Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Yoga & Pilates
The Google product category ID for Yoga & Pilates is 999. It sits under Exercise & Fitness and has 5 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 5 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 999
- Direct subcategories
- 5
- Categories below it in total
- 5
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 25
- Parent category
- Exercise & Fitness
- 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, Yoga & Pilates is third largest of the 26 categories under Exercise & Fitness, with 5 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.
Yoga & PilatesPilates Machines
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Pilates Machines (3810) on level 4: Yoga & Pilates › Pilates Machines. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise Balls | 993 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoga & Pilates — this page | 999 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Medicine Balls | 3938 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Equipment Mats | 4669 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foam Rollers | 5319 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stopwatches | 5693 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Bands | 5869 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weighted Clothing | 6103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foam Roller Accessories | 6337 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hand Exercisers | 6867 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reaction Balls | 7174 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Speed & Resistance Parachutes | 8062 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibration Exercise Machines | 8066 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Push Up & Pull Up Bars | 8215 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Wedges | 8471 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aerobic Steps | 237166 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inversion Tables & Systems | 355576 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardio | 499792 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Weight Lifting | 499793 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Exercise Benches | 499795 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Trainers | 499796 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ab Wheels & Rollers | 499797 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension Trainers | 499798 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Towers | 499912 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exercise Machine & Equipment Sets | 499978 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sport Safety Lights & Reflectors | 505302 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (999) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Yoga & Pilates"). 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 5 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 | 999 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Yoga & Pilates |
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, 999, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Yoga & Pilates
5 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 5 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Yoga & Pilates continues any further, so one of those 5 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Yoga & Pilates
What is the Google product category ID for Yoga & Pilates?
999. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Exercise & Fitness > Yoga & Pilates", 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 Yoga & Pilates or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Yoga & Pilates has 5 directly below it, starting with Pilates Machines (3810), Yoga & Pilates Blocks (6750), Yoga & Pilates Mats (3640), and 5 in total further down. 999 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 Yoga & Pilates sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Exercise & Fitness (990). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Exercise & Fitness → Yoga & Pilates. If your product does not belong under Exercise & Fitness, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Yoga & Pilates is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Exercise & Fitness first — there are 25 other categories at this level: Ab Wheels & Rollers (499797), Aerobic Steps (237166), Balance Trainers (499796), Cardio (499792), Exercise Balls (993), Exercise Bands (5869), and 19 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Exercise & Fitness (990) 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 Yoga & Pilates?
1 level more. The longest route down from Yoga & Pilates is Yoga & Pilates > Pilates Machines, ending at Pilates Machines (3810) on level 4. Not every branch below Yoga & Pilates runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Yoga & Pilates compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 26 at its level, carrying 5 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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