Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Walking Aids
The Google product category ID for Walking Aids is 5164. It sits under Mobility & Accessibility 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
- Category ID
- 5164
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 4
- Parent category
- Mobility & Accessibility
- 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, Walking Aids is second largest of the 5 categories under Mobility & Accessibility, 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.
Walking AidsCanes & Walking Sticks
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Canes & Walking Sticks (5165) on level 5: Walking Aids › Canes & Walking Sticks. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accessibility Equipment | 520 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Accessibility Equipment Accessories | 521 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walking Aids — this page | 5164 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Accessibility Furniture & Fixtures | 5488 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Walking Aid Accessories | 6929 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5164) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Health Care > Mobility & Accessibility > Walking Aids"). 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 | 5164 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Health Care > Mobility & Accessibility > Walking Aids |
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, 5164, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Walking Aids
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 Walking Aids continues any further, so one of those 3 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 Walking Aids
What is the Google product category ID for Walking Aids?
5164. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Mobility & Accessibility > Walking Aids", 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 Walking Aids or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Walking Aids has 3 directly below it, starting with Canes & Walking Sticks (5165), Crutches (4248), Walkers (5166), and 3 in total further down. 5164 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 Walking Aids sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Mobility & Accessibility (519). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Health Care → Mobility & Accessibility → Walking Aids. If your product does not belong under Mobility & Accessibility, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Walking Aids is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Mobility & Accessibility first — there are 4 other categories at this level: Accessibility Equipment (520), Accessibility Equipment Accessories (521), Accessibility Furniture & Fixtures (5488), Walking Aid Accessories (6929). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Mobility & Accessibility (519) 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 Walking Aids?
1 level more. The longest route down from Walking Aids is Walking Aids > Canes & Walking Sticks, ending at Canes & Walking Sticks (5165) on level 5. Not every branch below Walking Aids runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Walking Aids compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 5 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.
What is the difference between Walking Aids and Walking Aid Accessories?
They sit side by side under Mobility & Accessibility and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Walking Aids is 5164; Walking Aid Accessories is 6929. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Mobility & Accessibility > Walking Aids" with "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Mobility & Accessibility > Walking Aid Accessories" before you submit.
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