How to write delete method using POST request - REST - Nest JS

Question

How to delete an id or a record in database using post request in api

Delete one guide from database

@Delete('/:id')
deleteGuide(@Param('id') id: string): Promise<void> {
    return this.guidesService.deleteGuide(id);
}

What does your GuidesService look like? What database and or ORM are you using? — Kim Kern
– Kim Kern, Commented Nov 5, 2019 at 10:52
Are you trying to use a POST request or a DELETE request? The code snippet shows an HTTP DELETE but your question pertains to an HTTP POST, which is causing a bit of confusion. — Jackie McDoniel
– Jackie McDoniel, Commented Nov 5, 2019 at 15:02
async deleteGuide(id: string): Promise<void>{ const result = await this.guideRepository.delete(id); if(result.affected === 0){ throw new NotFoundException(Guide with ID "$id" not found); } } This is how my GuidesService looks like and also I'm using PostgreSql @KimKern — hello
– hello, Commented Nov 7, 2019 at 4:13
I'm trying to use POST request to delete the record in the database @JayMcDoniel — hello
– hello, Commented Nov 7, 2019 at 4:14
What URL are you trying to hit? You need to change your decorator to a @Post(':id') instead of the DELETE one if you want to use a POST request. — Jackie McDoniel
– Jackie McDoniel, Commented Nov 7, 2019 at 4:26

Safi Nettah · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-05 15:36:29Z

1

You can do

@Post('/:id')
deleteGuide(@Param('id') id: string): Promise<void> {
    return this.guidesService.deleteGuide(id);
}

answered Nov 5, 2019 at 15:36

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Aldenor Junior · Accepted Answer · 2024-04-23 02:58:29Z

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This works fine too:

@Delete('/:id')
async delete(@Param('id') id: string): Promise<boolean> {
  return this.guidesService.deleteGuide(id);
}

answered Apr 23, 2024 at 2:49

Aldenor Junior

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