DELETE

The DELETE deletes the specified resource.

Request has body	May
Successful response has body	May
Safe	No
Idempotent	Yes
Cacheable	No
Allowed in HTML forms	No

Syntax

DELETE /file.html HTTP/1.1

DELETE /file.html HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com

If a DELETE method is successfully applied, there are several response status codes possible:

A 202 (Accepted) status code if the action will likely succeed but has not yet been enacted.
A 204 (No Content) status code if the action has been enacted and no further information is to be supplied.
A 200 (OK) status code if the action has been enacted and the response message includes a representation describing the status.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:28:00 GMT

<html>
  <body>
    <h1>File deleted.</h1>
  </body>
</html>

Specification
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content (HTTP/1.1) # DELETE

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`DELETE`	Yes	12	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes