Delete Submission is a WordPress ability from Ninja Forms — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.
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DestructiveDelete a submission, trashing it by default or permanently removing it.
Requires the Ninja Forms plugin on WordPress 6.9+ for the Abilities API (all 32 abilities are registered only when the wp_register_ability() function exists, via NF_Abilities_Integration::load_abilities_api() running on plugins_loaded). Every ability is gated by the same ninja_forms_ability_can_manage_forms() permission callback, requiring the caller to hold WordPress's manage_options capability or Ninja Forms' own nf_edit_forms capability.
What it does
This ability removes a submission, moving it to trash by default (recoverable only via AI-assistant or programmatic database access for 30 days, with no UI restore option, before WordPress permanently purges it) or immediately hard-deleting it when permanent is set to true. An AI assistant must get explicit user confirmation before calling this. This ability's MCP tool exposure also defaults to non-public (ninjaforms_mcp_public_delete_submission defaults to false).
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"Delete submission 305 — yes, that's confirmed, just move it to trash for now."
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| submission_id | integer | Yes | The numeric ID of the submission. |
| permanent | boolean | No | true for a hard delete; false (default) moves the submission to trash. |
Returns
An object with a 'success' boolean, the 'submission_id', 'form_id', a 'permanent' flag, and a 'message'.
Permission
The current user must have WordPress's 'manage_options' capability or Ninja Forms' own 'nf_edit_forms' capability (checked via the shared ninja_forms_ability_can_manage_forms() permission callback).
More Ninja Forms abilities
Add Action
Add a post-submission action to a form — email, redirect, success message, or save.
Add Calculation
Add a calculator formula to a form for use in calc fields and conditional logic.
Add Field
Add a single field to an existing form, to be called once per field when building out a form.
Create Form
Create a new Ninja Forms form, optionally with fields, actions, and calculations, in a single call.
Delete Action
Permanently delete an action from a form.
Delete Calculation
Permanently delete a calculation from a form.