delete_tidal_playlist
Remove a playlist from your TIDAL account by specifying its unique playlist ID. This action permanently deletes the selected playlist.
Instructions
Deletes a TIDAL playlist by its ID.
USE THIS TOOL WHENEVER A USER ASKS FOR:
- "Delete my playlist"
- "Remove a playlist from my TIDAL account"
- "Get rid of this playlist"
- "Delete the playlist with ID X"
- Any request to delete or remove a TIDAL playlist
This function deletes a specific playlist from the user's TIDAL account.
The user must be authenticated with TIDAL first.
When processing the results of this tool:
1. Confirm the playlist was deleted successfully
2. Provide a clear message about the deletion
Args:
playlist_id: The TIDAL ID of the playlist to delete (required)
Returns:
A dictionary containing the status of the playlist deletionInput Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| playlist_id | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- mcp_server/server.py:538-607 (handler)The main handler function for the 'delete_tidal_playlist' tool, decorated with @mcp.tool() for registration. It checks authentication, validates the playlist_id, and sends a DELETE request to the Flask backend API to delete the playlist.
@mcp.tool() def delete_tidal_playlist(playlist_id: str) -> dict: """ Deletes a TIDAL playlist by its ID. USE THIS TOOL WHENEVER A USER ASKS FOR: - "Delete my playlist" - "Remove a playlist from my TIDAL account" - "Get rid of this playlist" - "Delete the playlist with ID X" - Any request to delete or remove a TIDAL playlist This function deletes a specific playlist from the user's TIDAL account. The user must be authenticated with TIDAL first. When processing the results of this tool: 1. Confirm the playlist was deleted successfully 2. Provide a clear message about the deletion Args: playlist_id: The TIDAL ID of the playlist to delete (required) Returns: A dictionary containing the status of the playlist deletion """ # First, check if the user is authenticated auth_check = requests.get(f"{FLASK_APP_URL}/api/auth/status") auth_data = auth_check.json() if not auth_data.get("authenticated", False): return { "status": "error", "message": "You need to login to TIDAL first before deleting a playlist. Please use the tidal_login() function." } # Validate playlist_id if not playlist_id: return { "status": "error", "message": "A playlist ID is required. You can get playlist IDs by using the get_user_playlists() function." } try: # Call the Flask endpoint to delete the playlist response = requests.delete(f"{FLASK_APP_URL}/api/playlists/{playlist_id}") # Check if the request was successful if response.status_code == 200: return response.json() elif response.status_code == 404: return { "status": "error", "message": f"Playlist with ID {playlist_id} not found. Please check the playlist ID and try again." } elif response.status_code == 401: return { "status": "error", "message": "Not authenticated with TIDAL. Please login first using tidal_login()." } else: error_data = response.json() return { "status": "error", "message": f"Failed to delete playlist: {error_data.get('error', 'Unknown error')}" } except Exception as e: return { "status": "error", "message": f"Failed to connect to TIDAL playlist service: {str(e)}" }