Workato Tools API

Tools are individual API endpoints or actions exposed through an MCP server and available to AI agents.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.workato.com/
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Documentation
https://docs.workato.com/en/workato-api.html#base-url
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Authentication
https://docs.workato.com/en/workato-api.html#authentication
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APIReference
https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/resources.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/recipes.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/api-connectors.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/api-client-apis.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/api-platform.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/custom_connectors.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/recipe-lifecycle-management.html
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Authentication
https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/authentication.html
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RateLimits
https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/rate-limiting.html
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APIReference
https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/pubsub.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/agent-studio.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/mcp-servers.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/test-automation.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/data-tables.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/tag-assignments.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/custom-oauth-profiles.html
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https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/pubsub.html
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https://docs.workato.com/event-streams.html
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Documentation
https://docs.workato.com/mcp.html
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https://docs.workato.com/en/mcp/expose-developer-apis.html

Specifications

Schemas & Data

Other Resources

OpenAPI Specification

workato-tools-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Workato Agent Studio Data Tables Tools API
  description: The Workato Agent Studio API provides programmatic access to manage AI agents (genies), skills, and knowledge bases within the Workato Agentic Automation platform. Use this API to create and configure AI agents, assign skills and knowledge bases, and control agent lifecycle. Rate limits are 1,000 requests per minute for list/get operations and 60 requests per minute for all other operations.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Workato Support
    url: https://support.workato.com/
  termsOfService: https://www.workato.com/legal
servers:
- url: https://www.workato.com
  description: US Production
- url: https://app.eu.workato.com
  description: EU Production
- url: https://app.jp.workato.com
  description: JP Production
- url: https://app.sg.workato.com
  description: SG Production
- url: https://app.au.workato.com
  description: AU Production
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Tools
  description: Tools are individual API endpoints or actions exposed through an MCP server and available to AI agents.
paths:
  /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{mcp_server_handle}/tools:
    get:
      operationId: listMcpServerTools
      summary: Workato List MCP Server Tools
      description: Returns a paginated list of tools assigned to an MCP server.
      tags:
      - Tools
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/McpServerHandleForPolicies'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PerPage'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of tools assigned to the MCP server.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  items:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tool'
                  next_page:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Whether there are more pages available.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /api/mcp/mcp_servers/{mcp_server_handle}/tools/{id}:
    put:
      operationId: updateMcpServerTool
      summary: Workato Update a Tool
      description: Updates the description of a specific tool assigned to an MCP server. Tool descriptions help AI agents understand when and how to use the tool.
      tags:
      - Tools
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/McpServerHandleForPolicies'
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique identifier of the tool.
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: Updated description of what the tool does and when to use it.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated tool.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tool'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: removeMcpServerTool
      summary: Workato Remove a Tool from MCP Server
      description: Removes a specific tool from an MCP server.
      tags:
      - Tools
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/McpServerHandleForPolicies'
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Unique identifier of the tool to remove.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Removal confirmation.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  parameters:
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: Page number for pagination (1-based).
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
    PerPage:
      name: per_page
      in: query
      description: Number of results per page.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 100
    McpServerHandleForPolicies:
      name: mcp_server_handle
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique handle (slug) of the MCP server.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    SuccessResponse:
      type: object
      description: Standard success response.
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the operation was successful.
          example: true
    Tool:
      type: object
      description: An API endpoint or action exposed through an MCP server as a callable tool.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier of the tool within its application.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the tool.
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of what the tool does and when AI agents should use it.
        trigger_application:
          type: string
          description: The application or API collection that owns this tool.
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response.
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code.
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication token is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: The request body is invalid or missing required fields.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'API client token obtained from the Workato platform. Include as Authorization: Bearer {token}.'
externalDocs:
  description: Workato Agent Studio API Documentation
  url: https://docs.workato.com/workato-api/agent-studio.html