Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Paint Shakers
The Google product category ID for Paint Shakers is 499888, written as a path "Hardware > Tools > Paint Tools > Paint Shakers". 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 Paint Tools.
- Category ID
- 499888
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 4 / 4
- Others at this level
- 8
- Parent category
- Paint Tools
- 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, Paint Shakers is eighth largest of the 9 categories under Paint Tools, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Brushes | 1300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paint Sponges | 1699 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paint Rollers | 1774 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paint Sprayers | 2465 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Airbrushes | 2486 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paint Edgers | 6556 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paint Trays | 6557 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paint Shakers — this page | 499888 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paint Strainers | 505325 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499888) or the full path ("Hardware > Tools > Paint Tools > Paint Shakers"). 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 | 499888 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Hardware > Tools > Paint Tools > Paint Shakers |
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, 499888, 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 Paint Shakers
What is the Google product category ID for Paint Shakers?
499888. The full path, "Hardware > Tools > Paint Tools > Paint Shakers", 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 Paint Shakers available?
No. Paint Shakers is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 499888 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 Paint Shakers sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Paint Tools (2077). The chain from the top is Hardware → Tools → Paint Tools → Paint Shakers. If your product does not belong under Paint Tools, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Paint Shakers is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Paint Tools first — there are 8 other categories at this level: Airbrushes (2486), Paint Brushes (1300), Paint Edgers (6556), Paint Rollers (1774), Paint Sponges (1699), Paint Sprayers (2465), and 2 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Paint Tools (2077) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Paint Shakers compared with the categories next to it?
It is eighth largest of the 9 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 Paint Shakers and Paint Brushes?
They sit side by side under Paint Tools and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Paint Shakers is 499888; Paint Brushes is 1300. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Hardware > Tools > Paint Tools > Paint Shakers" with "Hardware > Tools > Paint Tools > Paint Brushes" before you submit.
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