Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Platform & Paddle Tennis
The Google product category ID for Platform & Paddle Tennis is 499904. It sits under Outdoor Games and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
- Category ID
- 499904
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 7
- Parent category
- Outdoor Games
- 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, Platform & Paddle Tennis is sixth largest of the 8 categories under Outdoor Games, with 2 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.
Platform & Paddle TennisPlatform & Paddle Tennis Paddles
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Platform & Paddle Tennis Paddles (499850) on level 5: Platform & Paddle Tennis › Platform & Paddle Tennis Paddles. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badminton | 1062 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Tetherball | 3126 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Pickleball | 3390 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Lawn Games | 3405 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disc Golf | 3484 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Deck Shuffleboard | 3787 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Paddle Ball Sets | 7430 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Platform & Paddle Tennis — this page | 499904 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499904) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Outdoor Games > Platform & Paddle Tennis"). 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 2 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 | 499904 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Outdoor Games > Platform & Paddle Tennis |
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, 499904, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Platform & Paddle Tennis
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Platform & Paddle Tennis continues any further, so one of those 2 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Platform & Paddle Tennis
What is the Google product category ID for Platform & Paddle Tennis?
499904. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Outdoor Games > Platform & Paddle Tennis", 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 Platform & Paddle Tennis or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Platform & Paddle Tennis has 2 directly below it, starting with Platform & Paddle Tennis Paddles (499850), Platform Tennis Balls (499849), and 2 in total further down. 499904 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 Platform & Paddle Tennis sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Outdoor Games (499846). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Outdoor Games → Platform & Paddle Tennis. If your product does not belong under Outdoor Games, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Platform & Paddle Tennis is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Outdoor Games first — there are 7 other categories at this level: Badminton (1062), Deck Shuffleboard (3787), Disc Golf (3484), Lawn Games (3405), Paddle Ball Sets (7430), Pickleball (3390), and 1 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Outdoor Games (499846) 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 Platform & Paddle Tennis?
1 level more. The longest route down from Platform & Paddle Tennis is Platform & Paddle Tennis > Platform & Paddle Tennis Paddles, ending at Platform & Paddle Tennis Paddles (499850) on level 5. Not every branch below Platform & Paddle Tennis runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Platform & Paddle Tennis compared with the categories next to it?
It is sixth largest of the 8 at its level, carrying 2 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.
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