Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Art & Crafting Materials
The Google product category ID for Art & Crafting Materials is 505372. It sits under Arts & Crafts and has 16 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 16 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch17
Art & Crafting Materials505372
Art & Craft Paper24Craft Fasteners & Closures505380Craft Paint, Ink & Glaze505378Craft Shapes & Bases505381Crafting Adhesives & Magnets505376Crafting Fibers505382Crafting Wire505377Embellishments & Trims505379Embossing Powder6121Filling & Padding Material6142Leather & Vinyl505383Pottery & Sculpting Materials44Raw Candle Wax505375Textiles505384Wick Tabs7403Wicks7402- Category ID
- 505372
- Direct subcategories
- 16
- Categories below it in total
- 82
- Depth, on a branch that runs 7
- 4 / 7
- 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 Materials is the largest of the 6 categories under Arts & Crafts, with 82 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 MaterialsArt & Craft PaperCardstock & Scrapbooking PaperCardstock
The longest route down from here runs 3 more levels, ending at Cardstock (543510) on level 7: Art & Crafting Materials › Art & Craft Paper › Cardstock & Scrapbooking Paper › Cardstock. 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 | 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 — this page | 505372 | 16 | 82 | 3 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (505372) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Materials"). 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 16 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 | 505372 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Materials |
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, 505372, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Art & Crafting Materials
16 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. Embellishments & Trims (505379) is the largest with 12 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Art & Crafting Materials sits under that one name. 11 of the 16 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 5 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 24Art & Craft Paper+7 subcategories below it
- 505380Craft Fasteners & Closures+6 subcategories below it
- 505378Craft Paint, Ink & Glaze+7 subcategories below it
- 505381Craft Shapes & Bases+4 subcategories below it
- 505376Crafting Adhesives & Magnets+5 subcategories below it
- 505382Crafting Fibers+4 subcategories below it
- 505377Crafting Wire+3 subcategories below it
- 505379Embellishments & Trims+12 subcategories below it
- 6121Embossing Powder
- 6142Filling & Padding Material+3 subcategories below it
- 505383Leather & Vinyl
- 44Pottery & Sculpting Materials+4 subcategories below it
- 505375Raw Candle Wax
- 505384Textiles+4 subcategories below it
- 7403Wick Tabs
- 7402Wicks
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 Materials
What is the Google product category ID for Art & Crafting Materials?
505372. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Materials", 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 Materials or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Art & Crafting Materials has 16 directly below it, starting with Art & Craft Paper (24), Craft Fasteners & Closures (505380), Craft Paint, Ink & Glaze (505378), and 82 in total further down. 505372 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 Materials 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 Materials. 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 Materials 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 Tool Accessories (504643), Art & Crafting Tools (504639), 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 Materials?
3 levels more. The longest route down from Art & Crafting Materials is Art & Crafting Materials > Art & Craft Paper > Cardstock & Scrapbooking Paper > Cardstock, ending at Cardstock (543510) on level 7. Not every branch below Art & Crafting Materials runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Art & Crafting Materials compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 82 categories below it. Inside it, Embellishments & Trims (505379) is the biggest branch with 12 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 Materials 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 Materials is 505372; 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 Materials" with "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Craft Kits" before you submit.
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