find_distributors
RUNS WITHOUT AN API KEY (anonymous callers see the top 3 per market and are told how many more matched). WHO COULD SELL A DEVICE IN A MARKET — the question a company entering a market actually has. Give it a market and, optionally, a device type or clinical area; it returns the local distributors and importers who hold registrations there, what clinical areas they cover, how many markets they operate in, and a sample of the lines they already carry. Strongest across Asia, where the registry names the local partner rather than the manufacturer and this relationship is not published anywhere else: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, India and Hong Kong. This is the INVERSE of get_license_holders, which starts from a manufacturer you can already name. Regulatory consultants and authorised representatives are excluded — they hold licences as a service and do not sell — as are manufacturers' own in-country subsidiaries. Read the caveats in the response before quoting any number from it.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | No | 1-25 (default 10). Capped to 3 without a paid key. | |
| market | Yes | ISO2 code or market name, e.g. "TH" or "Thailand". One market per call. | |
| device_type | No | Optional clinical area or device category in plain words, e.g. "orthopaedic implants", "in vitro diagnostics", "cardiology". Partial matches count. Omit it to see the whole channel in that market. |