Delete an article
Delete a saved article permanently.
MCP tool instapaper_write → delete_bookmark
write Confirm
Deletes the article, with its highlights and tags on it. This is not archiving: a deleted article does not come back. Use move_bookmark with destination archive to keep it. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bookmark_id integer required | integer | Bookmark ID from list_bookmarks. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "instapaper_write",
"arguments": {
"operation": "delete_bookmark",
"arguments": {
"bookmark_id": 1
}
}
}
} Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"bookmark_id": 1893240551,
"deleted": true
},
"isError": false
}