Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Picnic Blankets
The Google product category ID for Picnic Blankets is 5913, written as a path "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Blankets > Picnic Blankets". 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 Outdoor Blankets.
This level3
- Category ID
- 5913
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 5 / 5
- Others at this level
- 2
- Parent category
- Outdoor Blankets
- 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, Picnic Blankets is the smallest of the 3 categories under Outdoor Blankets, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Mats | 5911 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poncho Liners | 5912 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Picnic Blankets — this page | 5913 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5913) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Blankets > Picnic Blankets"). 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 | 5913 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Blankets > Picnic Blankets |
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, 5913, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Picnic Blankets
What is the Google product category ID for Picnic Blankets?
5913. The full path, "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Living > Outdoor Blankets > Picnic Blankets", 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 Picnic Blankets available?
No. Picnic Blankets is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 5913 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 Picnic Blankets sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Outdoor Blankets (5910). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Lawn & Garden → Outdoor Living → Outdoor Blankets → Picnic Blankets. If your product does not belong under Outdoor Blankets, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Picnic Blankets is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Outdoor Blankets first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Beach Mats (5911), Poncho Liners (5912). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Outdoor Blankets (5910) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Picnic Blankets compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest of the 3 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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