Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Party & Celebration
The Google product category ID for Party & Celebration is 5709. It sits under Arts & Entertainment and has 4 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 4 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch5
Party & Celebration5709
Gift Giving2559Party Supplies96Special Effects408Trophies & Awards5868- Category ID
- 5709
- Direct subcategories
- 4
- Categories below it in total
- 57
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 2 / 6
- Others at this level
- 2
- Parent category
- Arts & Entertainment
- 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, Party & Celebration is second largest of the 3 categories under Arts & Entertainment, with 57 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.
Party & CelebrationParty SuppliesDrinking GamesBeer PongBeer Pong Tables
The longest route down from here runs 4 more levels, ending at Beer Pong Tables (3440) on level 6: Party & Celebration › Party Supplies › Drinking Games › Beer Pong › Beer Pong Tables. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party & Celebration — this page | 5709 | 4 | 57 | 4 |
| Hobbies & Creative Arts | 5710 | 8 | 439 | 5 |
| Event Tickets | 499969 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5709) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Party & Celebration"). 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. Before sending it, check whether one of the 4 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
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 | 5709 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Party & Celebration |
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, 5709, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Party & Celebration
4 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Party Supplies (96) is the largest with 32 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Party & Celebration sits under that one name. Every one of the 4 carries subcategories of its own.
Questions about Party & Celebration
What is the Google product category ID for Party & Celebration?
5709. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Party & Celebration", 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.
Should I use Party & Celebration or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Party & Celebration has 4 directly below it, starting with Gift Giving (2559), Party Supplies (96), Special Effects (408), and 57 in total further down. 5709 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Party & Celebration sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Arts & Entertainment (8). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Party & Celebration. If your product does not belong under Arts & Entertainment, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Party & Celebration is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Arts & Entertainment first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Event Tickets (499969), Hobbies & Creative Arts (5710). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Arts & Entertainment (8) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Party & Celebration?
4 levels more. The longest route down from Party & Celebration is Party & Celebration > Party Supplies > Drinking Games > Beer Pong > Beer Pong Tables, ending at Beer Pong Tables (3440) on level 6. Not every branch below Party & Celebration runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Party & Celebration compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 3 at its level, carrying 57 categories below it. Inside it, Party Supplies (96) is the biggest branch with 32 beneath 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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