Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners
The Google product category ID for Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners is 503773. It sits under Hardware Accessories and has 4 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 4 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch5
- Category ID
- 503773
- Direct subcategories
- 4
- Categories below it in total
- 4
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 24
- Parent category
- Hardware 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, Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners is fifth largest of the 25 categories under Hardware Accessories, with 4 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.
Hooks, Buckles & FastenersChain Connectors & Links
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Chain Connectors & Links (503764) on level 4: Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners › Chain Connectors & Links. 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coils | 1318 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hinges | 1771 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Filters & Screens | 1816 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drop Cloths | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool Storage & Organization | 3974 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Cabinet Hardware | 4696 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Tarps | 4988 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pneumatic Hoses | 6769 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lubrication Hoses | 6770 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gas Hoses | 6841 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Concrete Molds | 7086 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brackets & Reinforcement Braces | 7092 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dowel Pins & Rods | 7270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flagging & Caution Tape | 7557 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ground Spikes | 8112 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Post Base Plates | 8113 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drawer Slides | 8470 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Springs | 499933 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casters | 499981 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moving & Soundproofing Blankets & Covers | 500030 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardware Fasteners | 500054 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Chain, Wire & Rope | 502977 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Metal Casting Molds | 503731 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners — this page | 503773 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Wall Jacks & Braces | 505320 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (503773) or the full path ("Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners"). 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 4 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.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 503773 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 503773, contains no comma.
What sits under Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners
4 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 4 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners continues any further, so one of those 4 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners
What is the Google product category ID for Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners?
503773. The full path, "Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners", 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 Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners has 4 directly below it, starting with Chain Connectors & Links (503764), Gear Ties (502978), Lifting Hooks, Clamps & Shackles (503770), and 4 in total further down. 503773 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 Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Hardware Accessories (2878). The chain from the top is Hardware → Hardware Accessories → Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners. If your product does not belong under Hardware Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Hardware Accessories first — there are 24 other categories at this level: Brackets & Reinforcement Braces (7092), Cabinet Hardware (4696), Casters (499981), Chain, Wire & Rope (502977), Coils (1318), Concrete Molds (7086), and 18 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Hardware Accessories (2878) 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 Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners?
1 level more. The longest route down from Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners is Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners > Chain Connectors & Links, ending at Chain Connectors & Links (503764) on level 4. Not every branch below Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners compared with the categories next to it?
It is fifth largest of the 25 at its level, carrying 4 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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