Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Vital Signs Monitors
The Google product category ID for Vital Signs Monitors is 6280, written as a path "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment > Vital Signs Monitors". 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 Medical Equipment.
This level9
Vital Signs Monitors6280
Vital Signs Monitor Accessories6714Medical Reflex Hammers & Tuning Forks6972Patient Lifts7522Medical Stretchers & Gurneys499858Gait Belts503006- Category ID
- 6280
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 4 / 4
- Others at this level
- 8
- Parent category
- Medical Equipment
- 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, Vital Signs Monitors is fourth largest of the 9 categories under Medical Equipment, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automated External Defibrillators | 3230 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otoscopes & Ophthalmoscopes | 4245 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stethoscopes | 4364 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vital Signs Monitors — this page | 6280 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vital Signs Monitor Accessories | 6714 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Reflex Hammers & Tuning Forks | 6972 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patient Lifts | 7522 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Stretchers & Gurneys | 499858 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gait Belts | 503006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6280) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment > Vital Signs Monitors"). 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 | 6280 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment > Vital Signs Monitors |
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, 6280, 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 Vital Signs Monitors
What is the Google product category ID for Vital Signs Monitors?
6280. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment > Vital Signs Monitors", 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 Vital Signs Monitors available?
No. Vital Signs Monitors is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 6280 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 Vital Signs Monitors sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Medical Equipment (3477). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Medical → Medical Equipment → Vital Signs Monitors. If your product does not belong under Medical Equipment, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Vital Signs Monitors is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Medical Equipment first — there are 8 other categories at this level: Automated External Defibrillators (3230), Gait Belts (503006), Medical Reflex Hammers & Tuning Forks (6972), Medical Stretchers & Gurneys (499858), Otoscopes & Ophthalmoscopes (4245), Patient Lifts (7522), and 2 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Medical Equipment (3477) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Vital Signs Monitors compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 9 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 Vital Signs Monitors and Vital Signs Monitor Accessories?
They sit side by side under Medical Equipment and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Vital Signs Monitors is 6280; Vital Signs Monitor Accessories is 6714. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment > Vital Signs Monitors" with "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment > Vital Signs Monitor Accessories" before you submit.
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