Google Business Profile: Delete a review reply — MCP tool
Google Business Profile MCP tool: Deletes the business's reply to a review (the review itself is the customer's and cannot be deleted).
Technical name: delete_review_reply
What task it solves
I want to delete a review reply.
Deletes the business's reply to a review (the review itself is the customer's and cannot be deleted).
When to use it
Use this capability when you need “Delete a review reply” without doing the same work manually in the Google Business Profile interface. It runs only when an AI client calls it.
What to provide
accountId— required. Account id — bare "123" or "accounts/123".locationId— required. Location id — bare "456", "locations/456" or "accounts/1/locations/456".reviewId— required. Review id (from list_reviewsreviewIdorname).
What it returns
Returns compact JSON from the upstream API or a clear MCP tool error. The exact fields depend on the operation and are documented in the technical reference.
What changes in Google Business Profile
The source marks the entire “Delete a review reply” call as destructive. The exact effect depends on the selected action and is described below; review the parameters and reversibility before calling it.
Example request
Delete a review reply in Google Business Profile. Ask for any required identifiers that are missing. Show me the exact change and wait for confirmation first.
Errors and limitations
Empty response on success. Reviews live only on the legacy v4 API (mybusiness.googleapis.com) — they were never migrated to v1.
Access also depends on token permissions, quotas, and upstream API limits.
Related MCP tools
- Get a review —
get_review - List reviews —
list_reviews - Reply to a review —
reply_to_review
Technical details
- Impact: destructive operation
- Group: Reviews
- Description source:
delete_review_replyregistration insrc/tools/reviews.ts - Full technical reference
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