Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Acupuncture
The Google product category ID for Acupuncture is 5849. It sits under Health Care and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
- Category ID
- 5849
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 24
- Parent category
- Health Care
- 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, Acupuncture is eighth largest of the 25 categories under Health Care, with 2 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.
AcupunctureAcupuncture Models
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Acupuncture Models (5850) on level 4: Acupuncture › Acupuncture Models. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biometric Monitors | 494 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| First Aid | 508 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Incontinence Aids | 517 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medicine & Drugs | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mobility & Accessibility | 519 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Supports & Braces | 523 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Condoms | 775 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fitness & Nutrition | 2890 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Pillboxes | 3777 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Respiratory Care | 4551 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Biometric Monitor Accessories | 5071 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Hearing Aids | 5690 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acupuncture — this page | 5849 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Occupational & Physical Therapy Equipment | 5870 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Surgical Lubricants | 5923 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Identification Tags & Jewelry | 5965 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Alarm Systems | 5966 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contraceptive Cases | 7002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spermicides | 7186 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bed Pans | 7220 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specimen Cups | 8082 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stump Shrinkers | 8105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Light Therapy Lamps | 500087 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Tests | 505293 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Conductivity Gels & Lotions | 505820 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5849) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Health Care > Acupuncture"). 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 2 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 | 5849 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Health Care > Acupuncture |
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, 5849, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Acupuncture
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Acupuncture continues any further, so one of those 2 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Acupuncture
What is the Google product category ID for Acupuncture?
5849. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Acupuncture", 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 Acupuncture or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Acupuncture has 2 directly below it, starting with Acupuncture Models (5850), Acupuncture Needles (5851), and 2 in total further down. 5849 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 Acupuncture sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Health Care (491). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Health Care → Acupuncture. If your product does not belong under Health Care, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Acupuncture is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Health Care first — there are 24 other categories at this level: Bed Pans (7220), Biometric Monitor Accessories (5071), Biometric Monitors (494), Condoms (775), Conductivity Gels & Lotions (505820), Contraceptive Cases (7002), and 18 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Health Care (491) 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 Acupuncture?
1 level more. The longest route down from Acupuncture is Acupuncture > Acupuncture Models, ending at Acupuncture Models (5850) on level 4. Not every branch below Acupuncture runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Acupuncture compared with the categories next to it?
It is eighth largest of the 25 at its level, carrying 2 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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