Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Ear Picks & Spoons
The Google product category ID for Ear Picks & Spoons is 500024, written as a path "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Ear Care > Ear Picks & Spoons". 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 Ear Care.
- Category ID
- 500024
- 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
- 7
- Parent category
- Ear Care
- 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, Ear Picks & Spoons is the smallest of the 8 categories under Ear Care, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earplugs | 2596 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ear Candles | 5706 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ear Drops | 6559 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ear Dryers | 6560 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ear Syringes | 6561 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ear Wax Removal Kits | 6562 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earplug Dispensers | 7542 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ear Picks & Spoons — this page | 500024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (500024) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Ear Care > Ear Picks & Spoons"). 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 | 500024 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Ear Care > Ear Picks & Spoons |
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, 500024, 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 Ear Picks & Spoons
What is the Google product category ID for Ear Picks & Spoons?
500024. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Ear Care > Ear Picks & Spoons", 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 Ear Picks & Spoons available?
No. Ear Picks & Spoons is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 500024 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 Ear Picks & Spoons sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Ear Care (506). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Personal Care → Ear Care → Ear Picks & Spoons. If your product does not belong under Ear Care, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Ear Picks & Spoons is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Ear Care first — there are 7 other categories at this level: Ear Candles (5706), Ear Drops (6559), Ear Dryers (6560), Ear Syringes (6561), Ear Wax Removal Kits (6562), Earplug Dispensers (7542), and 1 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Ear Care (506) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Ear Picks & Spoons compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest of the 8 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 Ear Picks & Spoons and Ear Candles?
They sit side by side under Ear Care and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Ear Picks & Spoons is 500024; Ear Candles is 5706. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Ear Care > Ear Picks & Spoons" with "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Ear Care > Ear Candles" before you submit.
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