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Get Vendor Information

Look up technology vendors from the HG Insights catalog with optional fuzzy search.

Tool key: get_vendor_information

Parameters​

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
vendorNamestringNo-Vendor name to search for (fuzzy matched). When provided, returns matched vendors with their products. When omitted, returns the full vendor catalog.

Required Integrations​

  • hginsights

How It Works​

This tool operates in two modes:

Fuzzy search mode (when vendorName is provided):

  • Performs fuzzy matching against the vendor catalog
  • Returns matched vendors with their products and product IDs
  • Use the returned IDs with company_technographic's productIds or vendorIds parameters

Discovery mode (when vendorName is omitted):

  • Returns the complete vendor catalog for browsing
  • Does not include product details per vendor

Use Cases​

  • Vendor research and discovery
  • Getting vendor/product IDs for use with company_technographic
  • Competitive landscape analysis
  • Market coverage analysis

Example Usage​

{
  "tool": "get_vendor_information",
  "parameters": {
    "vendorName": "Anthropic"
  }
}

Full catalog listing​

{
  "tool": "get_vendor_information",
  "parameters": {}
}

Response Format​

The tool returns a structured JSON response with:

  • count: Number of vendors returned
  • vendors: Array of vendor objects with id, name, matchScore (0-1, search mode only), and products (search mode only, each with id, name, categoryId)

Composable Workflow​

To check if a company uses a specific vendor:

  1. Call get_vendor_information with vendorName to get the vendor ID
  2. Call company_technographic with vendorIds: [<id>] to check usage

Error Handling​

Common errors:

  • Missing Integration: HG Insights API key not configured
  • Authentication Error: Invalid API key
  • Service Error: HG Insights API unavailable
  • company_technographic - Use vendor/product IDs from this tool to filter technographic data
  • list_product_categories - Browse product categories
  • list_product_attributes - Browse product attributes

Next Steps​