Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Chalk
The Google product category ID for Chalk is 978, written as a path "Office Supplies > Office Instruments > Writing & Drawing Instruments > Chalk". 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 Writing & Drawing Instruments.
- Category ID
- 978
- 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
- 6
- Parent category
- Writing & Drawing Instruments
- 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, Chalk is third largest of the 7 categories under Writing & Drawing Instruments, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk — this page | 978 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crayons | 979 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markers & Highlighters | 980 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Art Charcoals | 2623 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pastels | 4752 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pens & Pencils | 6065 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Multifunction Writing Instruments | 6067 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (978) or the full path ("Office Supplies > Office Instruments > Writing & Drawing Instruments > Chalk"). 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 | 978 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Office Supplies > Office Instruments > Writing & Drawing Instruments > Chalk |
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, 978, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Chalk
What is the Google product category ID for Chalk?
978. The full path, "Office Supplies > Office Instruments > Writing & Drawing Instruments > Chalk", 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 Chalk available?
No. Chalk is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 978 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 Chalk sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Writing & Drawing Instruments (977). The chain from the top is Office Supplies → Office Instruments → Writing & Drawing Instruments → Chalk. If your product does not belong under Writing & Drawing Instruments, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Chalk is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Writing & Drawing Instruments first — there are 6 other categories at this level: Art Charcoals (2623), Crayons (979), Markers & Highlighters (980), Multifunction Writing Instruments (6067), Pastels (4752), Pens & Pencils (6065). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Writing & Drawing Instruments (977) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Chalk compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 7 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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