*MCP › Reference › Catalog & inventory › Collections*

# List collections

> Returns the tree the catalog is organized by as a FLAT list: every node with its `parentId`, its full `path` and its `depth`, so the tree is rebuilt in one pass.

Filter by what the collections group (`entityType`) or by parent collection. Sorted by path.

TOOL `filmo_collections_list` · `collections:read` · 120/min · Server annotation: Read-only · Server annotation: Idempotent

## Arguments

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | integer | No | Page size (1-500). Defaults to 50. = `50` |
| `cursor` | string | No | Opaque cursor of the page to return. Pass the value of `pagination.nextCursor` from the previous response; treat it as opaque. |
| `sort` | string | No | Sort order: up to 3 comma-separated fields, each with a leading "-" for descending (e.g. "-updatedAt,name"). Sortable fields: path, name, order, depth, itemCount, createdAt, updatedAt. Defaults to "path". Ties are broken by id, so the order is stable across pages, and a cursor is bound to the sort it was issued with. |
| `entityType` | string | No | Filter by what the collections group: item, space, vehicle, staff or service. `item`, `space`, `vehicle`, `staff`, `service` |
| `entityTypes` | string[] | No | Filter by entityType, as a list: repeat the parameter or separate the values with commas. Accepts up to 50 values and returns whatever matches any of them. `item`, `space`, `vehicle`, `staff`, `service` |
| `parentId` | string | No | Filter by parent collection: only its direct children are returned. |
| `includeTotal` | boolean | No | Set it to true to include `pagination.total`, the number of results that match the filters across all pages. Off by default. = `false` |
| `dateFilters` | object | No | Date filters by field. A bare day (YYYY-MM-DD) is read in the business timezone; an ISO 8601 instant with offset is applied as is by gte, lte, gt and lt, while on widens it to the whole business day that contains it. Fields: created, updated. |
| `dateFilters.created` | object | No |  |
| `dateFilters.created.gte` | string | No | From this day or instant, inclusive. |
| `dateFilters.created.lte` | string | No | Up to this day or instant, inclusive. |
| `dateFilters.created.gt` | string | No | Strictly after; a bare day means after the end of that day. |
| `dateFilters.created.lt` | string | No | Strictly before; a bare day means before the start of that day. |
| `dateFilters.created.on` | string | No | Exactly that day; an instant means the whole business day that contains it. |
| `dateFilters.updated` | object | No |  |
| `dateFilters.updated.gte` | string | No | From this day or instant, inclusive. |
| `dateFilters.updated.lte` | string | No | Up to this day or instant, inclusive. |
| `dateFilters.updated.gt` | string | No | Strictly after; a bare day means after the end of that day. |
| `dateFilters.updated.lt` | string | No | Strictly before; a bare day means before the start of that day. |
| `dateFilters.updated.on` | string | No | Exactly that day; an instant means the whole business day that contains it. |

## Result

On success the result carries `structuredContent` with `data` and `meta`. These are the attributes of `data`.

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | Unique identifier of the collection. |
| `name` | string | Collection name. |
| `path` | string | Full name from the top-level collection, with the levels joined by " > ". |
| `entityType` | string | What the collection groups: item, space, vehicle, staff or service. `item`, `space`, `vehicle`, `staff`, `service` |
| `parentId` | string | Identifier of the parent collection; null for a top-level collection. |
| `depth` | integer | Levels above it: 0 for a top-level collection, 1 for its children, and so on. |
| `order` | number | Display order among its siblings. |
| `itemCount` | integer | Entities directly in this collection, without counting its sub-collections. |
| `createdAt` | string<date-time> | Creation date in ISO 8601 UTC; null if not recorded. |
| `updatedAt` | string<date-time> | Last modification date in ISO 8601 UTC; null if not recorded. |

*Call · filmo_collections_list*

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "filmo_collections_list",
    "arguments": {
      "limit": 20
    }
  }
}
```

*Result (generated from the schema)*

```json
{
  "structuredContent": {
    "data": [
      {
        "id": "id_8f2a1c",
        "name": "Example",
        "path": "<path>",
        "entityType": "item",
        "parentId": "pare_8f2a1c",
        "depth": 1,
        "order": 1,
        "itemCount": 1,
        "createdAt": "2026-09-01T08:00:00Z",
        "updatedAt": "2026-09-01T08:00:00Z"
      }
    ],
    "pagination": {
      "nextCursor": "eyJvIjo1MH0",
      "hasMore": true,
      "total": 1
    },
    "meta": {
      "rateLimit": {
        "limit": 120,
        "remaining": 119,
        "reset": 42
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## The same operation by REST

This tool runs [`GET /api/v1/collections`](https://docs.filmo.io/rest-api/endpoint-reference/collections/list-collections).

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Canonical URL: https://docs.filmo.io/mcp/tools/collections/filmo-collections-list  
Last updated: 2026-10-25