[Enh]: Pagination metadata in response results #2459
Description
What?
{
"paging": {
"page_number": 2,
"page_size": 5,
"page_count": 6,
"element_count": 30,
"is_first": false,
"is_last": false
}
}| Element | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| page_number | integer | The current page index, 1-based. |
| page_size | integer | The number of records requested per page. Reflects the effective page size after defaults or limits are applied. |
| page_count | integer | Total number of pages available for the query. Calculated as element_count / page_size, rounded up. |
| element_count | integer | Total number of records matching the query filter. Determined using a COUNT(*) over the same filtered dataset. |
| is_first | boolean | Indicates whether the current page is the first page. true when page_number = 1. |
| is_last | boolean | Indicates whether the current page is the final page. true when page_number = page_count. |
Why?
To help app developers who are building interactive user interfaces.
REST example
New query string keyword
$page-metadata=true
Request
GET /api/books?$pageSize=5&$pageNumber=2&$page-metadata=true
Response
{
"value": [
{ "id": 6, "title": "Dune Messiah", "author": "Frank Herbert", "year": 1969 },
{ "id": 7, "title": "Children of Dune", "author": "Frank Herbert", "year": 1976 },
{ "id": 8, "title": "God Emperor of Dune", "author": "Frank Herbert", "year": 1981 },
{ "id": 9, "title": "Heretics of Dune", "author": "Frank Herbert", "year": 1984 },
{ "id": 10, "title": "Chapterhouse: Dune", "author": "Frank Herbert", "year": 1985 }
],
"paging": {
"page_number": 2,
"page_size": 5,
"page_count": 6,
"element_count": 30,
"is_first": false,
"is_last": false
}
}GraphQL example
New built-in type
pagingMetadata
Query
query {
books(first: 5, after: 10) {
items {
id
title
author
year
}
pagingMetadata {
page_number
page_size
page_count
element_count
is_first
is_last
}
}
}Response
{
"data": {
"books": {
"items": [
{ "id": 11, "title": "Foundation", "author": "Isaac Asimov", "year": 1951 },
{ "id": 12, "title": "Foundation and Empire", "author": "Isaac Asimov", "year": 1952 },
{ "id": 13, "title": "Second Foundation", "author": "Isaac Asimov", "year": 1953 },
{ "id": 14, "title": "Foundation's Edge", "author": "Isaac Asimov", "year": 1982 },
{ "id": 15, "title": "Foundation and Earth", "author": "Isaac Asimov", "year": 1986 }
],
"paging": {
"page_number": null,
"page_size": 5,
"page_count": null,
"element_count": null,
"is_first": null,
"is_last": null
}
}
}
}MCP read_records example
New method parameter
includePageMetadata
Tool call
{
"tool": "read_records",
"arguments": {
"table": "books",
"pageSize": 5,
"pageNumber": 2,
"includePageMetadata": true
}
}Result
{
"records": [
{ "id": 6, "title": "Dune Messiah", "author": "Frank Herbert", "year": 1969 },
{ "id": 7, "title": "Children of Dune", "author": "Frank Herbert", "year": 1976 },
{ "id": 8, "title": "God Emperor of Dune", "author": "Frank Herbert", "year": 1981 },
{ "id": 9, "title": "Heretics of Dune", "author": "Frank Herbert", "year": 1984 },
{ "id": 10, "title": "Chapterhouse: Dune", "author": "Frank Herbert", "year": 1985 }
],
"paging": {
"page_number": 2,
"page_size": 5,
"page_count": 6,
"element_count": 30,
"is_first": false,
"is_last": false
}
}