Delete Custom Post Type Item is a WordPress ability from Advanced Custom Fields — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.
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DestructiveDelete an item from a specific AI-accessible ACF custom post type by ID.
Requires Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) 6.8.0+ on a WordPress install where the Abilities API is available (native from WordPress 6.9, or via a compatible Abilities/Feature API polyfill). ACF's global 'Allow AI Access' setting (enable_acf_ai) must be turned on, and each individual field group, custom post type, or custom taxonomy must also have its own 'Allow AI Access' toggle enabled and be exposed in the REST API (show_in_rest) before its abilities are registered. Most abilities additionally require the current user to hold ACF's configured management capability (acf_get_setting('capability'), default manage_options) or the matching WordPress post-type/taxonomy capability (create_posts, edit_posts, delete_posts, manage_terms, edit_terms, delete_terms).
What it does
ACF dynamically registers one of these delete abilities for every eligible custom post type — the ability ID follows the pattern acf/delete-{post-type-slug} (e.g. acf/delete-book). It proxies a DELETE request to that item's WordPress REST API endpoint, permanently removing or trashing the item depending on the post type's normal REST behaviour. Because it removes content, this ability is flagged destructive.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"Delete the Book post with ID 42."
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | integer | Yes | The ID of the item to delete. |
Returns
The deleted (or trashed) item, as returned by the post type's WordPress REST API endpoint.
Permission
The current user must have the post type's 'delete_posts' capability.
More Advanced Custom Fields abilities
ACF Custom Post Types
List all ACF-registered custom post types that AI is allowed to access.
ACF Custom Taxonomies
List all ACF-registered custom taxonomies that AI is allowed to access.
Create Custom Post Type Item
Create a new item in a specific AI-accessible ACF custom post type.
Create Custom Taxonomy Term
Create a new term in a specific AI-accessible ACF custom taxonomy.
Delete Custom Taxonomy Term
Delete a term from a specific AI-accessible ACF custom taxonomy by ID.
List ACF Field Groups
Retrieve every ACF field group that currently has AI access enabled.