Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Brass Instruments
The Google product category ID for Brass Instruments is 63. It sits under Musical Instruments and has 6 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 6 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 63
- Direct subcategories
- 6
- Categories below it in total
- 6
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 7
- Parent category
- Musical Instruments
- 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, Brass Instruments is third largest of the 8 categories under Musical Instruments, with 6 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.
Brass InstrumentsAlto & Baritone Horns
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Alto & Baritone Horns (505769) on level 5: Brass Instruments › Alto & Baritone Horns. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brass Instruments — this page | 63 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Percussion | 75 | 11 | 29 | 3 |
| Pianos | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| String Instruments | 77 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Woodwinds | 87 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| Accordions & Concertinas | 4983 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bagpipes | 4984 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electronic Musical Instruments | 6001 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (63) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instruments > Brass Instruments"). 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 6 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 | 63 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instruments > Brass Instruments |
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, 63, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Brass Instruments
6 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 6 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Brass Instruments continues any further, so one of those 6 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Brass Instruments
What is the Google product category ID for Brass Instruments?
63. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instruments > Brass Instruments", 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 Brass Instruments or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Brass Instruments has 6 directly below it, starting with Alto & Baritone Horns (505769), Euphoniums (65), French Horns (67), and 6 in total further down. 63 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 Brass Instruments sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Musical Instruments (54). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Musical Instruments → Brass Instruments. If your product does not belong under Musical Instruments, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Brass Instruments is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Musical Instruments first — there are 7 other categories at this level: Accordions & Concertinas (4983), Bagpipes (4984), Electronic Musical Instruments (6001), Percussion (75), Pianos (76), String Instruments (77), and 1 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Musical Instruments (54) 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 Brass Instruments?
1 level more. The longest route down from Brass Instruments is Brass Instruments > Alto & Baritone Horns, ending at Alto & Baritone Horns (505769) on level 5. Not every branch below Brass Instruments runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Brass Instruments compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 8 at its level, carrying 6 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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