weight Bars" before you submit.
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