Home / Servers / Asana API / get_favorites_for_user
Get a user's favorites
An MCP tool from the Asana API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Get a user's favorites Required scope: users:read Returns all of a user's favorites within a specified workspace and of a given type. The results are ordered exactly as they appear in the user's Asana sidebar in the web… [GET /users/{user_gid}/favorites]
Name on the gateway: asana_api__get_favorites_for_user · read-only.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
user_gid required | string | A string identifying a user. This can either be the string… |
opt_pretty | boolean | Provides “pretty” output. Provides the response in a “pretty” format. In the… |
limit | integer | Results per page. The number of objects to return per page. The value must be… |
offset | string | Offset token. An offset to the next page returned by the API. A pagination… |
resource_type required | portfolio | project | tag | task | user | project_template | The resource type of favorites to be returned. |
workspace required | string | The workspace in which to get favorites. |
opt_fields | array | This endpoint returns a resource which excludes some properties by default. To… |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "asana_api__get_favorites_for_user",
"arguments": {
"user_gid": "…",
"resource_type": "…",
"workspace": "…"
}
}Or connect the Asana API server directly, which lists 270 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-asana-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/asana-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the get a user's favorites tool with user_gid set to ….