Delete Custom Taxonomy Term 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 a term from a specific AI-accessible ACF custom taxonomy 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 taxonomy — the ability ID follows the pattern acf/delete-{taxonomy-slug} (e.g. acf/delete-genre). It proxies a DELETE request to that term's WordPress REST API endpoint. Terms cannot be trashed like posts, so the request defaults to a permanent, forced deletion. Because it permanently removes content, this ability is flagged destructive.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"Delete the Genre term with ID 7."
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | integer | Yes | The ID of the term to delete. |
| force | boolean | No | Whether to permanently delete the term. Defaults to true, since terms cannot be trashed. |
Returns
The deleted term, as returned by the taxonomy's WordPress REST API endpoint.
Permission
The current user must have the taxonomy's 'delete_terms' 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 Post Type Item
Delete an item from a specific AI-accessible ACF custom post type by ID.
List ACF Field Groups
Retrieve every ACF field group that currently has AI access enabled.