delete-excel-table-row
Delete an Excel table row. 💡 TIP: Delete a single row from a formal Excel table by zero-based row index.
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What delete-excel-table-row does on Ms 365
AI agents call delete-excel-table-row to permanently remove resources in Ms 365, typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
index | string | Yes | Value for the 'index' path segment. |
confirm | boolean | — | For destructive operations when the confirm gate is enabled (MS365_MCP_REQUIRE_CONFIRM=true; off by default). Set to true only after the user has explicitly app |
driveId | string | Yes | Value for the 'driveId' path segment. Pass it under the name 'driveId', not as 'id'. Use the 'id' field of the drive object as returned by Microsoft Graph. |
driveItemId | string | Yes | Value for the 'driveItemId' path segment. Pass it under the name 'driveItemId', not as 'id'. Use the 'id' field of the drive item object as returned by Microsof |
includeHeaders | boolean | — | Include response headers (including ETag) in the response metadata |
excludeResponse | boolean | — | Exclude the full response body and only return success or failure indication |
workbookTableId | string | Yes | Value for the 'workbookTableId' path segment. Pass it under the name 'workbookTableId', not as 'id'. Use the 'id' field of the workbook table object as returned |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why delete-excel-table-row is rated Critical
An AI agent that decides to call delete-excel-table-row doesn't hesitate, doesn't double-check, and doesn't stop at one. Whatever it removes from Ms 365 is gone. There is no undo for destructive operations.
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The rule that runs delete-excel-table-row safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Ms 365, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For delete-excel-table-row, this is the rule to start with:
delete-excel-table-row is removed from the agent's tool list entirely, so the agent never calls it. The rest of the server keeps working.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Ms 365, apply this rule, and every delete-excel-table-row call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about delete-excel-table-row
Delete an Excel table row. 💡 TIP: Delete a single row from a formal Excel table by zero-based row index. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Ms 365 MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
delete-excel-table-row accepts 7 parameters: index, confirm, driveId, driveItemId, includeHeaders, excludeResponse, workbookTableId. Required: index, driveId, driveItemId, workbookTableId. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Ms 365 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete-excel-table-row: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Ms 365. Nothing to install.
delete-excel-table-row is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the delete-excel-table-row rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for delete-excel-table-row. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
delete-excel-table-row is provided by the Ms 365 MCP server (@jo3zik/ms-365-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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