http delete for network

Delete the specified resource.

Signature

> http delete (URL) --user --password --data --content-type --max-time --headers --raw --insecure --full --allow-errors

Parameters

  • URL: the URL to fetch the contents from
  • --user {any}: the username when authenticating
  • --password {any}: the password when authenticating
  • --data {any}: the content to post
  • --content-type {any}: the MIME type of content to post
  • --max-time {int}: timeout period in seconds
  • --headers {any}: custom headers you want to add
  • --raw (-r): fetch contents as text rather than a table
  • --insecure (-k): allow insecure server connections when using SSL
  • --full (-f): returns the full response instead of only the body
  • --allow-errors (-e): do not fail if the server returns an error code

Notes

Performs HTTP DELETE operation.

Examples

http delete from example.com

> http delete https://www.example.com

http delete from example.com, with username and password

> http delete -u myuser -p mypass https://www.example.com

http delete from example.com, with custom header

> http delete -H [my-header-key my-header-value] https://www.example.com

http delete from example.com, with body

> http delete -d 'body' https://www.example.com

http delete from example.com, with JSON body

> http delete -t application/json -d { field: value } https://www.example.com