openbeautyfacts.product.barcode

Lookup a cosmetics/personal-care product by barcode (EAN/UPC) — name, brand, categories, quantity, full ingredients list, image. 6K+ products (Open Beauty Facts)

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 11 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/openbeautyfacts.product.barcode.md

WHAT IT DOES

What openbeautyfacts.product.barcode does on Apibase

AI agents call openbeautyfacts.product.barcode to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`barcode`	string	Yes	Product barcode (EAN-13, UPC-A, etc.) e.g. "3600523327164" for a shampoo

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why openbeautyfacts.product.barcode is rated Low

Tool retrieves and queries public product data without modification, deletion, or external side effects.

From the tool's definition Lookup a cosmetics/personal-care product by barcode — name, brand, categories, quantity, full ingredients list, image.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs openbeautyfacts.product.barcode safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For openbeautyfacts.product.barcode, this is the rule to start with:

openbeautyfacts.product.barcode Allowed

openbeautyfacts.product.barcode is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "openbeautyfacts.product.barcode": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every openbeautyfacts.product.barcode call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about openbeautyfacts.product.barcode

What does the openbeautyfacts.product.barcode tool do? +

Lookup a cosmetics/personal-care product by barcode (EAN/UPC) — name, brand, categories, quantity, full ingredients list, image. 6K+ products (Open Beauty Facts). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does openbeautyfacts.product.barcode accept? +

openbeautyfacts.product.barcode accepts 1 parameter: barcode. Required: barcode. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on openbeautyfacts.product.barcode? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for openbeautyfacts.product.barcode: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.

What risk level is openbeautyfacts.product.barcode? +

openbeautyfacts.product.barcode is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit openbeautyfacts.product.barcode? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the openbeautyfacts.product.barcode rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block openbeautyfacts.product.barcode completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for openbeautyfacts.product.barcode. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides openbeautyfacts.product.barcode? +

openbeautyfacts.product.barcode is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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