delete_metabase_card

Remove unwanted or outdated cards from your Metabase BI platform to maintain organized dashboards and reports.

Instructions

Delete a card from Metabase.

Args: card_id (int): ID of the card to delete.

Returns: Dict[str, Any]: Deletion confirmation.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`card_id`	Yes

Implementation Reference

src/metabase_mcp_server.py:659-671 (handler)

The main handler function for delete_metabase_card tool. It's decorated with @mcp.tool() to register it as an MCP tool. The async function takes a card_id parameter and calls make_metabase_request with RequestMethod.DELETE to delete the card from Metabase via the /api/card/{card_id} endpoint.

@mcp.tool()
async def delete_metabase_card(card_id: int) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    """
    Delete a card from Metabase.

    Args:
        card_id (int): ID of the card to delete.

    Returns:
        Dict[str, Any]: Deletion confirmation.
    """
    logger.info(f"Deleting card {card_id}")
    return await make_metabase_request(RequestMethod.DELETE, f"/api/card/{card_id}")

src/metabase_mcp_server.py:162-220 (helper)

Helper function make_metabase_request that executes HTTP requests to the Metabase API. It handles request construction, error handling, and response parsing. Used by delete_metabase_card to make the actual DELETE request to Metabase.

async def make_metabase_request(
    method: RequestMethod,
    endpoint: str,
    data: Optional[Dict[str, Any] | bytes] = None,
    params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
    json: Any = None,
    headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    """
    Make a request to the Metabase API.
    
    Args:
        method: HTTP method to use (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
        endpoint: API endpoint path
        data: Request data (for form data)
        params: URL parameters
        json: JSON request body
        headers: Additional headers
        
    Returns:
        Dict[str, Any]: Response data
        
    Raises:
        MetabaseConnectionError: When the Metabase server is unreachable
        MetabaseResponseError: When Metabase returns a non-2xx status code
        RuntimeError: For other errors
    """
    
    if not METABASE_URL or not METABASE_API_KEY:
        raise RuntimeError("METABASE_URL or METABASE_API_KEY environment variable is not set. Metabase API requests will fail.")

    if session is None:
        raise RuntimeError("HTTP session is not initialized. Ensure app_lifespan was called.")

    try:
        request_headers = headers or {}
        
        logger.debug(f"Making {method.name} request to {METABASE_URL}{endpoint}")
        
        # Log request payload for debugging (omit sensitive info)
        if json and logger.level <= logging.DEBUG:
            sanitized_json = {**json}
            if 'password' in sanitized_json:
                sanitized_json['password'] = '********'
            logger.debug(f"Request payload: {sanitized_json}")
            
        response = await session.request(
            method=method.name,
            url=endpoint,
            timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=30),
            headers=request_headers,
            data=data,
            params=params,
            json=json,
        )

        try:
            # Handle 500 errors with more detailed info
            if response.status >= 500:

src/metabase_mcp_server.py:160-160 (registration)
Creation of the FastMCP server instance named 'metabase' with a lifespan manager. This is the MCP server that all @mcp.tool() decorated functions are registered with, including delete_metabase_card.
```
mcp = FastMCP("metabase", lifespan=app_lifespan)
```
src/enums/request_enum.py:1-11 (schema)
RequestMethod enum defining HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE). Used by delete_metabase_card to specify RequestMethod.DELETE when calling make_metabase_request. Provides type-safe HTTP method constants.
```
from enum import Enum, auto

class RequestMethod(Enum):
    GET = auto()
    POST = auto()
    PUT = auto()
    DELETE = auto()

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name
```

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