Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

Orchestral String Instrument Accessories

The Google product category ID for Orchestral String Instrument Accessories is 503033. It sits under String Instrument Accessories and has 8 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 8 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.

This branch9

Arts & Entertainment8 Hobbies & Creative Arts5710 Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories55 String Instrument Accessories61

Orchestral String Instrument Accessories503033

Orchestral String Instrument Bow Cases8209 Orchestral String Instrument Bows503040 Orchestral String Instrument Cases503039 Orchestral String Instrument Fittings & Parts503038 Orchestral String Instrument Mutes503037 Orchestral String Instrument Pickups503036 Orchestral String Instrument Stands503035 Orchestral String Instrument Strings503034

Category ID: 503033
Direct subcategories: 8
Categories below it in total: 8
Depth, on a branch that runs 6: 5 / 6
Others at this level: 2
Parent category: String Instrument Accessories
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, Orchestral String Instrument Accessories is second largest of the 3 categories under String Instrument Accessories, with 8 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.

Orchestral String Instrument AccessoriesOrchestral String Instrument Bow Cases

The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Orchestral String Instrument Bow Cases (8209) on level 6: Orchestral String Instrument Accessories › Orchestral String Instrument Bow Cases. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.

Every category at the same level as Orchestral String Instrument Accessories, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
Category	ID	Direct	Below	Levels
Guitar Accessories	3502	13	13	1
String Instrument Care & Cleaning	4806	3	3	1
Orchestral String Instrument Accessories — this page	503033	8	8	1

Using this value

Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (503033) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > String Instrument Accessories > Orchestral String Instrument Accessories"). 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. Before sending it, check whether one of the 8 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.

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.

products.csv3 of your columns

id	title	google_product_category
SKU-1001	Your product title	503033
SKU-1001	Your product title	Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > String Instrument Accessories > Orchestral String Instrument Accessories

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, 503033, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.

What sits under Orchestral String Instrument Accessories

8 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.

All 8 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Orchestral String Instrument Accessories continues any further, so one of those 8 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.

Questions about Orchestral String Instrument Accessories

What is the Google product category ID for Orchestral String Instrument Accessories?

503033. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > String Instrument Accessories > Orchestral String Instrument Accessories", 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.

Should I use Orchestral String Instrument Accessories or one of its subcategories?

Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Orchestral String Instrument Accessories has 8 directly below it, starting with Orchestral String Instrument Bow Cases (8209), Orchestral String Instrument Bows (503040), Orchestral String Instrument Cases (503039), and 8 in total further down. 503033 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.

Where does Orchestral String Instrument Accessories sit in the taxonomy?

At level 5, under String Instrument Accessories (61). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories → String Instrument Accessories → Orchestral String Instrument Accessories. If your product does not belong under String Instrument Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.

What should I use if Orchestral String Instrument Accessories is not quite right?

Look across the rest of String Instrument Accessories first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Guitar Accessories (3502), String Instrument Care & Cleaning (4806). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to String Instrument Accessories (61) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.

How much more specific can I get than Orchestral String Instrument Accessories?

1 level more. The longest route down from Orchestral String Instrument Accessories is Orchestral String Instrument Accessories > Orchestral String Instrument Bow Cases, ending at Orchestral String Instrument Bow Cases (8209) on level 6. Not every branch below Orchestral String Instrument Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.

How big is Orchestral String Instrument Accessories compared with the categories next to it?

It is second largest of the 3 at its level, carrying 8 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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