delete_forwarding_address
Remove a forwarding address from your Gmail account to stop emails from being redirected to another email address.
Instructions
Deletes the specified forwarding address
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| forwardingEmail | Yes | The forwarding address to be deleted |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:1076-1087 (registration)Registers the 'delete_forwarding_address' tool, including schema definition and inline handler function.server.tool("delete_forwarding_address", "Deletes the specified forwarding address", { forwardingEmail: z.string().describe("The forwarding address to be deleted") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.forwardingAddresses.delete({ userId: 'me', forwardingEmail: params.forwardingEmail }) return formatResponse(data) }) } )
- src/index.ts:1081-1086 (handler)Handler function that uses handleTool to authenticate and call Gmail API to delete the specified forwarding address.async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.settings.forwardingAddresses.delete({ userId: 'me', forwardingEmail: params.forwardingEmail }) return formatResponse(data) }) }
- src/index.ts:1078-1080 (schema)Input schema for the tool: requires 'forwardingEmail' string.{ forwardingEmail: z.string().describe("The forwarding address to be deleted") },
- src/index.ts:50-66 (helper)Shared helper function used by all tools to handle OAuth2 authentication and Gmail client creation before executing the API call.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) { return `Tool execution failed: ${error.message}` } }
- src/index.ts:48-49 (helper)Helper to format tool responses as MCP content blocks with JSON stringified data.const formatResponse = (response: any) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }] })