veryfront__get_external_fileAccess
No external-service connection is required. Use a Veryfront credential with access to the requested resources. Call type: Read-only.Arguments
| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
provider | string | Yes | Storage provider accessed through the caller’s own personal connection. A human caller is required; agent, run, and service-account credentials are refused. Values: "onedrive", "sharepoint", "drive". |
file_id | string | Yes | File ID from list_external_files. Minimum length: 1. Maximum length: 1024. |
project_reference | string | No | Project ID or slug. Requires project.integrations.read through the caller’s own personal provider connection. Minimum length: 1. |
Example request
Send this JSON-RPC request through an initialized MCP client. Replace sample identifiers and values before calling the tool. See MCP client setup.request.json
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "veryfront__get_external_file",
"arguments": {
"provider": "onedrive",
"file_id": "example"
}
}
}
Result
The published output shape is summarized below. Inspect both the MCP response content andisError when handling a call.
| Field | Type | Required | Description and constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | Unique identifier for the returned record. Minimum length: 1. Maximum length: 1024. |
name | string | Yes | Human-readable name for the returned record. |
path | string | Yes | The path returned by the tool. |
mime_type | string | Yes | The mime type returned by the tool. Minimum length: 1. |
size | integer | Yes | The size returned by the tool. Minimum: 0. Maximum: 9007199254740991. |
size_bytes | integer | Yes | The size bytes returned by the tool. Minimum: 0. Maximum: 9007199254740991. |
is_folder | boolean | Yes | The is folder returned by the tool. |
kind | string | Yes | The kind returned by the tool. Values: "file", "folder". |
modified_at | string or null | Yes | The modified at returned by the tool. |
thumbnail | string | No | The thumbnail returned by the tool. |
provider | string | Yes | The provider returned by the tool. Values: "onedrive", "sharepoint", "drive". |
parent_id | string or null | Yes | The parent id returned by the tool. |
etag | string or null | Yes | The etag returned by the tool. |
thumbnail_url | string or null | Yes | The thumbnail url returned by the tool. |
web_url | string or null | Yes | The web url returned by the tool. |
Full schemas
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"provider": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"onedrive",
"sharepoint",
"drive"
],
"description": "Storage provider accessed through the caller's own personal connection. A human caller is required; agent, run, and service-account credentials are refused."
},
"file_id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 1024,
"description": "File ID from list_external_files."
},
"project_reference": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Project ID or slug. Requires project.integrations.read through the caller's own personal provider connection."
}
},
"required": [
"provider",
"file_id"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"description": "Arguments for the get_external_file tool."
}
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 1024,
"description": "Unique identifier for the returned record."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Human-readable name for the returned record."
},
"path": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The path returned by the tool."
},
"mime_type": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The mime type returned by the tool."
},
"size": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991,
"description": "The size returned by the tool."
},
"size_bytes": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991,
"description": "The size bytes returned by the tool."
},
"is_folder": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "The is folder returned by the tool."
},
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"file",
"folder"
],
"description": "The kind returned by the tool."
},
"modified_at": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "The modified at returned by the tool."
},
{
"type": "null",
"description": "The modified at returned by the tool."
}
],
"description": "The modified at returned by the tool."
},
"thumbnail": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The thumbnail returned by the tool."
},
"provider": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"onedrive",
"sharepoint",
"drive"
],
"description": "The provider returned by the tool."
},
"parent_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/properties/id",
"description": "The parent id returned by the tool."
},
{
"type": "null",
"description": "The parent id returned by the tool."
}
],
"description": "The parent id returned by the tool."
},
"etag": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 1024,
"pattern": "^(?:\\*|(?:W\\/)?\"[\\x21\\x23-\\x7e]*\"(?:[ \\t]*,[ \\t]*(?:W\\/)?\"[\\x21\\x23-\\x7e]*\")*|[!#$%&'*+.^_`|~0-9A-Za-z-]+)$",
"description": "The etag returned by the tool."
},
{
"type": "null",
"description": "The etag returned by the tool."
}
],
"description": "The etag returned by the tool."
},
"thumbnail_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/properties/thumbnail",
"description": "The thumbnail url returned by the tool."
},
{
"type": "null",
"description": "The thumbnail url returned by the tool."
}
],
"description": "The thumbnail url returned by the tool."
},
"web_url": {
"anyOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/properties/thumbnail",
"description": "The web url returned by the tool."
},
{
"type": "null",
"description": "The web url returned by the tool."
}
],
"description": "The web url returned by the tool."
}
},
"required": [
"id",
"name",
"path",
"mime_type",
"size",
"size_bytes",
"is_folder",
"kind",
"modified_at",
"provider",
"parent_id",
"etag",
"thumbnail_url",
"web_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"description": "Structured result returned by the get_external_file tool."
}