# Alibaba API: Get supplier

> Looks up a supplier's public company profile on Alibaba by company name or store link. Response-rate percentages are not consistently published, so that field is null.

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- Page: https://fous.com/methods/alibaba.com/get-supplier
- Method: `alibaba.com/get_supplier`, version 1
- Website: alibaba.com
- Returns: company name, country, city, years on Alibaba, verified status, business type, store rating, review count, response time, on-time delivery, products, markets, certifications, staff count, factory size, store link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `supplier` | string | yes | `"Yangzhou Everbright Caps Manufacture Co., Ltd."` | Supplier company name or Alibaba store link, for example Yangzhou Everbright Caps Manufacture Co., Ltd. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "supplier": "Yangzhou Everbright Caps Manufacture Co., Ltd."
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "city": null,
  "country": "China",
  "store_link": "https://everbrightheadwear.en.alibaba.com/",
  "staff_count": 447,
  "company_name": "Yangzhou Everbright Caps Manufacture Co., Ltd.",
  "factory_size": "15,667 m²",
  "main_markets": [
    "North America",
    "South America",
    "Western Europe"
  ],
  "review_count": 3,
  "store_rating": 5,
  "business_type": "Manufacturer, Trading Company",
  "main_products": [
    "Baseball Caps",
    "Knitted Caps",
    "Apparel"
  ],
  "response_time": "≤11h",
  "certifications": [
    "ISO 9001"
  ],
  "years_on_alibaba": 3,
  "verified_supplier": true,
  "response_rate_percent": null,
  "on_time_delivery_rate_percent": 95
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"alibaba.com/get_supplier","input":{"supplier":"Yangzhou Everbright Caps Manufacture Co., Ltd."}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## Ask your agent

- Can you pull up the public profile for Yangzhou Everbright Caps Manufacture Co., Ltd. on Alibaba, including its country, years on the platform, and store rating?
- I need to vet a hat supplier before placing an order. Look up Shenzhen Lidong Electronics on Alibaba and tell me if it's verified, its review count, and typical response time.
- What certifications, staff count, and factory size does this supplier list? https://www.alibaba.com/company/example-textile-store
- Check whether Guangzhou Huaxin Packaging is a manufacturer or trading company, and what products and export markets it lists.
- Give me the on-time delivery figure and main product lines for Hangzhou Jiayuan Furniture Co., Ltd. from its Alibaba store page.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "supplier"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "supplier": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Supplier company name or Alibaba store link, for example Yangzhou Everbright Caps Manufacture Co., Ltd."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "company_name",
    "country",
    "city",
    "years_on_alibaba",
    "verified_supplier",
    "business_type",
    "store_rating",
    "review_count",
    "response_rate_percent",
    "response_time",
    "on_time_delivery_rate_percent",
    "main_products",
    "main_markets",
    "certifications",
    "staff_count",
    "factory_size",
    "store_link"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "city": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "country": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "store_link": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "staff_count": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "company_name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "factory_size": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "main_markets": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "review_count": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "store_rating": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "business_type": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "main_products": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "response_time": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "certifications": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "years_on_alibaba": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "verified_supplier": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "response_rate_percent": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "on_time_delivery_rate_percent": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## See more

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- [Alibaba API: Get product offer](https://fous.com/methods/alibaba.com/get-product.md): Gets one Alibaba wholesale offer from a product link, or from a product name plus supplier name.
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