# Get or create a manufacturer — PrestaShop

Botize method — `prestashop.add_manufacturer` (action).

Returns the manufacturer with the given name. If it doesn't exist, it creates it.

This is an action: it runs as a step of a task. Several can be chained.

## Fields you set

The field's internal name, its type and the values it accepts. These fields accept `{{...}}` tags from earlier steps.

- `mb_switch` *(boolean)* — Rules
- `manufacturer_name` *(string)* — Manufacturer name

It also accepts repeatable field groups, with these prefixes: `mb_filters_*`. These are composite components (buttons, filters, keyboards); the trailing number is set by the user as they are added.

## Output variables

Data this step makes available. Reference them in later steps with the double-brace tag.

- `{{manufacturer_id}}` *(int)* — Manufacturer Id. Manufacturer ID assigned by PrestaShop.
For example: 1
- `{{manufacturer_created}}` *(boolean)* — Manufacturer created. True if the manufacturer was just created, false if it already existed.

## Account

Needs a connected PrestaShop account in Botize: https://botize.com/en/app/prestashop/authenticate

## This app

Every trigger and action for PrestaShop: https://botize.com/en/app/prestashop.md

## How to build this

An AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor…) can create and edit these tasks in the user's account through the Botize MCP connector, included in every plan:

    https://webhook.botize.es/mcp

- Connection guide: https://botize.com/en/mcp
- Agent map: https://botize.com/llms.txt
- New account: https://botize.com/en/join (500 free operations, no card)

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Machine-readable summary for AI assistants. Human version: https://botize.com/en/method/prestashop/add_manufacturer