Search Files

Search for files and folders by name or content in a SharePoint document library or folder

Search for files and folders by name or content in a SharePoint document library or folder. Returns public temporary download URLs; use them exactly as returned because ‘unauthorized’ usually means the URL was altered.

App	Microsoft SharePoint
Operation ID	sharepoint_search_files
Type	Action
Connection	sharepoint (required)
Credits per run	1
Agent / MCP tool	Yes

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
site	string or SelectItem	No	-	SharePoint site the document library belongs to, or ‘me’ for the user’s own OneDrive.
drive	string or SelectItem	No	-	Document library (drive) to search in. Not needed when folder_path is a full SharePoint link.
folder_path	string	No	-	Restrict the search to a folder: a path inside the library, e.g. ‘Creative Ads/Q4’, or a full SharePoint folder link. Leave empty to search the whole library.
query	string	Yes	-	Search text. Matches file and folder names, plus file content where the tenant’s search index supports it, e.g. ‘banner’ or ‘q4 report’.
max_results	integer	No	25	Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 25.

SelectItem

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
value	string	Yes	-	The value of the selectable item.
label	string	Yes	-	The label of the selectable item, used for display purposes. If not provided, defaults to the value.

Output

Type: List[Dict]

Returns the matching files and folders.

Fields: file_id, file_name, file_url, file_type, is_folder, size, modified_at, download_url