Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Art & Crafting Tools
The Google product category ID for Art & Crafting Tools is 504639. It sits under Arts & Crafts and has 18 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 18 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch19
Art & Crafting Tools504639
Blocking Mats6152Blocking Wires6151Color Mixing Tools505391Craft Cutting & Embossing Tools504640Craft Decoration Makers505386Craft Measuring & Marking Tools505392Cutting Mats5137Dress Forms6150Felting Pads & Mats6133Frames, Hoops & Stretchers6158Glue Guns4073Light Boxes5921Needles & Hooks505393Safety Pins6101Straight Pins6159Textile Craft Machines505388Thimbles & Sewing Palms6156Thread & Yarn Tools505387- Category ID
- 504639
- Direct subcategories
- 18
- Categories below it in total
- 58
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 4 / 6
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Arts & Crafts
- 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, Art & Crafting Tools is second largest of the 6 categories under Arts & Crafts, with 58 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.
Art & Crafting ToolsColor Mixing ToolsPalette Knives
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Palette Knives (1653) on level 6: Art & Crafting Tools › Color Mixing Tools › Palette Knives. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Crafting Tools — this page | 504639 | 18 | 58 | 2 |
| Art & Crafting Tool Accessories | 504643 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Craft Organization | 505369 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Art & Craft Kits | 505370 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Crafting Patterns & Molds | 505371 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Art & Crafting Materials | 505372 | 16 | 82 | 3 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (504639) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools"). 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 18 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 | 504639 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools |
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, 504639, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Art & Crafting Tools
18 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Craft Measuring & Marking Tools (505392) is the largest with 10 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Art & Crafting Tools sits under that one name. 7 of the 18 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 11 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 6152Blocking Mats
- 6151Blocking Wires
- 505391Color Mixing Tools+2 subcategories below it
- 504640Craft Cutting & Embossing Tools+8 subcategories below it
- 505386Craft Decoration Makers
- 505392Craft Measuring & Marking Tools+10 subcategories below it
- 5137Cutting Mats
- 6150Dress Forms
- 6133Felting Pads & Mats
- 6158Frames, Hoops & Stretchers
- 4073Glue Guns
- 5921Light Boxes
- 505393Needles & Hooks+5 subcategories below it
- 6101Safety Pins
- 6159Straight Pins
- 505388Textile Craft Machines+5 subcategories below it
- 6156Thimbles & Sewing Palms+2 subcategories below it
- 505387Thread & Yarn Tools+8 subcategories below it
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 Art & Crafting Tools
What is the Google product category ID for Art & Crafting Tools?
504639. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools", 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 Art & Crafting Tools or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Art & Crafting Tools has 18 directly below it, starting with Blocking Mats (6152), Blocking Wires (6151), Color Mixing Tools (505391), and 58 in total further down. 504639 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 Art & Crafting Tools sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Arts & Crafts (16). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Arts & Crafts → Art & Crafting Tools. If your product does not belong under Arts & Crafts, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Art & Crafting Tools is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Arts & Crafts first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Art & Craft Kits (505370), Art & Crafting Materials (505372), Art & Crafting Tool Accessories (504643), Craft Organization (505369), Crafting Patterns & Molds (505371). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Arts & Crafts (16) 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 Art & Crafting Tools?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Art & Crafting Tools is Art & Crafting Tools > Color Mixing Tools > Palette Knives, ending at Palette Knives (1653) on level 6. Not every branch below Art & Crafting Tools runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Art & Crafting Tools compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 58 categories below it. Inside it, Craft Measuring & Marking Tools (505392) is the biggest branch with 10 beneath 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 Art & Crafting Tools and Art & Craft Kits?
They sit side by side under Arts & Crafts and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Art & Crafting Tools is 504639; Art & Craft Kits is 505370. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools" with "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Craft Kits" before you submit.
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