body is empty when parsing DELETE request with express and body-parser

Question

I\'m using expressjs and the body-parser middleware.

This is how I initiate it:

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(bodyParse         


        

Answer 1

The $http service source code, a DELETE request using $http does not allow for data to be sent in the body of the request.

The spec for a DELETE request is somewhat vague on whether or not a request body should be allowed, but Angular does not support it.

The only methods that allow for request bodies are POST, PUT, and PATCH. So the problem is not anywhere in your code, its in Angular's $http service.

Use this

$httpProvider.defaults.headers.delete = { "Content-Type": "application/json;charset=utf-8" };

and then

$http.delete(url, { data: data })