delete_send_as
Remove a configured send-as email alias from your Gmail account to manage your sending identity settings.
Instructions
Deletes the specified send-as alias
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| sendAsEmail | Yes | The send-as alias to be deleted |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:1150-1155 (handler)The handler function for the 'delete_send_as' tool. It calls handleTool which authenticates and invokes the Gmail API to delete the specified send-as alias.async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.sendAs.delete({ userId: 'me', sendAsEmail: params.sendAsEmail }) return formatResponse(data) }) }
- src/index.ts:1147-1149 (schema)Input schema for the 'delete_send_as' tool using Zod, requiring the sendAsEmail parameter.{ sendAsEmail: z.string().describe("The send-as alias to be deleted") },
- src/index.ts:1145-1156 (registration)Registration of the 'delete_send_as' tool on the MCP server, including description, input schema, and handler function.server.tool("delete_send_as", "Deletes the specified send-as alias", { sendAsEmail: z.string().describe("The send-as alias to be deleted") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.sendAs.delete({ userId: 'me', sendAsEmail: params.sendAsEmail }) return formatResponse(data) }) } )
- src/index.ts:50-80 (helper)Generic helper function used by all Gmail tools, including delete_send_as, to handle authentication, client creation, API call execution, and error handling.const handleTool = async (queryConfig: Record<string, any> | undefined, apiCall: (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => Promise<any>) => { try { const oauth2Client = queryConfig ? createOAuth2Client(queryConfig) : defaultOAuth2Client if (!oauth2Client) throw new Error('OAuth2 client could not be created, please check your credentials') const credentialsAreValid = await validateCredentials(oauth2Client) if (!credentialsAreValid) throw new Error('OAuth2 credentials are invalid, please re-authenticate') const gmailClient = queryConfig ? google.gmail({ version: 'v1', auth: oauth2Client }) : defaultGmailClient if (!gmailClient) throw new Error('Gmail client could not be created, please check your credentials') const result = await apiCall(gmailClient) return result } catch (error: any) { // Check for specific authentication errors if ( error.message?.includes("invalid_grant") || error.message?.includes("refresh_token") || error.message?.includes("invalid_client") || error.message?.includes("unauthorized_client") || error.code === 401 || error.code === 403 ) { return formatResponse({ error: `Authentication failed: ${error.message}. Please re-authenticate by running: npx @shinzolabs/gmail-mcp auth`, }); } return formatResponse({ error: `Tool execution failed: ${error.message}` }); } }