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google_product_category

Optional Field

This field is optional, but omitting it may leave out functionality on Prisjakt for your offers

Description​

This attribute is used to help us place products in relevant categories. It should contain full category path from Google Taxonomy or respective category id. If you don't know or have Google product category, submit product_type instead.

Effects When Used​

  • This information helps us to make the products discoverable and searchable for the users

Validation Rules​

  • If id is used it must match an existing Google Product Category id (see references below)
  • If category path is used, it must match Google Product Category path exactly (see references below)
  • Use only one attribute of this type per product

Best Practices​

Do​

  • Prefer using id's instead of strings if possible
  • Use the most nested category possible
  • Avoid using root categories
  • Use full category path or respective category id from the list (see references)
  • Wrap in a CDATA element if using xml

Example Values​

Here are examples of how a valid google_product_category value should look like in XML and CSV (with header) respectively.

Valid Value
<g:google_product_category>1144</g:google_product_category>
Click to show more valid XML examples
<g:google_product_category>1144</g:google_product_category>
<g:google_product_category>1</g:google_product_category>
<g:google_product_category>1157</g:google_product_category>
<g:google_product_category><![CDATA[Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Reptile & Amphibian Supplies]]></g:google_product_category>
<g:google_product_category><![CDATA[Dyr og tilbehør til kæledyr > Tilbehør til kæledyr > Tilbehør til hunde]]></g:google_product_category>
<g:google_product_category><![CDATA[Sporting Goods > Athletics > Figure Skating & Hockey > Ice Skates]]></g:google_product_category>

Error Codes​

Below you will find possible error codes generated when validating this field alongside with an example in XML and CSV that would trigger the code. Please refer to the validation rules to understand the cause.

validation_category_not_found
<g:google_product_category>144</g:google_product_category>
<g:google_product_category><![CDATA[Divers sports > Water polo]]></g:google_product_category>
<g:google_product_category><![CDATA[toys & puzzle]]></g:google_product_category>
validation_invalid_length
<g:google_product_category>aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (more than 1000 characters value)</g:google_product_category>

Properties​

PropertyValueDescription
Data TypestringClosest data type in code
NestedFalseDefines if this field consists of one or more sub-fields
Case SensitiveFalseIf small or large letters matter for this field
RepeatableFalseIf you can supply multiple items of this field (it´s a list)
Repeatable limit0If a list, this specifices the max number of items

Changelog​

📅 2023-02-07

Added

Remove requirement on google_product_category if product_type is not present

📅 2022-12-07

Added

Initial definition

References​