How to use Delete in Laravel API Route

Question

I use Laravel as Backend and generate API by JSON and the i use php to get json data and delete data by route api in laravel but it's seem to be not working. My API Route in laravel

Route::delete('articles/{article}', 'ArticleController@delete');

My Controller

public function delete(Article $article)
{
    $article->delete();
    return response()->json(null);
}

My API URL

http://192.168.0.21/api/articles/id

My PHP frontend Code for delete

$json = file_get_contents('http://192.168.0.21/api/articles/' . $id);
$json_data = json_decode($json, true);
unset($json_data['id']);

Any solution for these?

try to pass only id and then fetch the record and delete the record. `public function delete($id) { $article = Article::findOrFail($id); $article->delete(); return response()->json(null); }` — Jigs1212, Mar 23 '18 at 04:27
What are you trying to do? What isn't working? Why are you returning null in json and then unset the id from it? (which doesn't exists anyway). Please provide more information — StyleSh1t, Mar 23 '18 at 04:32
@StyleSh1t I want to delete content by id but i cannot delete it — The Rock, Mar 23 '18 at 04:34

Jigs1212 · Answer 1 · 2018-03-23T04:54:51.557

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Route Pass id in the {id}, id of the record you want to delete.

Route::delete('articles/{id}', 'ArticleController@delete');

ArticleController

public function delete($id) {
    $article = Article::findOrFail($id);
    if($article)
       $article->delete(); 
    else
        return response()->json(error);
    return response()->json(null); 
}

AJAX CALL

        $.ajax({
            url: BASE_URL + '/articles/'+ id,
            type: 'DELETE',
        })
        .done(function() {
            console.log("success");
        })
        .fail(function() {
            console.log("error");
        })
        .always(function() {
            console.log("complete");
        });

edited Mar 23 '18 at 04:54

answered Mar 23 '18 at 04:41

Jigs1212

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Still can't delete it – The Rock Mar 23 '18 at 04:48
How are u calling the route ? – Jigs1212 Mar 23 '18 at 04:49
$json = file_get_contents('http://192.168.0.21/api/articles/' . $id); $json_data = json_decode($json, true); unset($json_data['id']); – The Rock Mar 23 '18 at 04:51
Like my question – The Rock Mar 23 '18 at 04:51
Can u try using ajax jquery call or u need php only ? – Jigs1212 Mar 23 '18 at 04:55
What is the error ? How are u confirming whether the record is deleted or not – Jigs1212 Mar 23 '18 at 04:56
record delete from my database – The Rock Mar 23 '18 at 05:00
but when i use Postman and i pass these url and method delete it's ok – The Rock Mar 23 '18 at 05:00
i am not sure how file_get_contents work, but try the jquery ajax as the record is deleted try for new records – Jigs1212 Mar 23 '18 at 05:01
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/167385/discussion-between-jigs1212-and-the-rock). – Jigs1212 Mar 23 '18 at 05:09

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 23 '18 at 04:38

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You set the route method to DELETE but you're requesting it using file_get_contents which is GET.

You need to use curl:

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'http://192.168.0.21/api/articles/' . $id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "DELETE");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$result = curl_exec($ch);
$result = json_decode($result);
curl_close($ch);

answered Mar 23 '18 at 04:38

StyleSh1t

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still can delete it – The Rock Mar 23 '18 at 04:51
@The Rock can u please share your new code? Are there any errors? – StyleSh1t Mar 23 '18 at 04:56
no error but i cannot delete data that i use in my route – The Rock Mar 23 '18 at 04:57
but when i use Postman and i pass these url and method delete it's ok – The Rock Mar 23 '18 at 04:58
Donu have curl installed on your server. – StyleSh1t Mar 23 '18 at 05:00
i am not sure can u show me how can i install curl?? – The Rock Mar 23 '18 at 05:01
and curl is use for what? – The Rock Mar 23 '18 at 05:03
What ia your operating system? Which server do u use? Anyway, if your errors are on, you should get an error about it. Make sure you set the php erros on to make sure that curl is the problem – StyleSh1t Mar 23 '18 at 05:03
Use this answer to find your php.ini: https://stackoverflow.com/a/13984489/3829526 and this answer to set erros on: https://stackoverflow.com/a/21429652/3829526 – StyleSh1t Mar 23 '18 at 05:09

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