Tool: create_label
Creates a new label in the authenticated user's Gmail account.
The following sample demonstrate how to use curl
to invoke the create_label
MCP tool.
| Curl Request |
|---|
curl --location 'https://gmailmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1' \ --header 'content-type: application/json' \ --header 'accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \ --data '{ "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "create_label", "arguments": { // provide these details according to the tool' s MCP specification } } , "jsonrpc" : "2.0" , "id" : 1 } ' |
Input Schema
Request message for CreateLabel RPC.
CreateLabelRequest
| JSON representation |
|---|
{
"displayName"
:
string
,
"color"
:
{
object (
|
displayName
string
Required. The display name of the label to create.
Union field _color
.
_color
can be only one of the following:
color
object (
LabelColor
)
Optional. The color of the label.
LabelColor
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "textColor" : string , "backgroundColor" : string } |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
textColor
|
The text color of the label, represented as a hex string (e.g., "#000000"). |
backgroundColor
|
The background color of the label, represented as a hex string (e.g., "#ffffff"). |
Output Schema
Details of a label.
Label
| JSON representation |
|---|
{
"labelId"
:
string
,
"name"
:
string
,
"color"
:
{
object (
|
labelId
string
The unique identifier of the label.
name
string
The human-readable display name of the label.
color
object (
LabelColor
)
Optional. The color of the label.
Union field _threads_total
.
_threads_total
can be only one of the following:
threadsTotal
integer
The total number of threads under the label.
Union field _threads_unread
.
_threads_unread
can be only one of the following:
threadsUnread
integer
The number of unread threads under the label.
LabelColor
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "textColor" : string , "backgroundColor" : string } |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
textColor
|
The text color of the label, represented as a hex string (e.g., "#000000"). |
backgroundColor
|
The background color of the label, represented as a hex string (e.g., "#ffffff"). |
Tool Annotations
Destructive Hint: ❌ | Idempotent Hint: ❌ | Read Only Hint: ❌ | Open World Hint: ❌

