Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Outdoor Seating
The Google product category ID for Outdoor Seating is 6368. It sits under Outdoor Furniture and has 5 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 5 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 6368
- Direct subcategories
- 5
- Categories below it in total
- 5
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Outdoor Furniture
- 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, Outdoor Seating is the largest of the 6 categories under Outdoor Furniture, with 5 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.
Outdoor SeatingOutdoor Benches
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Outdoor Benches (5044) on level 4: Outdoor Seating › Outdoor Benches. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor Tables | 2684 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outdoor Furniture Sets | 6367 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outdoor Seating — this page | 6368 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Outdoor Ottomans | 6822 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outdoor Beds | 6892 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outdoor Storage Boxes | 7310 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6368) or the full path ("Furniture > Outdoor Furniture > Outdoor Seating"). 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 5 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 | 6368 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Furniture > Outdoor Furniture > Outdoor Seating |
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, 6368, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Outdoor Seating
5 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 5 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Outdoor Seating continues any further, so one of those 5 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 Outdoor Seating
What is the Google product category ID for Outdoor Seating?
6368. The full path, "Furniture > Outdoor Furniture > Outdoor Seating", 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 Outdoor Seating or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Outdoor Seating has 5 directly below it, starting with Outdoor Benches (5044), Outdoor Chairs (6828), Outdoor Sectional Sofa Units (500111), and 5 in total further down. 6368 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 Outdoor Seating sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Outdoor Furniture (4299). The chain from the top is Furniture → Outdoor Furniture → Outdoor Seating. If your product does not belong under Outdoor Furniture, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Outdoor Seating is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Outdoor Furniture first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Outdoor Beds (6892), Outdoor Furniture Sets (6367), Outdoor Ottomans (6822), Outdoor Storage Boxes (7310), Outdoor Tables (2684). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Outdoor Furniture (4299) 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 Outdoor Seating?
1 level more. The longest route down from Outdoor Seating is Outdoor Seating > Outdoor Benches, ending at Outdoor Benches (5044) on level 4. Not every branch below Outdoor Seating runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Outdoor Seating compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 5 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 Outdoor Seating and Outdoor Beds?
They sit side by side under Outdoor Furniture and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Outdoor Seating is 6368; Outdoor Beds is 6892. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Furniture > Outdoor Furniture > Outdoor Seating" with "Furniture > Outdoor Furniture > Outdoor Beds" before you submit.
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