Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Multitrack Recorders
The Google product category ID for Multitrack Recorders is 5434, written as a path "Electronics > Audio > Audio Players & Recorders > Multitrack Recorders". 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 Audio Players & Recorders.
This level14
Multitrack Recorders5434
Radios6886Reel-to-Reel Tape Players & Recorders8271- Category ID
- 5434
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 4 / 4
- Others at this level
- 13
- Parent category
- Audio Players & Recorders
- 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, Multitrack Recorders is 12th largest of the 14 categories under Audio Players & Recorders, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomboxes | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CD Players & Recorders | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karaoke Systems | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MP3 Players | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniDisc Players & Recorders | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassette Players & Recorders | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Voice Recorders | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stereo Systems | 251 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Theater Systems | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turntables & Record Players | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jukeboxes | 4652 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multitrack Recorders — this page | 5434 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radios | 6886 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reel-to-Reel Tape Players & Recorders | 8271 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5434) or the full path ("Electronics > Audio > Audio Players & Recorders > Multitrack Recorders"). 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 | 5434 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > Audio > Audio Players & Recorders > Multitrack Recorders |
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, 5434, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Multitrack Recorders
What is the Google product category ID for Multitrack Recorders?
5434. The full path, "Electronics > Audio > Audio Players & Recorders > Multitrack Recorders", 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 Multitrack Recorders available?
No. Multitrack Recorders is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 5434 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 Multitrack Recorders sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Audio Players & Recorders (242). The chain from the top is Electronics → Audio → Audio Players & Recorders → Multitrack Recorders. If your product does not belong under Audio Players & Recorders, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Multitrack Recorders is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Audio Players & Recorders first — there are 13 other categories at this level: Boomboxes (225), Cassette Players & Recorders (243), CD Players & Recorders (226), Home Theater Systems (252), Jukeboxes (4652), Karaoke Systems (230), and 7 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Audio Players & Recorders (242) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Multitrack Recorders compared with the categories next to it?
It is 12th 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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