Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

Medical Alarm Systems

The Google product category ID for Medical Alarm Systems is 5966, written as a path "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Medical Alarm Systems". 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 Health Care.

Category ID: 5966
Subcategories (none, this is a leaf): 0
Categories below it in total: 0
Depth, on a branch that runs 3: 3 / 3
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, Medical Alarm Systems is 18th largest of the 25 categories under Health Care, 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.

Every category at the same level as Medical Alarm Systems, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
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	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 — this page	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 (5966) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Health Care > Medical Alarm Systems"). 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.

products.csv3 of your columns

id	title	google_product_category
SKU-1001	Your product title	5966
SKU-1001	Your product title	Health & Beauty > Health Care > Medical Alarm Systems

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, 5966, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.

Easy to mix up with

These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.

Questions about Medical Alarm Systems

What is the Google product category ID for Medical Alarm Systems?

5966. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Medical Alarm Systems", 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 Medical Alarm Systems available?

No. Medical Alarm Systems is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 5966 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 Medical Alarm Systems sit in the taxonomy?

At level 3, under Health Care (491). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Health Care → Medical Alarm Systems. 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 Medical Alarm Systems is not quite right?

Look across the rest of Health Care first — there are 24 other categories at this level: Acupuncture (5849), Bed Pans (7220), Biometric Monitor Accessories (5071), Biometric Monitors (494), Condoms (775), Conductivity Gels & Lotions (505820), 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 big is Medical Alarm Systems compared with the categories next to it?

It is 18th largest of the 25 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.

What is the difference between Medical Alarm Systems and Medical Identification Tags & Jewelry?

They sit side by side under Health Care and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Medical Alarm Systems is 5966; Medical Identification Tags & Jewelry is 5965. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Medical Alarm Systems" with "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Medical Identification Tags & Jewelry" before you submit.

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