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Make DELETE Request

What does Make DELETE Request do?

The Make DELETE Request directive makes a HTTP DELETE request from your computer to a URL you specify.

You can specify the parameters and headers of the request.

If the URL you are accessing is not accessible from your location (eg. if you are geoblocked), the running of this directive will fail.

How do I use the Make DELETE Request directive?

Specify the URL you want this directive to access via a DELETE request and any parameters or headers to send with this request.

You can also specify the format of the request (eg. application/json).

Make DELETE request directive settings
Make DELETE request directive settings

Behaviour of the Make DELETE Request directive

  • You can only make DELETE requests with the application/json type at the moment. If you require additional types, please contact help@proggy.io and let us know.
  • If the request fails, the Prog command will abort.
  • By default, the response will be parsed and the output will be available as an output variable with step[identifier].json. Please see output variables for more information regarding output variables parsed from JSON data.

Example use cases for the Make DELETE Request directive

  • Perform DELETE requests to your target URL for removing resources, as part of larger and more complex applications