Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Floor & Steam Cleaners
The Google product category ID for Floor & Steam Cleaners is 616. It sits under Household Appliances 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
- Category ID
- 616
- Direct subcategories
- 4
- Categories below it in total
- 4
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 11
- Parent category
- Household Appliances
- 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, Floor & Steam Cleaners is third largest of the 12 categories under Household Appliances, with 4 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.
Floor & Steam CleanersCarpet Shampooers
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Carpet Shampooers (543601) on level 4: Floor & Steam Cleaners › Carpet Shampooers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garage Door Openers | 609 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor & Steam Cleaners — this page | 616 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Vacuums | 619 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water Heaters | 621 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Climate Control Appliances | 1626 | 12 | 17 | 2 |
| Laundry Appliances | 2706 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Futon Dryers | 4483 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor Polishers & Buffers | 5294 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garage Door Keypads & Remotes | 6741 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wallpaper Steamers | 7121 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor & Carpet Dryers | 235920 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ultrasonic Cleaners | 500081 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (616) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Steam Cleaners"). 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 | 616 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Steam Cleaners |
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, 616, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Floor & Steam Cleaners
4 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 4 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Floor & Steam Cleaners continues any further, so one of those 4 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
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 Floor & Steam Cleaners
What is the Google product category ID for Floor & Steam Cleaners?
616. The full path, "Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Steam Cleaners", 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 Floor & Steam Cleaners or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Floor & Steam Cleaners has 4 directly below it, starting with Carpet Shampooers (543601), Carpet Steamers (543600), Floor Scrubbers (543602), and 4 in total further down. 616 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 Floor & Steam Cleaners sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Household Appliances (604). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Household Appliances → Floor & Steam Cleaners. If your product does not belong under Household Appliances, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Floor & Steam Cleaners is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Household Appliances first — there are 11 other categories at this level: Climate Control Appliances (1626), Floor & Carpet Dryers (235920), Floor Polishers & Buffers (5294), Futon Dryers (4483), Garage Door Keypads & Remotes (6741), Garage Door Openers (609), and 5 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Household Appliances (604) 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 Floor & Steam Cleaners?
1 level more. The longest route down from Floor & Steam Cleaners is Floor & Steam Cleaners > Carpet Shampooers, ending at Carpet Shampooers (543601) on level 4. Not every branch below Floor & Steam Cleaners runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Floor & Steam Cleaners compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 12 at its level, carrying 4 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 Floor & Steam Cleaners and Floor & Carpet Dryers?
They sit side by side under Household Appliances and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Floor & Steam Cleaners is 616; Floor & Carpet Dryers is 235920. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Steam Cleaners" with "Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Carpet Dryers" before you submit.
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