# delete_api

Delete an API

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `delete_api`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-api

## Facts

- Tool: `delete_api`
- Server: Postman (`delano/postman-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/delano/postman-mcp-server
- Risk category: Destructive (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Hidden

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "delete_api",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why delete_api is rated Critical

This tool permanently removes an API resource from Postman, which cannot be undone. Deletion is irreversible data destruction, placing it in the Destructive category. Severity is high because an AI agent with misuse capability could remove important APIs, disrupting workflows and potentially affecting multiple users or dependent systems relying on those API definitions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'delete_api' and description states 'Delete an API'. The verb 'delete' is explicitly destructive and irreversible."

## Use case

AI agents call delete_api to permanently remove resources in Postman, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Hidden**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Postman:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "hide": [
    "delete_api"
  ]
}
```

## Other tools on Postman (97)

- `delete_api_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-api-comment.md
- `delete_api_version` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-api-version.md
- `delete_collection` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-collection.md
- `delete_collection_access_key` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-collection-access-key.md
- `delete_collection_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-collection-folder.md
- `delete_collection_request` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-collection-request.md
- `delete_collection_response` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-collection-response.md
- `delete_environment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-environment.md
- `delete_mock` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-mock.md
- `delete_monitor` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-monitor.md
- `delete_schema_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-schema-file.md
- `delete_server_response` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/delete-server-response.md
- `remove_pan_element` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/remove-pan-element.md
- `create_webhook` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/create-webhook.md
- `get_accounts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-accounts.md
- `get_api` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api.md
- `get_api_collection` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-collection.md
- `get_api_comments` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-comments.md
- `get_api_schema` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-schema.md
- `get_api_schema_files` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-schema-files.md
- `get_api_tags` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-tags.md
- `get_api_version` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-version.md
- `get_api_versions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-api-versions.md
- `get_authenticated_user` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-authenticated-user.md
- `get_collection` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-collection.md
- `get_collection_folder` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-collection-folder.md
- `get_collection_forks` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-collection-forks.md
- `get_collection_request` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-collection-request.md
- `get_collection_response` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-collection-response.md
- `get_collection_roles` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server/get-collection-roles.md
- …and 67 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/delano-postman-mcp-server.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=delano-postman-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/delano-postman-mcp-server