Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Lawn Mowers
The Google product category ID for Lawn Mowers is 694. It sits under Outdoor Power Equipment and has 4 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 4 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 694
- Direct subcategories
- 4
- Categories below it in total
- 4
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 14
- Parent category
- Outdoor Power 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, Lawn Mowers is the largest of the 15 categories under Outdoor Power Equipment, with 4 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.
Lawn MowersRiding Mowers
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Riding Mowers (3311) on level 5: Lawn Mowers › Riding Mowers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn Mowers — this page | 694 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Weed Trimmers | 1223 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pressure Washers | 1226 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Snow Blowers | 1541 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Tillers & Cultivators | 2204 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grass Edgers | 2218 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hedge Trimmers | 3120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leaf Blowers | 3340 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chainsaws | 3610 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 5866 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawn Vacuums | 6789 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outdoor Power Equipment Sets | 7245 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outdoor Power Equipment Base Units | 7332 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Sweepers | 500016 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawn Aerators & Dethatchers | 500034 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (694) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Power Equipment > Lawn Mowers"). 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 4 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 | 694 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Power Equipment > Lawn Mowers |
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, 694, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Lawn Mowers
4 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 4 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Lawn Mowers continues any further, so one of those 4 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 Lawn Mowers
What is the Google product category ID for Lawn Mowers?
694. The full path, "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Power Equipment > Lawn Mowers", 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 Lawn Mowers or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Lawn Mowers has 4 directly below it, starting with Riding Mowers (3311), Robotic Mowers (6788), Tow-Behind Mowers (6258), and 4 in total further down. 694 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 Lawn Mowers sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Outdoor Power Equipment (3798). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Lawn & Garden → Outdoor Power Equipment → Lawn Mowers. If your product does not belong under Outdoor Power Equipment, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Lawn Mowers is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Outdoor Power Equipment first — there are 14 other categories at this level: Chainsaws (3610), Grass Edgers (2218), Hedge Trimmers (3120), Lawn Aerators & Dethatchers (500034), Lawn Vacuums (6789), Leaf Blowers (3340), and 8 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Outdoor Power Equipment (3798) 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 Lawn Mowers?
1 level more. The longest route down from Lawn Mowers is Lawn Mowers > Riding Mowers, ending at Riding Mowers (3311) on level 5. Not every branch below Lawn Mowers runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Lawn Mowers compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 15 at its level, carrying 4 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 Lawn Mowers and Lawn Aerators & Dethatchers?
They sit side by side under Outdoor Power Equipment and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Lawn Mowers is 694; Lawn Aerators & Dethatchers is 500034. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Power Equipment > Lawn Mowers" with "Home & Garden > Lawn & Garden > Outdoor Power Equipment > Lawn Aerators & Dethatchers" before you submit.
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