Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Playground Balls
The Google product category ID for Playground Balls is 499965, written as a path "Toys & Games > Toys > Sports Toys > Playground Balls". 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 Sports Toys.
This level14
Playground Balls499965
Fingerboards & Fingerboard Sets500113Racquet Sport Toys505284- Category ID
- 499965
- 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
- 13
- Parent category
- Sports Toys
- 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, Playground Balls is 12th largest of the 14 categories under Sports Toys, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness Toys | 3199 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Golf Toys | 3226 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Football Toys | 3371 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Basketball Toys | 3552 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling Toys | 3665 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boomerangs | 3675 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baseball Toys | 3776 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Footbags | 3909 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hockey Toys | 3943 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flying Discs | 4167 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fishing Toys | 8529 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playground Balls — this page | 499965 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fingerboards & Fingerboard Sets | 500113 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Racquet Sport Toys | 505284 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499965) or the full path ("Toys & Games > Toys > Sports Toys > Playground Balls"). 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 | 499965 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Toys & Games > Toys > Sports Toys > Playground Balls |
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, 499965, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Playground Balls
What is the Google product category ID for Playground Balls?
499965. The full path, "Toys & Games > Toys > Sports Toys > Playground Balls", 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 Playground Balls available?
No. Playground Balls is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 499965 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 Playground Balls sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Sports Toys (1266). The chain from the top is Toys & Games → Toys → Sports Toys → Playground Balls. If your product does not belong under Sports Toys, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Playground Balls is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Sports Toys first — there are 13 other categories at this level: American Football Toys (3371), Baseball Toys (3776), Basketball Toys (3552), Boomerangs (3675), Bowling Toys (3665), Fingerboards & Fingerboard Sets (500113), and 7 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Sports Toys (1266) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Playground Balls compared with the categories next to it?
It is 12th largest of the 14 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.
Not sure this is the one?
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