brands

Get retailer profile

get_retailer

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get the public profile of one retailer (shop) on authorized.by. Read-only. Returns address, contact details, opening hours, categories, subscription plan, TÜV certification, customer rating, registration date, seal_implemented (whether the authorized.by seal is live on their shop), and certificate_url / certificate_url_de: links to the retailer's public authorized.by certificate page (English / German) listing all brands that authorized it. These links are null when the retailer has no active authorization. Data scope: results only cover relationships registered and confirmed on authorized.by. An empty result or a not-found error does NOT prove that no authorization exists outside authorized.by. Distinguish outcomes: an empty list means no matching record on authorized.by; an error result whose text starts with 'Brand not found' or 'Retailer not found' means the given id/alias is unknown; an error result whose text starts with 'Tool execution failed' is a technical error and says nothing about the data.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`id_or_alias`	Yes	Retailer numeric ID, slug or alias.

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description
`id`	Yes	Numeric authorized.by ID. Accepted by the id_or_alias argument of the detail tools.
`logo`	Yes	Logo image URL, or null.
`name`	Yes	Display name.
`plan`	Yes	authorized.by subscription plan of the retailer: PREMIUM, START or FREE.
`slug`	Yes	URL-safe identifier. Accepted by the id_or_alias argument of the detail tools.
`details`	Yes	Extended profile details.
`shop_url`	Yes	Retailer online-shop URL, or null.
`brand_count`	Yes	Number of brands that currently authorize this retailer on authorized.by.
`tuv_certified`	Yes	Whether the retailer holds a TÜV certification via authorized.by.
`certificate_url`	Yes	Public authorized.by certificate page (English) that proves the authorization; null when there is no active authorization.
`seal_implemented`	Yes	Whether the authorized.by seal is live on the retailer's shop.
`certificate_url_de`	Yes	Same certificate page in German; null when there is no active authorization.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed3 schema fields changedSep 14, 2026

addedInput schema / additionalProperties
```
Added value: +false
```

changedInput schema / properties / id_or_alias / description

Previous value: -"Retailer numeric ID or alias."New value: +"Retailer numeric ID, slug or alias."

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "description": "The public profile of one retailer.",
+  "properties": {
+    "brand_count": {
+      "description": "Number of brands that currently authorize this retailer on authorized.by.",
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "certificate_url": {
+      "description": "Public authorized.by certificate page (English) that proves the authorization; null when there is no active authorization.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "certificate_url_de": {
+      "description": "Same certificate page in German; null when there is no active authorization.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "details": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "description": "Extended profile details.",
+      "properties": {
+        "address": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "categories": {
+          "description": "Product categories.",
+          "items": {
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "de": {
+                "description": "German text, or null.",
+                "type": [
+                  "string",
+                  "null"
+                ]
+              },
+              "en": {
+                "description": "English text, or null.",
+                "type": [
+                  "string",
+                  "null"
+                ]
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "de",
+              "en"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": [
+            "array",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "description": {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "description": "Description text in German (de) and English (en); each may be null.",
+          "properties": {
+            "de": {
+              "description": "German text, or null.",
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "en": {
+              "description": "English text, or null.",
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "de",
+            "en"
+          ],
+          "type": [
+            "object",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "email": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "opening_hours": {
+          "description": "Weekly opening hours of the physical store; empty or null when unknown.",
+          "items": {
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "closing_hour": {
+                "description": "Closing time.",
+                "type": [
+                  "string",
+                  "null"
+                ]
+              },
+              "day_of_week": {
+                "description": "Day of the week.",
+                "type": [
+                  "string",
+                  "null"
+                ]
+              },
+              "opening_hour": {
+                "description": "Opening time.",
+                "type": [
+                  "string",
+                  "null"
+                ]
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "day_of_week",
+              "opening_hour",
+              "closing_hour"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": [
+            "array",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "payment_methods": {
+          "description": "Accepted payment methods; null when unknown.",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": [
+            "array",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "phone": {
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "registration_date": {
+          "description": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the company registered on authorized.by.",
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "social": {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "description": "Social media profile URLs; each may be null.",
+          "properties": {
+            "facebook": {
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "instagram": {
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "linkedin": {
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "youtube": {
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "instagram",
+            "facebook",
+            "linkedin",
+            "youtube"
+          ],
+          "type": [
+            "object",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "trustami": {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "description": "Customer rating from Trustami; fields are null when no rating exists.",
+          "properties": {
+            "profile_url": {
+              "description": "URL of the rating profile, or null.",
+              "type": [
+                "string",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "rating": {
+              "description": "Average customer rating, or null.",
+              "type": [
+                "number",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            },
+            "review_count": {
+              "description": "Number of customer reviews, or null.",
+              "type": [
+                "integer",
+                "null"
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "rating",
+            "review_count",
+            "profile_url"
+          ],
+          "type": [
+            "object",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
+        "tuv_certification_date": {
+          "description": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD) the TÜV certification was granted; null when not certified.",
+          "type": [
+            "string",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "address",
+        "phone",
+        "email",
+        "opening_hours",
+        "payment_methods",
+        "description",
+        "categories",
+        "tuv_certification_date",
+        "registration_date",
+        "trustami",
+        "social"
+      ],
+      "type": [
+        "object",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "id": {
+      "description": "Numeric authorized.by ID. Accepted by the id_or_alias argument of the detail tools.",
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "logo": {
+      "description": "Logo image URL, or null.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "name": {
+      "description": "Display name.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "plan": {
+      "description": "authorized.by subscription plan of the retailer: PREMIUM, START or FREE.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "seal_implemented": {
+      "description": "Whether the authorized.by seal is live on the retailer's shop.",
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "shop_url": {
+      "description": "Retailer online-shop URL, or null.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "slug": {
+      "description": "URL-safe identifier. Accepted by the id_or_alias argument of the detail tools.",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "tuv_certified": {
+      "description": "Whether the retailer holds a TÜV certification via authorized.by.",
+      "type": "boolean"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "id",
+    "name",
+    "slug",
+    "shop_url",
+    "logo",
+    "certificate_url",
+    "certificate_url_de",
+    "plan",
+    "tuv_certified",
+    "seal_implemented",
+    "brand_count",
+    "details"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

AddedJul 16, 2026

TDQS

A4.4/5.0

Behavior5/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Goes well beyond the annotations (which already declare read-only, idempotent, non-destructive): it discloses the data scope limitation, the nullability of certificate links when no active authorization exists, and a precise three-way outcome taxonomy (empty list vs. 'Brand/Retailer not found' vs. 'Tool execution failed'). That directly prevents misreading a null or error as evidence of no authorization.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Front-loaded with purpose first, then scope caveats, then outcome disambiguation, which is the right ordering. It is somewhat long and enumerates return fields that the output schema already covers, which is the one place sentences don't fully earn their space.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

With an output schema present, the field enumeration is redundant but harmless; everything an agent needs to call this correctly and interpret its result — scope limits, null semantics, error taxonomy — is present. No meaningful gaps remain for a single-parameter lookup tool.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 100% and the single parameter is documented as 'Retailer numeric ID, slug or alias' in the schema itself. The description adds no format examples, alias-vs-id precedence, or resolution behavior beyond what the schema states, so the baseline 3 applies.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

Specific verb and resource ('Get the public profile of one retailer') with explicit domain scoping ('on authorized.by'), which cleanly separates it from the plural sibling get_retailers and from get_brand. The mention of the certificate links and fields further pins down what 'profile' means here.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Usage context is clear: look up a single retailer by id/slug/alias, and the description explains what to conclude from empty vs. not-found vs. technical error results. It does not, however, explicitly route the agent to alternatives such as get_retailers (listing) or verify_retailer_authorization (authorization check), so the when-not guidance is incomplete.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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