Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

505376

Crafting Adhesives & Magnets

The Google product category ID for Crafting Adhesives & Magnets is 505376. It sits under Art & Crafting Materials and has 5 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 5 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.

Category ID
505376
Direct subcategories
5
Categories below it in total
5
Depth, on a branch that runs 6
5 / 6
Others at this level
15
Parent category
Art & Crafting Materials
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, Crafting Adhesives & Magnets is seventh largest of the 16 categories under Art & Crafting Materials, with 5 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.

Crafting Adhesives & MagnetsCraft & Office Glue

The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Craft & Office Glue (503745) on level 6: Crafting Adhesives & Magnets › Craft & Office Glue. 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 Crafting Adhesives & Magnets, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
CategoryIDDirectBelowLevels
Art & Craft Paper24792
Pottery & Sculpting Materials44462
Embossing Powder6121000
Filling & Padding Material6142331
Wicks7402000
Wick Tabs7403000
Raw Candle Wax505375000
Crafting Adhesives & Magnets — this page505376551
Crafting Wire505377331
Craft Paint, Ink & Glaze505378771
Embellishments & Trims50537912121
Craft Fasteners & Closures505380661
Craft Shapes & Bases505381441
Crafting Fibers505382441
Leather & Vinyl505383000
Textiles505384472

Using this value

Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (505376) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Materials > Crafting Adhesives & Magnets"). 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 5 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
idtitlegoogle_product_category
SKU-1001Your product title505376
SKU-1001Your product titleArts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Materials > Crafting Adhesives & Magnets

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, 505376, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.

What sits under Crafting Adhesives & Magnets

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

All 5 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Crafting Adhesives & Magnets continues any further, so one of those 5 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.

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 Crafting Adhesives & Magnets

What is the Google product category ID for Crafting Adhesives & Magnets?

505376. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Materials > Crafting Adhesives & Magnets", 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 Crafting Adhesives & Magnets or one of its subcategories?

Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Crafting Adhesives & Magnets has 5 directly below it, starting with Craft & Office Glue (503745), Craft Magnets (36), Decorative Tape (505419), and 5 in total further down. 505376 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 Crafting Adhesives & Magnets sit in the taxonomy?

At level 5, under Art & Crafting Materials (505372). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Arts & Crafts → Art & Crafting Materials → Crafting Adhesives & Magnets. If your product does not belong under Art & Crafting Materials, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.

What should I use if Crafting Adhesives & Magnets is not quite right?

Look across the rest of Art & Crafting Materials first — there are 15 other categories at this level: Art & Craft Paper (24), Craft Fasteners & Closures (505380), Craft Paint, Ink & Glaze (505378), Craft Shapes & Bases (505381), Crafting Fibers (505382), Crafting Wire (505377), and 9 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Art & Crafting Materials (505372) 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 Crafting Adhesives & Magnets?

1 level more. The longest route down from Crafting Adhesives & Magnets is Crafting Adhesives & Magnets > Craft & Office Glue, ending at Craft & Office Glue (503745) on level 6. Not every branch below Crafting Adhesives & Magnets runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.

How big is Crafting Adhesives & Magnets compared with the categories next to it?

It is seventh largest of the 16 at its level, carrying 5 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.

What is the difference between Crafting Adhesives & Magnets and Crafting Fibers?

They sit side by side under Art & Crafting Materials and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Crafting Adhesives & Magnets is 505376; Crafting Fibers is 505382. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Materials > Crafting Adhesives & Magnets" with "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Materials > Crafting Fibers" before you submit.

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