Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Climbing
The Google product category ID for Climbing is 7059. It sits under Outdoor Recreation and has 15 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 15 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch16
Climbing7059
Belay Devices3363Carabiners3746Climbing Apparel & Accessories499815Climbing Ascenders & Descenders3454Climbing Chalk Bags3211Climbing Crash Pads3322Climbing Harnesses3218Climbing Protection Devices3266Climbing Rope3825Climbing Rope Bags3201Climbing Webbing3369Ice Climbing Tools7060Ice Screws7061Indoor Climbing Holds3518Quickdraws3849- Category ID
- 7059
- Direct subcategories
- 15
- Categories below it in total
- 18
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 16
- Parent category
- Outdoor Recreation
- 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, Climbing is 10th largest of the 17 categories under Outdoor Recreation, with 18 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.
ClimbingClimbing Apparel & AccessoriesClimbing Gloves
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Climbing Gloves (499816) on level 5: Climbing › Climbing Apparel & Accessories › Climbing Gloves. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping & Hiking | 1013 | 18 | 29 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1025 | 8 | 92 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 1031 | 4 | 33 | 3 |
| Golf | 1043 | 13 | 18 | 2 |
| Skateboarding | 3276 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Fishing | 3334 | 17 | 29 | 2 |
| Hang Gliding & Skydiving | 3789 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Hydration Systems | 5635 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riding Scooters | 5879 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hydration System Accessories | 5998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Climbing — this page | 7059 | 15 | 18 | 2 |
| Kite Buggying | 7375 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Inline & Roller Skating | 499761 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Boating & Water Sports | 499811 | 9 | 89 | 3 |
| Hunting & Shooting | 499824 | 6 | 59 | 4 |
| Winter Sports & Activities | 499844 | 4 | 28 | 3 |
| Outdoor Games | 499846 | 8 | 22 | 2 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (7059) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Climbing"). 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 15 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 | 7059 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Climbing |
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, 7059, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Climbing
15 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Climbing Apparel & Accessories (499815) is the largest with 3 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Climbing sits under that one name. 1 of the 15 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 14 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 3363Belay Devices
- 3746Carabiners
- 499815Climbing Apparel & Accessories+3 subcategories below it
- 3454Climbing Ascenders & Descenders
- 3211Climbing Chalk Bags
- 3322Climbing Crash Pads
- 3218Climbing Harnesses
- 3266Climbing Protection Devices
- 3825Climbing Rope
- 3201Climbing Rope Bags
- 3369Climbing Webbing
- 7060Ice Climbing Tools
- 7061Ice Screws
- 3518Indoor Climbing Holds
- 3849Quickdraws
Questions about Climbing
What is the Google product category ID for Climbing?
7059. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Climbing", 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 Climbing or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Climbing has 15 directly below it, starting with Belay Devices (3363), Carabiners (3746), Climbing Apparel & Accessories (499815), and 18 in total further down. 7059 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 Climbing sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Outdoor Recreation (1011). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Climbing. If your product does not belong under Outdoor Recreation, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Climbing is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Outdoor Recreation first — there are 16 other categories at this level: Boating & Water Sports (499811), Camping & Hiking (1013), Cycling (1025), Equestrian (1031), Fishing (3334), Golf (1043), and 10 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Outdoor Recreation (1011) 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 Climbing?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Climbing is Climbing > Climbing Apparel & Accessories > Climbing Gloves, ending at Climbing Gloves (499816) on level 5. Not every branch below Climbing runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Climbing compared with the categories next to it?
It is 10th largest of the 17 at its level, carrying 18 categories below it. Inside it, Climbing Apparel & Accessories (499815) is the biggest branch with 3 beneath 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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