http delete for network

Delete the specified resource.

Signature

> http delete {flags} (URL)

Flags

• --user, -u {any}: the username when authenticating
• --password, -p {any}: the password when authenticating
• --data, -d {any}: the content to post
• --content-type, -t {any}: the MIME type of content to post
• --max-time, -m {int}: timeout period in seconds
• --headers, -H {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

Parameters

• URL: the URL to fetch the contents from

Input/output types:

input	output
nothing	any

Examples

http delete from example.com

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

http delete from example.com, with username and password

> http delete --user myuser --password mypass https://www.example.com

http delete from example.com, with custom header

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

http delete from example.com, with body

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

http delete from example.com, with JSON body

> http delete --content-type application/json --data { field: value } https://www.example.com

Notes

Performs HTTP DELETE operation.