delete_label
Remove unwanted labels from your Gmail account to organize your inbox by deleting specific labels using their unique ID.
Instructions
Delete a label
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | The ID of the label to delete |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:422-433 (registration)Registration of the 'delete_label' MCP tool, including description, input schema, and inline handler function that deletes a Gmail label by ID using the Gmail API.
server.tool("delete_label", "Delete a label", { id: z.string().describe("The ID of the label to delete") }, async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.labels.delete({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) } ) - src/index.ts:427-432 (handler)Handler implementation for 'delete_label' tool. Authenticates via handleTool, calls Gmail API to delete the specified label, and formats the response.
async (params) => { return handleTool(config, async (gmail: gmail_v1.Gmail) => { const { data } = await gmail.users.labels.delete({ userId: 'me', id: params.id }) return formatResponse(data) }) } - src/index.ts:424-426 (schema)Input schema for 'delete_label' tool using Zod: requires a string 'id' parameter for the label ID.
{ id: z.string().describe("The ID of the label to delete") }, - src/index.ts:49-65 (helper)Shared helper function 'handleTool' used by 'delete_label' (and other tools) to manage OAuth2 authentication, create Gmail client, execute the API call, and handle 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) { return `Tool execution failed: ${error.message}` } }