delete_forwarding_address
Remove a specified email forwarding address to stop automated message redirection. Simplifies managing email workflows and ensures control over message delivery paths.
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:1090-1101 (registration)Registration of the 'delete_forwarding_address' tool, including schema and inline handler function that deletes the forwarding address via Gmail APIserver.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:1095-1100 (handler)Handler function for delete_forwarding_address tool: validates auth via handleTool, calls Gmail API to delete the specified forwarding addressasync (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:1092-1094 (schema)Input schema for delete_forwarding_address tool: requires forwardingEmail string{ forwardingEmail: z.string().describe("The forwarding address to be deleted") },
- src/index.ts:50-80 (helper)Shared handleTool helper used by all tools, including delete_forwarding_address: handles OAuth2 client creation, credential validation, Gmail client setup, and error handling for auth issuesconst 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}` }); } }
- src/index.ts:48-48 (helper)Shared formatResponse helper used by delete_forwarding_address handler to format the API response as MCP contentconst formatResponse = (response: any) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }] })