`gmail_search`

Pack: gmail · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gmail/mcp

Search emails using Gmail query syntax (e.g., ‘from:[email protected]’, ‘subject:invoice’, ‘has:attachment’, ‘after:2024/01/01’, ‘is:unread’). Returns matching message IDs.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Gmail search query (e.g., “from:[email protected] after:2024/01/01 has:attachment”)
`max_results`	number	no	Maximum number of messages to return (default 10, max 100)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "from:[email protected] after:2024/01/01 has:attachment"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gmail/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"gmail_search","arguments":{"query":"from:[email protected] after:2024/01/01 has:attachment"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('gmail_search', {
  "query": "from:[email protected] after:2024/01/01 has:attachment"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "is:unread subject:invoice",
  "max_results": 50
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`messages`	array	Array of matching message summaries
`nextPageToken`	string	Token for fetching next page of results
`resultSizeEstimate`	number	Estimated total number of matching messages
`error`	string	Error code if connection not authenticated
`message`	string	Error message if connection not authenticated

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "messages": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of matching message summaries",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Message ID"
          },
          "threadId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Thread ID"
          },
          "labelIds": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Applied label IDs",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "nextPageToken": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Token for fetching next page of results"
    },
    "resultSizeEstimate": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Estimated total number of matching messages"
    },
    "error": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Error code if connection not authenticated"
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Error message if connection not authenticated"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gmail": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/gmail/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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