Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Straight Pins
The Google product category ID for Straight Pins is 6159, written as a path "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools > Straight Pins". 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 Art & Crafting Tools.
This level18
Straight Pins6159
Craft Cutting & Embossing Tools504640Craft Decoration Makers505386Thread & Yarn Tools505387Textile Craft Machines505388Color Mixing Tools505391Craft Measuring & Marking Tools505392Needles & Hooks505393- Category ID
- 6159
- 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
- 17
- Parent category
- Art & Crafting Tools
- 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, Straight Pins is 17th largest of the 18 categories under Art & Crafting Tools, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glue Guns | 4073 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cutting Mats | 5137 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Light Boxes | 5921 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safety Pins | 6101 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felting Pads & Mats | 6133 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dress Forms | 6150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blocking Wires | 6151 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blocking Mats | 6152 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thimbles & Sewing Palms | 6156 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Frames, Hoops & Stretchers | 6158 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Straight Pins — this page | 6159 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craft Cutting & Embossing Tools | 504640 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Craft Decoration Makers | 505386 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thread & Yarn Tools | 505387 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Textile Craft Machines | 505388 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Color Mixing Tools | 505391 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Craft Measuring & Marking Tools | 505392 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Needles & Hooks | 505393 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6159) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools > Straight Pins"). 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 | 6159 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools > Straight Pins |
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, 6159, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Straight Pins
What is the Google product category ID for Straight Pins?
6159. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Tools > Straight Pins", 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 Straight Pins available?
No. Straight Pins is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 6159 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 Straight Pins sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Art & Crafting Tools (504639). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Arts & Crafts → Art & Crafting Tools → Straight Pins. If your product does not belong under Art & Crafting Tools, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Straight Pins is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Art & Crafting Tools first — there are 17 other categories at this level: Blocking Mats (6152), Blocking Wires (6151), Color Mixing Tools (505391), Craft Cutting & Embossing Tools (504640), Craft Decoration Makers (505386), Craft Measuring & Marking Tools (505392), and 11 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Art & Crafting Tools (504639) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Straight Pins compared with the categories next to it?
It is 17th largest of the 18 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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