get_category_paths
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[Amazon category breadcrumb resolver] Batch-resolve categoryId list to full paths (e.g. 'Electronics > Headphones > Over-Ear Headphones').
Use when: a report needs readable category context (not bare IDs); user has a list of numeric IDs and wants the names; multiple categories need labels for comparison.
Don't use: for a single ID — most other tools already return browseNodeNamePath in their responses; for tree structure (use get_category_children).
Returns: data.items[{ categoryId, categoryName, categoryNameCn, browseNodeNamePaths[], browseNodeNamePathCns[] }] — one row per input ID.
Pair with: ↑ categoryIds from any prior step (filter_niches/filter_categories output, user-pasted ID list); ↓ usually presentation-only, downstream rarely depends on it.
Cost: ~1 point/call, ~2s (cheaper than N single resolutions).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| categoryIds | array | yes | Category IDs to resolve full path for. Examples: ['2619526011'] (Appliances) / ['172282', '11965861'] (Electronics + Musical Instruments). |
| site | string | no | Amazon marketplace. Defaults to 'amz_us' (US). |
| clientSource | string | no | 调用来源标记。仅由 Pangolinfo Skill 传 skill；普通 MCP 调用省略即可。 |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"categoryIds": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"minItems": 1,
"description": "Category IDs to resolve full path for. Examples: ['2619526011'] (Appliances) / ['172282', '11965861'] (Electronics + Musical Instruments)."
},
"site": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"amz_us",
"amz_uk",
"amz_de",
"amz_jp",
"amz_fr",
"amz_it",
"amz_es",
"amz_ca",
"amz_au",
"amz_sa",
"amz_ae",
"amz_br",
"amz_mx"
],
"default": "amz_us",
"description": "Amazon marketplace. Defaults to 'amz_us' (US)."
},
"clientSource": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"skill",
"mcp"
],
"description": "调用来源标记。仅由 Pangolinfo Skill 传 skill；普通 MCP 调用省略即可。"
}
},
"required": [
"categoryIds"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}