Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Figure Skating & Hockey
The Google product category ID for Figure Skating & Hockey is 499915. It sits under Athletics and has 9 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 9 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 499915
- Direct subcategories
- 9
- Categories below it in total
- 24
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 24
- Parent category
- Athletics
- 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, Figure Skating & Hockey is the largest of the 25 categories under Athletics, with 24 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.
Figure Skating & HockeyHockey Protective GearHockey Elbow Pads
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Hockey Elbow Pads (499756) on level 5: Figure Skating & Hockey › Hockey Protective Gear › Hockey Elbow Pads. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dancing | 989 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 1000 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Fencing | 1006 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Team Handball | 1047 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Track & Field | 1060 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Tennis | 1065 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1068 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Baseball & Softball | 1070 | 11 | 16 | 2 |
| Basketball | 1081 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Cricket | 1087 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| American Football | 1093 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
| Rugby | 1110 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Soccer | 1111 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 1115 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Water Polo | 1145 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Cheerleading | 3354 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Broomball Equipment | 6734 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coaching & Officiating | 6739 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Rounders | 7156 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Boxing & Martial Arts | 499719 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| Field Hockey & Lacrosse | 499741 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| General Purpose Athletic Equipment | 499799 | 14 | 15 | 2 |
| Wallyball Equipment | 499861 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Figure Skating & Hockey — this page | 499915 | 9 | 24 | 2 |
| Racquetball & Squash | 503752 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499915) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Athletics > Figure Skating & Hockey"). 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 9 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 | 499915 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Athletics > Figure Skating & Hockey |
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, 499915, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Figure Skating & Hockey
9 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. Hockey Protective Gear (1105) is the largest with 8 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Figure Skating & Hockey sits under that one name. 3 of the 9 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 6 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Figure Skating & Hockey
What is the Google product category ID for Figure Skating & Hockey?
499915. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Figure Skating & Hockey", 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 Figure Skating & Hockey or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Figure Skating & Hockey has 9 directly below it, starting with Hockey Balls & Pucks (6077), Hockey Goals (6074), Hockey Protective Gear (1105), and 24 in total further down. 499915 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 Figure Skating & Hockey sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Athletics (499713). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Athletics → Figure Skating & Hockey. If your product does not belong under Athletics, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Figure Skating & Hockey is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Athletics first — there are 24 other categories at this level: American Football (1093), Baseball & Softball (1070), Basketball (1081), Boxing & Martial Arts (499719), Broomball Equipment (6734), Cheerleading (3354), and 18 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Athletics (499713) 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 Figure Skating & Hockey?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Figure Skating & Hockey is Figure Skating & Hockey > Hockey Protective Gear > Hockey Elbow Pads, ending at Hockey Elbow Pads (499756) on level 5. Not every branch below Figure Skating & Hockey runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Figure Skating & Hockey compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 25 at its level, carrying 24 categories below it. Inside it, Hockey Protective Gear (1105) is the biggest branch with 8 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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