Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Lawn Rollers
The Google product category ID for Lawn Rollers is 499922, written as a path "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Lawn Rollers". 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 Gardening Tools.
This level13
Lawn Rollers499922
Gardening Sickles & Machetes505292- Category ID
- 499922
- 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
- 12
- Parent category
- Gardening 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, Lawn Rollers is 12th largest of the 13 categories under Gardening 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn & Garden Sprayers | 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shovels & Spades | 2147 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardening Forks | 3071 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rakes | 3388 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheelbarrows | 3616 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardening Trowels | 3644 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spreaders | 3828 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pruning Shears | 3841 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cultivating Tools | 4000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pruning Saws | 6967 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulb Planting Tools | 7537 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawn Rollers — this page | 499922 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardening Sickles & Machetes | 505292 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499922) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Lawn Rollers"). 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 | 499922 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Lawn Rollers |
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, 499922, 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 Lawn Rollers
What is the Google product category ID for Lawn Rollers?
499922. The full path, "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Lawn Rollers", 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 Lawn Rollers available?
No. Lawn Rollers is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 499922 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 Lawn Rollers sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Gardening Tools (3173). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Lawn & Garden → Gardening → Gardening Tools → Lawn Rollers. If your product does not belong under Gardening Tools, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Lawn Rollers is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Gardening Tools first — there are 12 other categories at this level: Bulb Planting Tools (7537), Cultivating Tools (4000), Gardening Forks (3071), Gardening Sickles & Machetes (505292), Gardening Trowels (3644), Lawn & Garden Sprayers (1967), and 6 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Gardening Tools (3173) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Lawn Rollers compared with the categories next to it?
It is 12th largest of the 13 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 Lawn Rollers and Lawn & Garden Sprayers?
They sit side by side under Gardening Tools and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Lawn Rollers is 499922; Lawn & Garden Sprayers is 1967. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Lawn Rollers" with "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Gardening > Gardening Tools > Lawn & Garden Sprayers" before you submit.
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