curl -X DELETE https://api.example.com/items/42

Category: Web App Development

curl -X DELETE https://api.example.com/items/42

Delete a resource with the DELETE method

Issues a DELETE request to remove item 42 from the API, the standard way to test destructive endpoints from the terminal. Some servers reply 204 with no body on success. Use --max-time and --retry when scripting deletes against flaky hosts.
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