Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Free Weight Accessories
The Google product category ID for Free Weight Accessories is 6452. It sits under Weight Lifting and has 3 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 3 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch4
- Category ID
- 6452
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Weight Lifting
- 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, Free Weight Accessories is the largest of the 6 categories under Weight Lifting, with 3 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.
Free Weight AccessoriesFree Weight Storage Racks
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Free Weight Storage Racks (8083) on level 5: Free Weight Accessories › Free Weight Storage Racks. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Weights | 3164 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weight Lifting Machine & Exercise Bench Accessories | 3217 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weight Lifting Machines & Racks | 3542 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weight Lifting Belts | 3654 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weight Lifting Gloves & Hand Supports | 3858 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Free Weight Accessories — this page | 6452 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6452) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting > Free Weight 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 3 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 | 6452 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting > Free Weight 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, 6452, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Free Weight Accessories
3 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 3 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Free Weight Accessories continues any further, so one of those 3 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 Free Weight Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Free Weight Accessories?
6452. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting > Free Weight 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 Free Weight Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Free Weight Accessories has 3 directly below it, starting with Free Weight Storage Racks (8083), Weight Bar Collars (499794), Weight Bars (3271), and 3 in total further down. 6452 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 Free Weight Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Weight Lifting (499793). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Exercise & Fitness → Weight Lifting → Free Weight Accessories. If your product does not belong under Weight Lifting, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Free Weight Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Weight Lifting first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Free Weights (3164), Weight Lifting Belts (3654), Weight Lifting Gloves & Hand Supports (3858), Weight Lifting Machine & Exercise Bench Accessories (3217), Weight Lifting Machines & Racks (3542). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Weight Lifting (499793) 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 Free Weight Accessories?
1 level more. The longest route down from Free Weight Accessories is Free Weight Accessories > Free Weight Storage Racks, ending at Free Weight Storage Racks (8083) on level 5. Not every branch below Free Weight Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Free Weight Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 3 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 Free Weight Accessories and Free Weights?
They sit side by side under Weight Lifting and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Free Weight Accessories is 6452; Free Weights is 3164. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting > Free Weight Accessories" with "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Weight Lifting > Free Weights" before you submit.
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