Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Hot & Cold Therapies
The Google product category ID for Hot & Cold Therapies is 516. It sits under First Aid and has 3 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 3 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch4
Hot & Cold Therapies516
Heat Rubs5848Heating Pads6205Ice Packs4753- Category ID
- 516
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- First Aid
- 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, Hot & Cold Therapies is the largest of the 6 categories under First Aid, with 3 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.
Hot & Cold TherapiesHeat Rubs
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Heat Rubs (5848) on level 5: Hot & Cold Therapies › Heat Rubs. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Tape & Bandages | 509 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Aid Kits | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hot & Cold Therapies — this page | 516 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Antiseptics & Cleaning Supplies | 2954 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eye Wash Supplies | 4527 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cast & Bandage Protectors | 6206 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (516) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Health Care > First Aid > Hot & Cold Therapies"). 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 3 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 | 516 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Health Care > First Aid > Hot & Cold Therapies |
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, 516, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Hot & Cold Therapies
3 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 3 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Hot & Cold Therapies continues any further, so one of those 3 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Hot & Cold Therapies
What is the Google product category ID for Hot & Cold Therapies?
516. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Health Care > First Aid > Hot & Cold Therapies", 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 Hot & Cold Therapies or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Hot & Cold Therapies has 3 directly below it, starting with Heat Rubs (5848), Heating Pads (6205), Ice Packs (4753), and 3 in total further down. 516 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 Hot & Cold Therapies sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under First Aid (508). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Health Care → First Aid → Hot & Cold Therapies. If your product does not belong under First Aid, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Hot & Cold Therapies is not quite right?
Look across the rest of First Aid first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Antiseptics & Cleaning Supplies (2954), Cast & Bandage Protectors (6206), Eye Wash Supplies (4527), First Aid Kits (510), Medical Tape & Bandages (509). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to First Aid (508) 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 Hot & Cold Therapies?
1 level more. The longest route down from Hot & Cold Therapies is Hot & Cold Therapies > Heat Rubs, ending at Heat Rubs (5848) on level 5. Not every branch below Hot & Cold Therapies runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Hot & Cold Therapies compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 3 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.
Not sure this is the one?
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