Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Audio Transmitters
The Google product category ID for Audio Transmitters is 5129. It sits under Audio Components and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
Audio Transmitters5129
Bluetooth Transmitters5130FM Transmitters4035- Category ID
- 5129
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Audio Components
- 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, Audio Transmitters is third largest of the 11 categories under Audio Components, with 2 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.
Audio TransmittersBluetooth Transmitters
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Bluetooth Transmitters (5130) on level 5: Audio Transmitters › Bluetooth Transmitters. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Amplifiers | 224 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Microphones | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audio Mixers | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audio & Video Receivers | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Signal Processors | 246 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Speakers | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audio Transmitters — this page | 5129 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Channel Strips | 6545 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Direct Boxes | 6546 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Studio Recording Bundles | 505298 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Headphones & Headsets | 505771 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5129) or the full path ("Electronics > Audio > Audio Components > Audio Transmitters"). 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 2 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 | 5129 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > Audio > Audio Components > Audio Transmitters |
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, 5129, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Audio Transmitters
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Audio Transmitters continues any further, so one of those 2 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 Audio Transmitters
What is the Google product category ID for Audio Transmitters?
5129. The full path, "Electronics > Audio > Audio Components > Audio Transmitters", 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 Audio Transmitters or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Audio Transmitters has 2 directly below it, starting with Bluetooth Transmitters (5130), FM Transmitters (4035), and 2 in total further down. 5129 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 Audio Transmitters sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Audio Components (2165). The chain from the top is Electronics → Audio → Audio Components → Audio Transmitters. If your product does not belong under Audio Components, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Audio Transmitters is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Audio Components first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Audio & Video Receivers (241), Audio Amplifiers (224), Audio Mixers (236), Channel Strips (6545), Direct Boxes (6546), Headphones & Headsets (505771), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Audio Components (2165) 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 Audio Transmitters?
1 level more. The longest route down from Audio Transmitters is Audio Transmitters > Bluetooth Transmitters, ending at Bluetooth Transmitters (5130) on level 5. Not every branch below Audio Transmitters runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Audio Transmitters compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 2 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 Audio Transmitters and Audio & Video Receivers?
They sit side by side under Audio Components and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Audio Transmitters is 5129; Audio & Video Receivers is 241. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Electronics > Audio > Audio Components > Audio Transmitters" with "Electronics > Audio > Audio Components > Audio & Video Receivers" before you submit.
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