Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Utility Pumps
The Google product category ID for Utility Pumps is 500101, written as a path "Hardware > Hardware Pumps > Utility Pumps". 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 Hardware Pumps.
- Category ID
- 500101
- 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
- 5
- Parent category
- Hardware Pumps
- 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, Utility Pumps is fifth largest of the 6 categories under Hardware Pumps, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprinkler, Booster & Irrigation System Pumps | 500097 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pool, Fountain & Pond Pumps | 500098 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Appliance Pumps | 500099 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Well Pumps & Systems | 500100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utility Pumps — this page | 500101 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sump, Sewage & Effluent Pumps | 500102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (500101) or the full path ("Hardware > Hardware Pumps > Utility Pumps"). 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 | 500101 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Hardware > Hardware Pumps > Utility Pumps |
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, 500101, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Utility Pumps
What is the Google product category ID for Utility Pumps?
500101. The full path, "Hardware > Hardware Pumps > Utility Pumps", 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 Utility Pumps available?
No. Utility Pumps is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 500101 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 Utility Pumps sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Hardware Pumps (500096). The chain from the top is Hardware → Hardware Pumps → Utility Pumps. If your product does not belong under Hardware Pumps, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Utility Pumps is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Hardware Pumps first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Home Appliance Pumps (500099), Pool, Fountain & Pond Pumps (500098), Sprinkler, Booster & Irrigation System Pumps (500097), Sump, Sewage & Effluent Pumps (500102), Well Pumps & Systems (500100). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Hardware Pumps (500096) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Utility Pumps compared with the categories next to it?
It is fifth largest of the 6 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.
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