Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Arts & Entertainment
The Google product category ID for Arts & Entertainment is 8, and it is one of the 21 at the top of Google's taxonomy. Everything below it sits inside this branch, so a product that does not belong here is unlikely to fit anything deeper in it either.
This branch4
- Category ID
- 8
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 499
- Depth, on a branch that runs 7
- 1 / 7
- Others at this level
- 20
- Parent category
- None, this is a root
- 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, Arts & Entertainment is fourth largest of the 21 categories at the top of the taxonomy, with 499 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.
Arts & EntertainmentHobbies & Creative ArtsArts & CraftsArt & Crafting MaterialsArt & Craft PaperCardstock & Scrapbooking PaperCardstock
The longest route down from here runs 6 more levels, ending at Cardstock (543510) on level 7: Arts & Entertainment › Hobbies & Creative Arts › Arts & Crafts › Art & Crafting Materials › Art & Craft Paper › Cardstock & Scrapbooking Paper › Cardstock. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals & Pet Supplies | 1 | 2 | 124 | 4 |
| Arts & Entertainment — this page | 8 | 3 | 499 | 6 |
| Business & Industrial | 111 | 25 | 223 | 4 |
| Cameras & Optics | 141 | 4 | 103 | 4 |
| Apparel & Accessories | 166 | 8 | 239 | 4 |
| Electronics | 222 | 19 | 417 | 5 |
| Food, Beverages & Tobacco | 412 | 3 | 363 | 5 |
| Furniture | 436 | 25 | 120 | 3 |
| Health & Beauty | 469 | 3 | 345 | 6 |
| Home & Garden | 536 | 21 | 1034 | 5 |
| Baby & Toddler | 537 | 11 | 86 | 3 |
| Hardware | 632 | 15 | 521 | 4 |
| Mature | 772 | 2 | 37 | 4 |
| Media | 783 | 7 | 29 | 2 |
| Vehicles & Parts | 888 | 2 | 229 | 5 |
| Office Supplies | 922 | 14 | 165 | 6 |
| Sporting Goods | 988 | 4 | 800 | 6 |
| Toys & Games | 1239 | 5 | 173 | 4 |
| Software | 2092 | 3 | 34 | 3 |
| Luggage & Bags | 5181 | 13 | 21 | 2 |
| Religious & Ceremonial | 5605 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (8) or the full path ("Arts & Entertainment"). 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 | 8 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Arts & Entertainment |
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, 8, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Arts & Entertainment
3 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. Hobbies & Creative Arts (5710) is the largest with 439 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Arts & Entertainment sits under that one name. 2 of the 3 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 1 is a leaf, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Arts & Entertainment
What is the Google product category ID for Arts & Entertainment?
8. The full path, "Arts & Entertainment", 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 Arts & Entertainment or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Arts & Entertainment has 3 directly below it, starting with Event Tickets (499969), Hobbies & Creative Arts (5710), Party & Celebration (5709), and 499 in total further down. 8 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
How much more specific can I get than Arts & Entertainment?
6 levels more. The longest route down from Arts & Entertainment is Arts & Entertainment > Hobbies & Creative Arts > Arts & Crafts > Art & Crafting Materials > Art & Craft Paper > Cardstock & Scrapbooking Paper > Cardstock, ending at Cardstock (543510) on level 7. Not every branch below Arts & Entertainment runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Arts & Entertainment compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 21 at its level, carrying 499 categories below it. Inside it, Hobbies & Creative Arts (5710) is the biggest branch with 439 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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