Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Windbreaks
The Google product category ID for Windbreaks is 8079, written as a path "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Windbreaks". It is a leaf: the taxonomy does not continue below it, so this is the most specific value on this branch, and if your product fits here there is nothing more precise to pick. It sits under Camping & Hiking.
This level18
Windbreaks8079
Portable Toilets & Showers502993- Category ID
- 8079
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 4 / 4
- Others at this level
- 17
- Parent category
- Camping & Hiking
- 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, Windbreaks is the smallest of the 18 categories under Camping & Hiking, with 0 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Furniture | 1014 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Camping Cookware & Dinnerware | 1016 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camping Lights & Lanterns | 1019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sleeping Bags | 1020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sleeping Pads | 1021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tents | 1022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portable Water Filters & Purifiers | 1023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemical Hand Warmers | 3508 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mosquito Nets & Insect Screens | 3538 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiking Poles | 3738 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camping Tools | 3937 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Navigational Compasses | 4785 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compression Sacks | 5636 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tent Accessories | 5655 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Sleeping Bag Liners | 5881 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiking Pole Accessories | 7154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Windbreaks — this page | 8079 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portable Toilets & Showers | 502993 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (8079) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Windbreaks"). 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.
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 | 8079 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Windbreaks |
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, 8079, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Windbreaks
What is the Google product category ID for Windbreaks?
8079. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Windbreaks", 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.
Is anything more specific than Windbreaks available?
No. Windbreaks is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 8079 is the most precise value this branch offers. If it does not describe your product closely enough, the answer is a different branch, not a deeper one.
Where does Windbreaks sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Camping & Hiking (1013). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Camping & Hiking → Windbreaks. If your product does not belong under Camping & Hiking, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Windbreaks is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Camping & Hiking first — there are 17 other categories at this level: Camp Furniture (1014), Camping Cookware & Dinnerware (1016), Camping Lights & Lanterns (1019), Camping Tools (3937), Chemical Hand Warmers (3508), Compression Sacks (5636), and 11 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Camping & Hiking (1013) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Windbreaks compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest of the 18 at its level, carrying 0 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.
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