Google Contacts: Delete a contact — MCP tool

Google Contacts MCP tool: Permanently deletes one contact from the user's Google Contacts.

Technical name: delete_contact

What task it solves

I want to remove a contact.

Permanently deletes one contact by resource name.

When to use it

Use it only when the user explicitly wants the person gone from their contacts. To remove someone from a group while keeping the contact, use Add/remove group members.

What to provide

• resource_name — required. people/c... of the contact to delete.

What it returns

An empty success response.

What changes in Google Contacts

The contact is permanently removed from the user's saved contacts.

Example request

Delete the duplicate contact people/c987 — I confirmed it's the copy.

Errors and limitations

There is no undo through this API — verify the right contact with get_contact and confirm with the user first. For many contacts use batch_delete_contacts. A 404 means the contact is already gone. Access also depends on token permissions, quotas, and upstream API limits.

Related MCP tools

• Get a contact — get_contact
• Delete many contacts — batch_delete_contacts
• Add/remove group members — modify_group_members

Technical details

• Impact: destructive operation
• Group: Contacts
• Description source: delete_contact registration in src/tools/contacts.ts
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