Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Vehicle Door Locks & Parts
The Google product category ID for Vehicle Door Locks & Parts is 8302. It sits under Vehicle Alarms & Locks and has 3 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 3 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 8302
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 5 / 6
- Others at this level
- 8
- Parent category
- Vehicle Alarms & Locks
- 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, Vehicle Door Locks & Parts is the largest of the 9 categories under Vehicle Alarms & Locks, with 3 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.
Vehicle Door Locks & PartsVehicle Door Lock Actuators
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Vehicle Door Lock Actuators (8305) on level 6: Vehicle Door Locks & Parts › Vehicle Door Lock Actuators. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Alarm Systems | 1802 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Remote Keyless Systems | 2699 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Steering Wheel Locks | 2750 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Immobilizers | 3024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motorcycle Alarms & Locks | 6083 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Automotive Alarm Accessories | 6084 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Door Locks & Parts — this page | 8302 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Vehicle Hitch Locks | 235921 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Wheel Clamps | 500077 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (8302) or the full path ("Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Safety & Security > Vehicle Alarms & Locks > Vehicle Door Locks & Parts"). 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 | 8302 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Safety & Security > Vehicle Alarms & Locks > Vehicle Door Locks & Parts |
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, 8302, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Vehicle Door Locks & Parts
3 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 3 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Vehicle Door Locks & Parts continues any further, so one of those 3 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 Vehicle Door Locks & Parts
What is the Google product category ID for Vehicle Door Locks & Parts?
8302. The full path, "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Safety & Security > Vehicle Alarms & Locks > Vehicle Door Locks & Parts", 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 Vehicle Door Locks & Parts or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Vehicle Door Locks & Parts has 3 directly below it, starting with Vehicle Door Lock Actuators (8305), Vehicle Door Lock Knobs (8304), Vehicle Door Locks & Locking Systems (8303), and 3 in total further down. 8302 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 Vehicle Door Locks & Parts sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Vehicle Alarms & Locks (2768). The chain from the top is Vehicles & Parts → Vehicle Parts & Accessories → Vehicle Safety & Security → Vehicle Alarms & Locks → Vehicle Door Locks & Parts. If your product does not belong under Vehicle Alarms & Locks, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Vehicle Door Locks & Parts is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Vehicle Alarms & Locks first — there are 8 other categories at this level: Automotive Alarm Accessories (6084), Automotive Alarm Systems (1802), Motorcycle Alarms & Locks (6083), Vehicle Hitch Locks (235921), Vehicle Immobilizers (3024), Vehicle Remote Keyless Systems (2699), and 2 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Vehicle Alarms & Locks (2768) 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 Vehicle Door Locks & Parts?
1 level more. The longest route down from Vehicle Door Locks & Parts is Vehicle Door Locks & Parts > Vehicle Door Lock Actuators, ending at Vehicle Door Lock Actuators (8305) on level 6. Not every branch below Vehicle Door Locks & Parts runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Vehicle Door Locks & Parts compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 9 at its level, carrying 3 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 Vehicle Door Locks & Parts and Vehicle Hitch Locks?
They sit side by side under Vehicle Alarms & Locks and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Vehicle Door Locks & Parts is 8302; Vehicle Hitch Locks is 235921. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Safety & Security > Vehicle Alarms & Locks > Vehicle Door Locks & Parts" with "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Safety & Security > Vehicle Alarms & Locks > Vehicle Hitch Locks" before you submit.
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