Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards
The Google product category ID for Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards is 543515, written as a path "Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile Phone Accessories > Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards & SIM Cards > Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards". 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 Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards & SIM Cards.
This level2
Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards543515
SIM Cards543516- Category ID
- 543515
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 6 / 6
- Others at this level
- 1
- Parent category
- Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards & SIM Cards
- 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, Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards is the largest of the 2 categories under Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards & SIM Cards, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards — this page | 543515 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SIM Cards | 543516 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (543515) or the full path ("Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile Phone Accessories > Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards & SIM Cards > Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards"). 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 | 543515 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile Phone Accessories > Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards & SIM Cards > Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards |
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, 543515, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards
What is the Google product category ID for Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards?
543515. The full path, "Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile Phone Accessories > Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards & SIM Cards > Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards", 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 Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards available?
No. Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 6, so 543515 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 Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards sit in the taxonomy?
At level 6, under Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards & SIM Cards (6030). The chain from the top is Electronics → Communications → Telephony → Mobile Phone Accessories → Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards & SIM Cards → Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards. If your product does not belong under Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards & SIM Cards, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards & SIM Cards first — there are 1 other category at this level: SIM Cards (543516). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards & SIM Cards (6030) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Mobile Phone Pre-Paid Cards compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 2 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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