Google Tag Manager: List containers — MCP tool
Google Tag Manager MCP tool: Lists the containers of a GTM account.
Technical name: list_containers
What task it solves
I want to list containers.
Lists the containers of a GTM account.
When to use it
Use this capability when you need “List containers” without doing the same work manually in the Google Tag Manager interface. It runs only when an AI client calls it.
What to provide
account_id— required. GTM account id (string).page_token— optional. Pagination token from a previous response's nextPageToken. Omit for the first page.
What it returns
Returns { container: [{ containerId, name, publicId (e.g.
What changes in Google Tag Manager
The tool reads Google Tag Manager data and does not change it.
Example request
List containers in Google Tag Manager. Ask for any required identifiers that are missing.
Errors and limitations
GTM-XXXXXX), usageContext, path, fingerprint, tagManagerUrl }], nextPageToken }.
Access also depends on token permissions, quotas, and upstream API limits.
Related MCP tools
- Create a container —
create_container - Get a container —
get_container
Technical details
- Impact: read-only
- Group: Containers
- Description source:
list_containersregistration insrc/tools/containers.ts - Full technical reference
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