RESTful - What should a DELETE response body contain

Question

Let\'s say I have an API where you can get users:

GET /RESTAPI/user/

And you can delete users by:

DELETE /RESTAPI/user/123
         


        

Answer 1

The reason you get no hard answers is because there is no hard RESTful standard. So I can only suggest that you create a hard standard and stick to it within your own APIs

I used this as a guide for RESTful services http://www.vinaysahni.com/best-practices-for-a-pragmatic-restful-api

It says respond with a 204 status and an empty body

I stick to those standards and document them well for anyone who wants to use my APIs