Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Antivirus & Security Software
The Google product category ID for Antivirus & Security Software is 5299, written as a path "Software > Computer Software > Antivirus & Security Software". 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 Computer Software.
This level14
Antivirus & Security Software5299
Business & Productivity Software5300Computer Utilities & Maintenance Software5301Network Software5302Office Application Software5303Financial, Tax & Accounting Software5304Restore Disks7225- Category ID
- 5299
- 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
- 13
- Parent category
- Computer Software
- 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, Antivirus & Security Software is eighth largest of the 14 categories under Computer Software, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compilers & Programming Tools | 315 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Educational Software | 317 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Handheld & PDA Software | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multimedia & Design Software | 319 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Operating Systems | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPS Map Data & Software | 3283 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dictionary & Translation Software | 5127 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antivirus & Security Software — this page | 5299 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business & Productivity Software | 5300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Utilities & Maintenance Software | 5301 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Network Software | 5302 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Office Application Software | 5303 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial, Tax & Accounting Software | 5304 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Restore Disks | 7225 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5299) or the full path ("Software > Computer Software > Antivirus & Security Software"). 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 | 5299 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Software > Computer Software > Antivirus & Security Software |
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, 5299, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Antivirus & Security Software
What is the Google product category ID for Antivirus & Security Software?
5299. The full path, "Software > Computer Software > Antivirus & Security Software", 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 Antivirus & Security Software available?
No. Antivirus & Security Software is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 5299 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 Antivirus & Security Software sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Computer Software (313). The chain from the top is Software → Computer Software → Antivirus & Security Software. If your product does not belong under Computer Software, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Antivirus & Security Software is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Computer Software first — there are 13 other categories at this level: Business & Productivity Software (5300), Compilers & Programming Tools (315), Computer Utilities & Maintenance Software (5301), Dictionary & Translation Software (5127), Educational Software (317), Financial, Tax & Accounting Software (5304), and 7 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Computer Software (313) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Antivirus & Security Software compared with the categories next to it?
It is eighth largest of the 14 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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