AI-Powered Product Categorization for Clothing

Clothing Product Categorization

The clothing vertical is one of the largest and most diverse categories in e-commerce, encompassing everything from casual everyday wear to formal attire, activewear, swimwear, and specialty garments. With thousands of subcategories spanning different styles, occasions, demographics, and garment types, accurate categorization is essential for fashion retailers to maximize product visibility. Our AI-powered API automatically classifies clothing products into the correct taxonomy categories across all major marketplaces.

Clothing products require precise categorization due to the complexity of fashion taxonomies and the importance of demographic and style attributes. A women's maxi dress needs different taxonomy placement than a cocktail dress, and men's athletic shorts categorize differently than dress shorts. Our machine learning models understand these nuances, having been trained on millions of apparel listings to deliver exceptional classification accuracy across all clothing types.

Whether you're selling dresses on Amazon, listing activewear on Shopify, or managing a Google Shopping feed for outerwear, our API handles the complexity of clothing taxonomy mapping. We support automatic classification into Google Product Taxonomy, Amazon Browse Nodes, Shopify Standard Product Taxonomy, and eBay categories for all apparel types.

Clothing Taxonomy Hierarchy

Clothing follows a deep hierarchical taxonomy structure across all major e-commerce platforms. Products must be classified from broad categories like "Apparel & Accessories > Clothing" down to specific subcategories such as "Apparel > Clothing > Dresses > Maxi Dresses". Our API navigates this complexity automatically, ensuring your clothing products land in the most specific and relevant category.

The diagram below shows how Clothing branches into Tier 3 categories, each containing dozens of further subcategories based on style, occasion, gender, and age group. Our AI understands the relationships between these categories and selects the most specific applicable classification.

Tier 3 Clothing Categories

Each Tier 3 category contains multiple Tier 4 and Tier 5 subcategories. For example, "Dresses" branches into Casual Dresses, Cocktail Dresses, Maxi Dresses, and more. Our API automatically determines the full category path for your products.

API Integration for Clothing Products

Integrating clothing product categorization into your workflow is straightforward with our RESTful API. Simply send your product title and description, and receive accurate category classifications for Google Shopping, Amazon, Shopify, and eBay instantly.

import requests

def categorize_clothing(product_description, api_key):
    """Categorize clothing products across multiple taxonomies"""
    base_url = "https://www.productcategorization.com/api/ecommerce/ecommerce_category6_get.php"
    params = {
        "query": product_description,
        "api_key": api_key,
        "data_type": "google"
    }
    response = requests.get(base_url, params=params)
    return response.json()

# Example: Categorize a dress
result = categorize_clothing(
    "Lulus Floral Print Maxi Dress V-Neck Sleeveless Summer Women's Size Medium",
    "your_api_key_here"
)
print(f"Category: {result['category']}")
# Output: Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Dresses > Maxi Dresses

async function categorizeClothing(productDescription, apiKey) {
    const baseUrl = 'https://www.productcategorization.com/api/ecommerce/ecommerce_category6_get.php';
    const params = new URLSearchParams({
        query: productDescription,
        api_key: apiKey,
        data_type: 'google'
    });

    const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}?${params}`);
    return response.json();
}

// Example: Categorize activewear
categorizeClothing(
    'Nike Dri-FIT Running Shorts Men Black Athletic Training Gym Workout',
    'your_api_key'
).then(result => {
    console.log('Category:', result.category);
    // Output: Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Activewear > Shorts
});

curl -X GET "https://www.productcategorization.com/api/ecommerce/ecommerce_category6_get.php" \
  -d "query=Canada Goose Expedition Parka Down Jacket Women Winter Coat Black" \
  -d "api_key=your_api_key_here" \
  -d "data_type=google"

# Response:
# {"category": "Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Outerwear > Coats & Jackets", "confidence": 0.97}