delete_draft
Remove unwanted draft emails from Gmail by specifying the draft ID to clear space and maintain organization.
Instructions
Delete a draft
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | The ID of the draft to delete |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:270-275 (handler)Handler function that executes the delete_draft tool: wraps the Gmail API call to delete a draft by ID using the shared handleTool utility.
async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.drafts.delete({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) } - src/index.ts:267-269 (schema)Input schema for delete_draft tool using Zod: requires 'id' string parameter.
{ id: z.string().describe("The ID of the draft to delete") }, - src/index.ts:265-276 (registration)Registration of the delete_draft tool on the MCP server, defining name, description, schema, and handler.
server.tool("delete_draft", "Delete a draft", { id: z.string().describe("The ID of the draft to delete") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.drafts.delete({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:49-65 (helper)Shared helper function handleTool used by delete_draft (and other tools) to handle OAuth2 authentication, client creation, and API call execution with error handling.
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}` } } - src/index.ts:47-47 (helper)Shared helper to format tool responses as MCP content blocks.
const formatResponse = (response: any) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(response) }] })