revit_get_elements
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When to use: After a Revit model has finished translating, fetch the first ~100 elements belonging to a Revit category (e.g. Walls, Doors, Windows, Structural Columns) with their objectid, name, externalId, and property bag.
When NOT to use: Do not call before translation completes (manifest.status must be success), and do not use for free-text searches across the whole model — filter by category here or use revit_run_schedule for tabular views.
APS scopes: data:read viewables:read (Model Derivative metadata + properties).
Rate limits: APS default ~50 req/min per app per endpoint; Model Derivative translation jobs ~60 req/min; OSS uploads size-limited per file to 100MB for direct upload, larger via resumable.
Errors: 401 APS token expired — refresh. 403 scope insufficient — add viewables:read. 404 URN not found — confirm model_id and that translation has run. 429 rate limited — back off. 5xx APS upstream — retry with jitter.
Side effects: Read-only. Idempotent.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| model_id | string | yes | Base64url-encoded URN of the translated Revit model (returned from revit_upload as model_id/urn). Always begins with 'dXJu' (base64 of 'urn:'). |
| category | string | yes | Revit category name to filter on (case-insensitive substring match). Use canonical Revit category names like Walls, Doors, Windows, Structural Columns, Ducts, Pipes, Mechanical Equipment. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"model_id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^dXJu[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$",
"description": "Base64url-encoded URN of the translated Revit model (returned from revit_upload as model_id/urn). Always begins with 'dXJu' (base64 of 'urn:').",
"examples": [
"dXJuOmFkc2sub2JqZWN0czpvcy5vYmplY3Q6c2NhbmJpbS1yZXZpdC0xNzMxMjM0NTY3L015QnVpbGRpbmcucnZ0"
]
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Revit category name to filter on (case-insensitive substring match). Use canonical Revit category names like Walls, Doors, Windows, Structural Columns, Ducts, Pipes, Mechanical Equipment.",
"examples": [
"Walls"
]
}
},
"required": [
"model_id",
"category"
]
}