Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Stair Climbers & Steppers
The Google product category ID for Stair Climbers & Steppers is 996. It sits under Cardio Machines and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
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Stair Climbers & Steppers996
Stair Climbers543610Stair Steppers543611- Category ID
- 996
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 5 / 6
- Others at this level
- 4
- Parent category
- Cardio Machines
- 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, Stair Climbers & Steppers is the largest of the 5 categories under Cardio Machines, with 2 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.
Stair Climbers & SteppersStair Climbers
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Stair Climbers (543610) on level 6: Stair Climbers & Steppers › Stair Climbers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliptical Trainers | 992 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Bikes | 994 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowing Machines | 995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stair Climbers & Steppers — this page | 996 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Treadmills | 997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (996) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Cardio > Cardio Machines > Stair Climbers & Steppers"). 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 2 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 | 996 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Cardio > Cardio Machines > Stair Climbers & Steppers |
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, 996, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Stair Climbers & Steppers
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Stair Climbers & Steppers continues any further, so one of those 2 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Stair Climbers & Steppers
What is the Google product category ID for Stair Climbers & Steppers?
996. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Cardio > Cardio Machines > Stair Climbers & Steppers", 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 Stair Climbers & Steppers or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Stair Climbers & Steppers has 2 directly below it, starting with Stair Climbers (543610), Stair Steppers (543611), and 2 in total further down. 996 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 Stair Climbers & Steppers sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Cardio Machines (4589). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Exercise & Fitness → Cardio → Cardio Machines → Stair Climbers & Steppers. If your product does not belong under Cardio Machines, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Stair Climbers & Steppers is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Cardio Machines first — there are 4 other categories at this level: Elliptical Trainers (992), Exercise Bikes (994), Rowing Machines (995), Treadmills (997). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Cardio Machines (4589) 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 Stair Climbers & Steppers?
1 level more. The longest route down from Stair Climbers & Steppers is Stair Climbers & Steppers > Stair Climbers, ending at Stair Climbers (543610) on level 6. Not every branch below Stair Climbers & Steppers runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Stair Climbers & Steppers compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 5 at its level, carrying 2 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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