Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Video Servers
The Google product category ID for Video Servers is 5278, written as a path "Electronics > Video > Video Servers". 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 Video.
- Category ID
- 5278
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 3
- 3 / 3
- Others at this level
- 9
- Parent category
- Video
- 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, Video Servers is 9th largest of the 10 categories under Video, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Monitors | 305 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Video Players & Recorders | 387 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Projectors | 396 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Televisions | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Video Editing Hardware & Production Equipment | 1368 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Video Multiplexers | 1634 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Video Accessories | 2027 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| Video Servers — this page | 5278 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Video Transmitters | 5450 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Satellite & Cable TV | 5561 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5278) or the full path ("Electronics > Video > Video Servers"). 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 | 5278 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > Video > Video Servers |
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, 5278, 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 Video Servers
What is the Google product category ID for Video Servers?
5278. The full path, "Electronics > Video > Video Servers", 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 Video Servers available?
No. Video Servers is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 5278 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 Video Servers sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Video (386). The chain from the top is Electronics → Video → Video Servers. If your product does not belong under Video, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Video Servers is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Video first — there are 9 other categories at this level: Computer Monitors (305), Projectors (396), Satellite & Cable TV (5561), Televisions (404), Video Accessories (2027), Video Editing Hardware & Production Equipment (1368), and 3 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Video (386) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Video Servers compared with the categories next to it?
It is 9th largest of the 10 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 Video Servers and Video Accessories?
They sit side by side under Video and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Video Servers is 5278; Video Accessories is 2027. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Electronics > Video > Video Servers" with "Electronics > Video > Video Accessories" before you submit.
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