Sending HTTP DELETE request in Android

Question

My client\'s API specifies that to remove an object, a DELETE request must be sent, containing Json header data describing the content. Effectively it\'s the same call as ad

Answer 1

getOutputStream() only works on requests that have a body, like POST. Using it on requests that don't have a body, like DELETE, will throw a ProtocolException. Instead, you should add your headers with addHeader() instead of calling getOutputStream().