---
title: "Recommend materials for an industry, optionally filtered by process and specific property requirements."
method: POST
path: "/tools/match_industry_materials"
---

# Recommend materials for an industry, optionally filtered by process and specific property requirements.

`POST /tools/match_industry_materials`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.mechanofab.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.mechanofab.com/v1/tools/match_industry_materials`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Use when the user asks 'what materials are approved for medical devices?', 'best lightweight materials for aerospace?', 'food-safe materials for injection molding?'. Cross-references industries and materials dictionaries.

## Request body

- object
  - `industry_id` string, required
  - `process_id` string: Optional: filter by process compatibility.
  - `requirements` string[]

## Response `200`

Tool result

- object
  - `industry_name` string, required
  - `recommended_materials` object[], required
    - `material_id` string
    - `material_name` string
    - `reason` string
    - `compliance_notes` string
  - `source_tag` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request/input.
- `401`: Missing/invalid credentials.
- `402`: Insufficient credits.
- `403`: Scope/tool forbidden.
- `404`: Unknown resource.
- `409`: Idempotency conflict.
- `429`: Rate limited.
- `503`: Control plane / runtime unavailable.

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