Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Safety Knee Pads
The Google product category ID for Safety Knee Pads is 499961, written as a path "Business & Industrial > Work Safety Protective Gear > Safety Knee Pads". 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 Work Safety Protective Gear.
This level12
Safety Knee Pads499961
Protective Masks503724- Category ID
- 499961
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 3
- 3 / 3
- Others at this level
- 11
- Parent category
- Work Safety Protective Gear
- 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, Safety Knee Pads is the smallest of the 12 categories under Work Safety Protective Gear, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protective Eyewear | 2227 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bullet Proof Vests | 2389 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardhats | 2723 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hazardous Material Suits | 2808 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safety Gloves | 5591 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Protective Aprons | 6764 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Work Safety Tethers | 7085 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gas Mask & Respirator Accessories | 8269 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Work Safety Harnesses | 499708 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Welding Helmets | 499927 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safety Knee Pads — this page | 499961 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Protective Masks | 503724 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499961) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Work Safety Protective Gear > Safety Knee Pads"). 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 | 499961 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Work Safety Protective Gear > Safety Knee Pads |
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, 499961, 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 Safety Knee Pads
What is the Google product category ID for Safety Knee Pads?
499961. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Work Safety Protective Gear > Safety Knee Pads", 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 Safety Knee Pads available?
No. Safety Knee Pads is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 499961 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 Safety Knee Pads sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Work Safety Protective Gear (2047). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Work Safety Protective Gear → Safety Knee Pads. If your product does not belong under Work Safety Protective Gear, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Safety Knee Pads is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Work Safety Protective Gear first — there are 11 other categories at this level: Bullet Proof Vests (2389), Gas Mask & Respirator Accessories (8269), Hardhats (2723), Hazardous Material Suits (2808), Protective Aprons (6764), Protective Eyewear (2227), and 5 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Work Safety Protective Gear (2047) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Safety Knee Pads compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest of the 12 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 Safety Knee Pads and Safety Gloves?
They sit side by side under Work Safety Protective Gear and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Safety Knee Pads is 499961; Safety Gloves is 5591. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Business & Industrial > Work Safety Protective Gear > Safety Knee Pads" with "Business & Industrial > Work Safety Protective Gear > Safety Gloves" before you submit.
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