trash_thread
Move a Gmail thread to the trash by specifying its ID. Simplify email management and organize your inbox effectively with direct API integration.
Instructions
Move a thread to the trash
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | The ID of the thread to move to trash |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:810-814 (handler)Handler function that authenticates via handleTool and calls Gmail API to trash the specified thread by ID.async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.threads.trash({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) })
- src/index.ts:807-809 (schema)Input schema defining the required 'id' parameter as a string for the thread ID.{ id: z.string().describe("The ID of the thread to move to trash") },
- src/index.ts:805-816 (registration)Registers the 'trash_thread' tool on the MCP server with description, input schema, and handler function.server.tool("trash_thread", "Move a thread to the trash", { id: z.string().describe("The ID of the thread to move to trash") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.threads.trash({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) } )
- src/index.ts:50-80 (helper)Shared helper function that handles OAuth2 authentication, validates credentials, creates Gmail client, executes the API call, and formats errors.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}` }); } }
- src/index.ts:48-48 (helper)Helper function to format API responses into MCP content structure.const formatResponse = (response: any) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }] })