http delete - Nushell command

--- title: http delete categories: | network version: 0.104.0 network: | Delete the specified resource. usage: | Delete the specified resource. editLink: false contributors: false ---  # `http delete` for [network](/commands/categories/network.md) <div class='command-title'>Delete the specified resource.</div> ## 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 {duration}`: max duration before timeout occurs - `--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 - `--redirect-mode, -R {string}`: What to do when encountering redirects. Default: 'follow'. Valid options: 'follow' ('f'), 'manual' ('m'), 'error' ('e'). ## Parameters - `URL`: The URL to fetch the contents from. ## Input/output types: | input | output | | ----- | ------ | | any | any | ## Examples http delete from example.com ```nu > http delete https://www.example.com ``` http delete from example.com, with username and password ```nu > http delete --user myuser --password mypass https://www.example.com ``` http delete from example.com, with custom header ```nu > http delete --headers [my-header-key my-header-value] https://www.example.com ``` http delete from example.com, with body ```nu > http delete --data 'body' https://www.example.com ``` http delete from example.com, with JSON body ```nu > http delete --content-type application/json --data { field: value } https://www.example.com ``` Perform an HTTP delete with JSON content from a pipeline to example.com ```nu > open foo.json | http delete https://www.example.com ``` ## Notes Performs HTTP DELETE operation.

This document describes the `http delete` command in Nushell, which is used to delete a specified resource via an HTTP DELETE request. It details the command's signature, flags (like user authentication, data posting, content type, headers, timeout, etc.), parameters (URL), input/output types, and provides several examples of how to use the command, including with authentication, custom headers, and data posting (including JSON).