AI-Powered Product Categorization for Software

Software Product Categorization

The software vertical has transformed dramatically with the shift from boxed products to digital downloads, cloud subscriptions, and SaaS platforms. From productivity suites and security software to video games and mobile apps, accurate categorization is essential for visibility in digital marketplaces. Our AI-powered API automatically classifies software products into the correct taxonomy categories across all major e-commerce platforms, handling the unique challenges of digital product categorization including license types, platform compatibility, and delivery methods.

Software products present distinct categorization challenges due to their intangible nature and the rapid evolution of software types. A product could be desktop software, a mobile app, a web-based SaaS tool, or a cloud service. Video games span console-specific titles, PC games, mobile games, and virtual reality experiences. Our machine learning models understand these distinctions, having been trained on millions of software listings including operating systems, productivity applications, creative software, development tools, security solutions, and entertainment software across all platforms and delivery models.

Whether you're selling software licenses on Amazon, listing SaaS subscriptions on your Shopify store, or managing a Google Shopping feed for video games, our API handles the complexity of software taxonomy mapping. We support automatic classification into Google Product Taxonomy, Amazon Browse Nodes, Shopify Standard Product Taxonomy, and eBay categories, ensuring your digital products appear in the correct categories for customers searching for specific software types, platforms, and use cases.

Software Taxonomy Hierarchy

Software products follow a taxonomy structure that organizes items by software type, platform, and function. Understanding this structure is essential for e-commerce success, as customers search by software category (productivity, security, games), platform (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android), and specific use case (video editing, accounting, project management). Our API navigates this complexity automatically, ensuring each software product lands in the most appropriate and discoverable category.

The diagram below illustrates how the Software vertical branches into main categories covering computer software, video games, cloud services, and digital goods. Each category contains specialized subcategories for different software types, platforms, and delivery methods. Our AI understands the relationships between these categories and the technical contexts that determine proper classification.

Main Software Categories

Each category branches into specialized subcategories. Computer Software includes productivity, creative, security, utilities, and development tools. Video Game Software divides by platform (PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Mobile) and genre (action, RPG, sports, simulation). Cloud Services encompasses SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and subscription services. Our API automatically determines the complete category path based on product descriptions, platform specifications, and software type indicators.

API Integration for Software Products

Integrating software product categorization into your e-commerce workflow is straightforward with our RESTful API. Send your product title and description, and receive accurate category classifications for Google Shopping, Amazon, Shopify, and eBay. The API handles the complexity of platform-specific categorization and software type distinctions automatically.

import requests

def categorize_software(product_description, api_key):
    """Categorize software products across multiple taxonomies"""
    base_url = "https://www.productcategorization.com/api/ecommerce/ecommerce_category6_get.php"

    # Get Google Shopping category
    params = {
        "query": product_description,
        "api_key": api_key,
        "data_type": "google"
    }
    response = requests.get(base_url, params=params)
    return response.json()

# Example: Categorize a productivity software product
result = categorize_software(
    "Microsoft 365 Personal 12-Month Subscription Office Suite Word Excel PowerPoint",
    "your_api_key_here"
)
print(f"Category: {result['category']}")
# Output: Software > Computer Software > Office Suites

async function categorizeSoftware(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 a video game
categorizeSoftware(
    'The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo Switch Digital Download',
    'your_api_key'
).then(result => {
    console.log('Category:', result.category);
    // Output: Software > Video Game Software > Nintendo Switch Games
});

curl -X GET "https://www.productcategorization.com/api/ecommerce/ecommerce_category6_get.php" \
  -d "query=Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan Photoshop Lightroom 1TB Storage Annual" \
  -d "api_key=your_api_key_here" \
  -d "data_type=google"

# Response:
# {"category": "Software > Computer Software > Photo Editing Software", "confidence": 0.97}