HTTP & JSON httpDelete

$httpDelete[]

Performs an HTTP DELETE request to the specified URL and returns the response body as a string

Syntax

$httpDelete[url]

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
url	string	check_circle Required	—	The full URL of the resource to delete (including https://)

Return Value

string

The response body as a plain text string. Often empty for successful deletions. Use $httpStatus to confirm the outcome.

$httpDelete sends a synchronous HTTP DELETE request to remove the resource identified by the URL. The response body is often empty or contains a confirmation message. Use $httpStatus to verify whether the deletion succeeded (typically a 200 or 204 status code). Custom headers such as Authorization can be set beforehand with $httpAddHeader.

Examples

Delete a resource

$httpDelete[https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1]
$if[$httpStatus==200]
  $description[Resource deleted successfully]
$else
  $description[Deletion failed with status: $httpStatus]
$endif

Delete with custom header

$httpAddHeader[Authorization;Bearer my-token-here]
$httpDelete[https://api.example.com/items/42]
$description[Status: $httpStatus — Response: $httpResult]