delete_message
Permanently remove unwanted emails from Gmail by specifying the message ID to delete messages immediately.
Instructions
Immediately and permanently delete a message
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | The ID of the message to delete |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:553-558 (handler)The handler function for the 'delete_message' tool. It uses the shared handleTool to authenticate and call the Gmail API's users.messages.delete method with the provided message ID.async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.messages.delete({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) }
- src/index.ts:550-552 (schema)Input schema for the 'delete_message' tool, defining the required 'id' parameter as a string.{ id: z.string().describe("The ID of the message to delete") },
- src/index.ts:548-559 (registration)Registration of the 'delete_message' MCP tool using server.tool(), including description, input schema, and handler function.server.tool("delete_message", "Immediately and permanently delete a message", { id: z.string().describe("The ID of the message to delete") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.messages.delete({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) } )
- src/index.ts:50-66 (helper)Shared helper function 'handleTool' that performs OAuth2 client creation, credential validation, Gmail client initialization, and executes the provided API call function. Used by delete_message and other tools.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}` } }