Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Woodwind Instrument Accessories
The Google product category ID for Woodwind Instrument Accessories is 62. It sits under Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories and has 11 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 11 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch12
Woodwind Instrument Accessories62
Bassoon Accessories4790Clarinet Accessories4791Flute Accessories4792Harmonica Accessories4955Oboe & English Horn Accessories4793Recorder Accessories503747Saxophone Accessories4794Woodwind Cork Grease4866Woodwind Polishing Cloths4867Woodwind Reed Cases4957Woodwind Reed Knives4939- Category ID
- 62
- Direct subcategories
- 11
- Categories below it in total
- 70
- Depth, on a branch that runs 7
- 4 / 7
- Others at this level
- 13
- Parent category
- Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories
- 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, Woodwind Instrument Accessories is the largest of the 14 categories under Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories, with 70 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.
Woodwind Instrument AccessoriesBassoon AccessoriesBassoon Care & CleaningBassoon Swabs
The longest route down from here runs 3 more levels, ending at Bassoon Swabs (4815) on level 7: Woodwind Instrument Accessories › Bassoon Accessories › Bassoon Care & Cleaning › Bassoon Swabs. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musical Instrument Amplifiers | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brass Instrument Accessories | 57 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Musical Keyboard Accessories | 60 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| String Instrument Accessories | 61 | 3 | 27 | 2 |
| Woodwind Instrument Accessories — this page | 62 | 11 | 70 | 3 |
| Electronic Tuners | 3270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percussion Accessories | 3465 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| Music Stands | 4142 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music Stand Accessories | 7277 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Musical Instrument Amplifier Accessories | 8072 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Music Lyres & Flip Folders | 500001 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conductor Batons | 505288 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music Benches & Stools | 505328 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metronomes | 505365 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (62) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories"). 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 11 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 | 62 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories |
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, 62, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Woodwind Instrument Accessories
11 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Clarinet Accessories (4791) is the largest with 14 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Woodwind Instrument Accessories sits under that one name. 7 of the 11 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 4 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 4790Bassoon Accessories+6 subcategories below it
- 4791Clarinet Accessories+7 subcategories below it
- 4792Flute Accessories+4 subcategories below it
- 4955Harmonica Accessories+2 subcategories below it
- 4793Oboe & English Horn Accessories+6 subcategories below it
- 503747Recorder Accessories+3 subcategories below it
- 4794Saxophone Accessories+7 subcategories below it
- 4866Woodwind Cork Grease
- 4867Woodwind Polishing Cloths
- 4957Woodwind Reed Cases
- 4939Woodwind Reed Knives
Questions about Woodwind Instrument Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Woodwind Instrument Accessories?
62. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories > Woodwind Instrument Accessories", 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 Woodwind Instrument Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Woodwind Instrument Accessories has 11 directly below it, starting with Bassoon Accessories (4790), Clarinet Accessories (4791), Flute Accessories (4792), and 70 in total further down. 62 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 Woodwind Instrument Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories (55). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories → Woodwind Instrument Accessories. If your product does not belong under Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Woodwind Instrument Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories first — there are 13 other categories at this level: Brass Instrument Accessories (57), Conductor Batons (505288), Electronic Tuners (3270), Metronomes (505365), Music Benches & Stools (505328), Music Lyres & Flip Folders (500001), and 7 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Musical Instrument & Orchestra Accessories (55) 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 Woodwind Instrument Accessories?
3 levels more. The longest route down from Woodwind Instrument Accessories is Woodwind Instrument Accessories > Bassoon Accessories > Bassoon Care & Cleaning > Bassoon Swabs, ending at Bassoon Swabs (4815) on level 7. Not every branch below Woodwind Instrument Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Woodwind Instrument Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 14 at its level, carrying 70 categories below it. Inside it, Clarinet Accessories (4791) is the biggest branch with 14 beneath 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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