Google Workspace MCP Server - Control Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Chat, Forms & Drive

Instructions

Deletes an existing event.

Args:
    user_google_email (str): The user's Google email address. Required.
    event_id (str): The ID of the event to delete.
    calendar_id (str): Calendar ID (default: 'primary').

Returns:
    str: Confirmation message of the successful event deletion.

Implementation Reference

• gcalendar/calendar_tools.py:862-913 (handler)

  The delete_event tool implementation, including registration via @server.tool(), error handling, service requirements, and the core logic to verify and delete the specified calendar event using the Google Calendar API.

  @server.tool()
  @handle_http_errors("delete_event", service_type="calendar")
  @require_google_service("calendar", "calendar_events")
  async def delete_event(service, user_google_email: str, event_id: str, calendar_id: str = "primary") -> str:
      """
      Deletes an existing event.
  
      Args:
          user_google_email (str): The user's Google email address. Required.
          event_id (str): The ID of the event to delete.
          calendar_id (str): Calendar ID (default: 'primary').
  
      Returns:
          str: Confirmation message of the successful event deletion.
      """
      logger.info(
          f"[delete_event] Invoked. Email: '{user_google_email}', Event ID: {event_id}"
      )
  
      # Log the event ID for debugging
      logger.info(
          f"[delete_event] Attempting to delete event with ID: '{event_id}' in calendar '{calendar_id}'"
      )
  
      # Try to get the event first to verify it exists
      try:
          await asyncio.to_thread(
              lambda: service.events().get(calendarId=calendar_id, eventId=event_id).execute()
          )
          logger.info(
              "[delete_event] Successfully verified event exists before deletion"
          )
      except HttpError as get_error:
          if get_error.resp.status == 404:
              logger.error(
                  f"[delete_event] Event not found during pre-delete verification: {get_error}"
              )
              message = f"Event not found during verification. The event with ID '{event_id}' could not be found in calendar '{calendar_id}'. This may be due to incorrect ID format or the event no longer exists."
              raise Exception(message)
          else:
              logger.warning(
                  f"[delete_event] Error during pre-delete verification, but proceeding with deletion: {get_error}"
              )
  
      # Proceed with the deletion
      await asyncio.to_thread(
          lambda: service.events().delete(calendarId=calendar_id, eventId=event_id).execute()
      )
  
      confirmation_message = f"Successfully deleted event (ID: {event_id}) from calendar '{calendar_id}' for {user_google_email}."
      logger.info(f"Event deleted successfully for {user_google_email}. ID: {event_id}")
      return confirmation_message

• gcalendar/calendar_tools.py:862-862 (registration)

  MCP tool registration decorator for delete_event.

  @server.tool()