Tool: list_recent_files
Call this tool to find recent files for a user specified a sort order. Default sort order is recency
.
Supported sort orders are:
-
recency: The most recent timestamp from the file's date-time fields. -
lastModified: The last time the file was modified by anyone. -
lastModifiedByMe: The last time the file was modified by the user.
The default page size is 10. Utilize next_page_token
to paginate through the results.
The following sample demonstrate how to use curl
to invoke the list_recent_files
MCP tool.
| Curl Request |
|---|
curl --location 'https://drivemcp.googleapis.com/mcp' \ --header 'content-type: application/json' \ --header 'accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \ --data '{ "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "list_recent_files", "arguments": { // provide these details according to the tool MCP specification } }, "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1 }' |
Input Schema
Request to list files.
ListFilesRequest
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "orderBy" : string "pageToken" : string "pageSize" : integer "excludeContentSnippets" : boolean } |
Union field _order_by
.
_order_by
can be only one of the following:
orderBy
string
The sort order for the files.
Union field _page_token
.
_page_token
can be only one of the following:
pageToken
string
The page token to use for pagination.
Union field _page_size
.
_page_size
can be only one of the following:
pageSize
integer
The maximum number of files to return.
Union field _exclude_content_snippets
.
_exclude_content_snippets
can be only one of the following:
excludeContentSnippets
boolean
If true, the content snippet will be excluded from the response.
Output Schema
Response to list files.
ListFilesResponse
| JSON representation |
|---|
{
"files"
:
[
{
object (
|
files[]
object (
File
)
The list of files.
Union field _next_page_token
.
_next_page_token
can be only one of the following:
nextPageToken
string
The next page token.
File
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "id" : string , "title" : string , "parentId" : string , "mimeType" : string "fileSize" : string "description" : string "fileExtension" : string "contentSnippet" : string "viewUrl" : string "sharedWithMeTime" : string "createdTime" : string "modifiedTime" : string "viewedByMeTime" : string "owner" : string } |
id
string
The id of the file that was fetched.
title
string
The title of the file.
parentId
string
The (optional) id of the parent of the file.
Union field _mime_type
.
_mime_type
can be only one of the following:
mimeType
string
The mime type of the file.
Union field _file_size
.
_file_size
can be only one of the following:
fileSize
string ( int64
format)
The size in bytes of the file.
Union field _description
.
_description
can be only one of the following:
description
string
The description of the file.
Union field _file_extension
.
_file_extension
can be only one of the following:
fileExtension
string
The original file extension of the file, this is only populated for files with content stored in Drive.
Union field _content_snippet
.
_content_snippet
can be only one of the following:
contentSnippet
string
Generated snippet about the content of the file.
Union field _view_url
.
_view_url
can be only one of the following:
viewUrl
string
The URL to view the file.
Union field _shared_with_me_time
.
_shared_with_me_time
can be only one of the following:
sharedWithMeTime
string (
Timestamp
format)
The time that the file was shared with the requester.
Uses RFC 3339, where generated output will always be Z-normalized and use 0, 3, 6 or 9 fractional digits. Offsets other than "Z" are also accepted. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z"
, "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z"
or "2014-10-02T15:01:23+05:30"
.
Union field _created_time
.
_created_time
can be only one of the following:
createdTime
string (
Timestamp
format)
The time that the file was created.
Uses RFC 3339, where generated output will always be Z-normalized and use 0, 3, 6 or 9 fractional digits. Offsets other than "Z" are also accepted. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z"
, "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z"
or "2014-10-02T15:01:23+05:30"
.
Union field _modified_time
.
_modified_time
can be only one of the following:
modifiedTime
string (
Timestamp
format)
The most recent time at which the file was modified.
Uses RFC 3339, where generated output will always be Z-normalized and use 0, 3, 6 or 9 fractional digits. Offsets other than "Z" are also accepted. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z"
, "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z"
or "2014-10-02T15:01:23+05:30"
.
Union field _viewed_by_me_time
.
_viewed_by_me_time
can be only one of the following:
viewedByMeTime
string (
Timestamp
format)
The most recent time at which the file was viewed by requester.
Uses RFC 3339, where generated output will always be Z-normalized and use 0, 3, 6 or 9 fractional digits. Offsets other than "Z" are also accepted. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z"
, "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z"
or "2014-10-02T15:01:23+05:30"
.
Union field _owner
.
_owner
can be only one of the following:
owner
string
The email address of the owner of the file.
Timestamp
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "seconds" : string , "nanos" : integer } |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
seconds
|
Represents seconds of UTC time since Unix epoch 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z. Must be between -62135596800 and 253402300799 inclusive (which corresponds to 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59Z). |
nanos
|
Non-negative fractions of a second at nanosecond resolution. This field is the nanosecond portion of the duration, not an alternative to seconds. Negative second values with fractions must still have non-negative nanos values that count forward in time. Must be between 0 and 999,999,999 inclusive. |
Tool Annotations
Destructive Hint: ❌ | Idempotent Hint: ✅ | Read Only Hint: ✅ | Open World Hint: ❌

