Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Network Storage Systems
The Google product category ID for Network Storage Systems is 5269, written as a path "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Network Storage Systems". It is a leaf: the taxonomy does not continue below it, so this is the most specific value on this branch, and if your product fits here there is nothing more precise to pick. It sits under Storage Devices.
- Category ID
- 5269
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 5 / 5
- Others at this level
- 8
- Parent category
- Storage Devices
- 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, Network Storage Systems is eighth largest of the 9 categories under Storage Devices, with 0 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optical Drives | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hard Drives | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tape Drives | 385 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floppy Drives | 1301 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hard Drive Accessories | 1623 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| USB Flash Drives | 3712 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disk Duplicators | 5268 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Network Storage Systems — this page | 5269 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hard Drive Arrays | 5272 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5269) or the full path ("Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Network Storage Systems"). 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.
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 | 5269 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Network Storage Systems |
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, 5269, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Network Storage Systems
What is the Google product category ID for Network Storage Systems?
5269. The full path, "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Network Storage Systems", 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.
Is anything more specific than Network Storage Systems available?
No. Network Storage Systems is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 5269 is the most precise value this branch offers. If it does not describe your product closely enough, the answer is a different branch, not a deeper one.
Where does Network Storage Systems sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Storage Devices (2414). The chain from the top is Electronics → Electronics Accessories → Computer Components → Storage Devices → Network Storage Systems. If your product does not belong under Storage Devices, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Network Storage Systems is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Storage Devices first — there are 8 other categories at this level: Disk Duplicators (5268), Floppy Drives (1301), Hard Drive Accessories (1623), Hard Drive Arrays (5272), Hard Drives (380), Optical Drives (377), and 2 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Storage Devices (2414) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Network Storage Systems compared with the categories next to it?
It is eighth largest of the 9 at its level, carrying 0 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.
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