Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Hard Drive Arrays
The Google product category ID for Hard Drive Arrays is 5272, written as a path "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Hard Drive Arrays". 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
- 5272
- 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, Hard Drive Arrays is the smallest 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 | 5269 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hard Drive Arrays — this page | 5272 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5272) or the full path ("Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Hard Drive Arrays"). 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 | 5272 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Hard Drive Arrays |
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, 5272, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
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 Hard Drive Arrays
What is the Google product category ID for Hard Drive Arrays?
5272. The full path, "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Hard Drive Arrays", 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 Hard Drive Arrays available?
No. Hard Drive Arrays is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 5272 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 Hard Drive Arrays sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Storage Devices (2414). The chain from the top is Electronics → Electronics Accessories → Computer Components → Storage Devices → Hard Drive Arrays. 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 Hard Drive Arrays 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 Drives (380), Network Storage Systems (5269), 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 Hard Drive Arrays compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest 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.
What is the difference between Hard Drive Arrays and Hard Drive Accessories?
They sit side by side under Storage Devices and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Hard Drive Arrays is 5272; Hard Drive Accessories is 1623. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Hard Drive Arrays" with "Electronics > Electronics Accessories > Computer Components > Storage Devices > Hard Drive Accessories" before you submit.
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