Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Body Weight Scales
The Google product category ID for Body Weight Scales is 500, written as a path "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors > Body Weight Scales". 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 Biometric Monitors.
This level11
Body Weight Scales500
Medical Thermometers501Blood Glucose Meters2246Breathalyzers2633Prenatal Heart Rate Monitors4767Pulse Oximeters5551Activity Monitors500009Fertility Monitors and Ovulation Tests505822- Category ID
- 500
- 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
- 10
- Parent category
- Biometric Monitors
- 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, Body Weight Scales is fifth largest of the 11 categories under Biometric Monitors, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pressure Monitors | 495 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Body Fat Analyzers | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cholesterol Analyzers | 497 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Body Weight Scales — this page | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Thermometers | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blood Glucose Meters | 2246 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breathalyzers | 2633 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prenatal Heart Rate Monitors | 4767 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pulse Oximeters | 5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Activity Monitors | 500009 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fertility Monitors and Ovulation Tests | 505822 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (500) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors > Body Weight Scales"). 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 | 500 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors > Body Weight Scales |
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, 500, 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 Body Weight Scales
What is the Google product category ID for Body Weight Scales?
500. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors > Body Weight Scales", 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 Body Weight Scales available?
No. Body Weight Scales is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 500 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 Body Weight Scales sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Biometric Monitors (494). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Health Care → Biometric Monitors → Body Weight Scales. If your product does not belong under Biometric Monitors, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Body Weight Scales is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Biometric Monitors first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Activity Monitors (500009), Blood Glucose Meters (2246), Blood Pressure Monitors (495), Body Fat Analyzers (496), Breathalyzers (2633), Cholesterol Analyzers (497), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Biometric Monitors (494) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Body Weight Scales compared with the categories next to it?
It is fifth largest of the 11 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 Body Weight Scales and Body Fat Analyzers?
They sit side by side under Biometric Monitors and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Body Weight Scales is 500; Body Fat Analyzers is 496. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors > Body Weight Scales" with "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors > Body Fat Analyzers" before you submit.
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