Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Hand Drums
The Google product category ID for Hand Drums is 7295. It sits under Hand Percussion and has 7 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 7 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 7295
- Direct subcategories
- 7
- Categories below it in total
- 7
- Depth, on a branch that runs 7
- 6 / 7
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Hand 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 Drums is the largest of the 11 categories under Hand Percussion, with 7 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 DrumsBongos
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Bongos (7298) on level 7: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tambourines | 2515 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musical Scrapers & Ratchets | 7286 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musical Shakers | 7287 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finger & Hand Cymbals | 7288 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claves & Castanets | 7289 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musical Triangles | 7290 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musical Blocks | 7291 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Musical Cowbells | 7293 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibraslaps | 7294 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hand Drums — this page | 7295 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Hand Bells & Chimes | 7555 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (7295) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instruments > Percussion > Hand Percussion > Hand Drums"). 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 7 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 | 7295 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instruments > Percussion > Hand Percussion > Hand Drums |
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, 7295, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Hand Drums
7 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 7 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Hand Drums continues any further, so one of those 7 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 Hand Drums
What is the Google product category ID for Hand Drums?
7295. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instruments > Percussion > Hand Percussion > Hand Drums", 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 Drums or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Hand Drums has 7 directly below it, starting with Bongos (7298), Cajons (7297), Congas (7296), and 7 in total further down. 7295 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 Drums sit in the taxonomy?
At level 6, under Hand Percussion (7285). The chain from the top is Arts & Entertainment → Hobbies & Creative Arts → Musical Instruments → Percussion → Hand Percussion → Hand Drums. If your product does not belong under Hand Percussion, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Hand Drums is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Hand Percussion first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Claves & Castanets (7289), Finger & Hand Cymbals (7288), Hand Bells & Chimes (7555), Musical Blocks (7291), Musical Cowbells (7293), Musical Scrapers & Ratchets (7286), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Hand Percussion (7285) 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 Drums?
1 level more. The longest route down from Hand Drums is Hand Drums > Bongos, ending at Bongos (7298) on level 7. Not every branch below Hand Drums runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Hand Drums compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 7 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 Hand Drums and Hand Bells & Chimes?
They sit side by side under Hand Percussion and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Hand Drums is 7295; Hand Bells & Chimes is 7555. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instruments > Percussion > Hand Percussion > Hand Drums" with "Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Musical Instruments > Percussion > Hand Percussion > Hand Bells & Chimes" before you submit.
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