Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Hand Percussion
The Google product category ID for Hand Percussion is 7285. It sits under Percussion and has 11 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 11 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch12
Hand Percussion7285
Claves & Castanets7289Finger & Hand Cymbals7288Hand Bells & Chimes7555Hand Drums7295Musical Blocks7291Musical Cowbells7293Musical Scrapers & Ratchets7286Musical Shakers7287Musical Triangles7290Tambourines2515Vibraslaps7294- Category ID
- 7285
- Direct subcategories
- 11
- Categories below it in total
- 18
- Depth, on a branch that runs 7
- 5 / 7
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Percussion
- 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, Hand Percussion is the largest of the 11 categories under Percussion, 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.
Hand PercussionHand DrumsBongos
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Bongos (7298) on level 7: Hand Percussion › Hand Drums › Bongos. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drum Kits | 2518 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Snare Drums | 2797 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electronic Drums | 2856 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bass Drums | 2917 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom-Toms | 3005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hi-Hats | 3015 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cymbals | 3043 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gongs | 6098 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice Pads | 7232 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hand Percussion — this page | 7285 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| Glockenspiels & Xylophones | 7431 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (7285) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instruments > Percussion > Hand Percussion"). 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 11 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 | 7285 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instruments > Percussion > Hand Percussion |
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, 7285, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Hand Percussion
11 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. Hand Drums (7295) is the largest with 7 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Hand Percussion sits under that one name. 1 of the 11 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 10 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Hand Percussion
What is the Google product category ID for Hand Percussion?
7285. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instruments > Percussion > Hand Percussion", 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 Hand Percussion or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Hand Percussion has 11 directly below it, starting with Claves & Castanets (7289), Finger & Hand Cymbals (7288), Hand Bells & Chimes (7555), and 18 in total further down. 7285 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 Hand Percussion sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Percussion (75). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Musical Instruments → Percussion → Hand Percussion. If your product does not belong under Percussion, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Hand Percussion is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Percussion first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Bass Drums (2917), Cymbals (3043), Drum Kits (2518), Electronic Drums (2856), Glockenspiels & Xylophones (7431), Gongs (6098), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Percussion (75) 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 Hand Percussion?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Hand Percussion is Hand Percussion > Hand Drums > Bongos, ending at Bongos (7298) on level 7. Not every branch below Hand Percussion runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Hand Percussion compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 18 categories below it. Inside it, Hand Drums (7295) is the biggest branch with 7 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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