playwright_delete
Execute an HTTP DELETE request on a specified URL using the Playwright MCP Server, enabling browser automation for web interactions and content removal.
Instructions
Perform an HTTP DELETE request
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | URL to perform DELETE operation |
Implementation Reference
- src/tools/api/requests.ts:156-178 (handler)DeleteRequestTool class: executes the playwright_delete tool by sending a DELETE HTTP request using Playwright's APIRequestContext, retrieves response status and body (truncated), and returns formatted success response.
export class DeleteRequestTool extends ApiToolBase { /** * Execute the DELETE request tool */ async execute(args: any, context: ToolContext): Promise<ToolResponse> { return this.safeExecute(context, async (apiContext) => { const response = await apiContext.delete(args.url); let responseText; try { responseText = await response.text(); } catch (error) { responseText = "Unable to get response text"; } return createSuccessResponse([ `DELETE request to ${args.url}`, `Status: ${response.status()} ${response.statusText()}`, `Response: ${responseText.substring(0, 1000)}${responseText.length > 1000 ? '...' : ''}` ]); }); } } - src/tools.ts:284-294 (schema)Tool definition with input schema for 'playwright_delete': requires 'url' parameter.
{ name: "playwright_delete", description: "Perform an HTTP DELETE request", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { url: { type: "string", description: "URL to perform DELETE operation" } }, required: ["url"], }, }, - src/toolHandler.ts:524-525 (registration)Dispatch/registration in toolHandler switch statement: routes 'playwright_delete' calls to DeleteRequestTool.execute()
case "playwright_delete": return await deleteRequestTool.execute(args, context); - src/toolHandler.ts:331-331 (registration)Instantiation of DeleteRequestTool instance during tool initialization.
if (!deleteRequestTool) deleteRequestTool = new DeleteRequestTool(server); - src/tools.ts:458-458 (helper)Included in API_TOOLS array for conditional API context setup.
"playwright_delete",