How can I send a http delete request from browser?

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Is there a way to send a DELETE request from a website, using xmlhttprequest or something similar?

@jldupont: It can be very useful, think about a file manager. — Camilo Martin, Dec 15 '09 at 16:54

Mike Trpcic · Answer 1 · 2015-12-15T19:06:50.800

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As someone mentioned above, jQuery will do this for you, via the following syntax:

$.ajax({
    type: "DELETE",
    url: "delete_script.php",
    data: "name=someValue",
    success: function(msg){
        alert("Data Deleted: " + msg);
    }
});

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answered Dec 15 '09 at 16:51

Mike Trpcic

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score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 15 '09 at 16:53

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You can test if your browse has DELETE implemented here

Supposing req is a XMLHttpRequest object, the code would be req.open("DELETE", uri, false);

answered Dec 15 '09 at 16:53

jbochi

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The link is dead. – Miscreant Jun 24 '19 at 23:47

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 19 '18 at 09:58

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I use fetch API on one of the projects:

fetch(deleteEndpoint, {
  method: 'delete',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({id: id, token: token})
})

I have deleteEndpoint, id and token previously defined.

answered Jun 19 '18 at 09:58

Damian Pavlica

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This is the simplest and most modern answer. – JakeBoggs Sep 28 '20 at 06:35

Tim S. Van Haren · Answer 4 · 2009-12-15T16:47:49.400

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This can be done with jQuery, if you don't mind the dependence on a framework. I believe jQuery uses XmlHttpRequest to perform this action. You'd use the $.ajax function with the type parameter set to DELETE.

Please note that not all browsers support HTTP DELETE requests.

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answered Dec 15 '09 at 16:42

Tim S. Van Haren

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 15 '09 at 16:41

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I believe that both PUT and DELETE are not implemented (in the case of Prototype) due to flaky browser support.

answered Dec 15 '09 at 16:41

robjmills

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score -3 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 15 '09 at 16:47

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You can use php to do this:

setup your XMLHTTPRequst to call a phpscript that deletes a named file, and then pass the filename that you intend to be removed to the php script and let it do its business.

answered Dec 15 '09 at 16:47

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How can I send a http delete request from browser?

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