OpenAPI No Request Body On Delete Error

DELETE operations must not define a request body, since the resource to remove is identified by the path and a payload can be silently ignored by servers.

Message: DELETE operations MUST NOT have a request body

Policies

Request Bodies

Requiring that all operational request bodies meets the policy standards.

#OpenAPI #Operations #RequestBodies #Default

← Back to all Rules

MCP tools for rules

6 tools reach this content

find_building_blocksBrowse every rules entry — call it with type="rules".
get_building_blockOne rules entry in full; add include=content for the body (Pro).
search_api_evangelistSearch every content type across the network at once.
find_relatedThe shared-tag relevance graph — what else covers this.
get_tagEverything one tag labels, across all content types.
guide_topicPRO — a curated bundle for a topic: area, guidance, rules, papers, stories, services.

All tools & prompts

Call it yourself

curl for this page

This rule

curl "https://api.apievangelist.com/v1/rules/openapi-no-request-body-on-delete-error"

Full body (Pro)

curl "https://api.apievangelist.com/v1/rules/openapi-no-request-body-on-delete-error?include=content" \
  -H "x-api-key: $AE_KEY"

Related across the network

curl "https://api.apievangelist.com/v1/rules/openapi-no-request-body-on-delete-error/related"

All rules

curl "https://api.apievangelist.com/v1/rules?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Full bodies and the synthesis endpoints are Pro.

Discovery

Learnings

Guidance

Toolbox

Alignment

API Evangelist LLC

OpenAPI No Request Body On Delete Error

Policies

Request Bodies

Rule Details

References

Explore more

Discover APIs

Work with this as data

MCP tools for rules

Call it yourself

Get an API key