The DELETE method

The DELETE method is used to delete an existing score on the server.

There is only one request with the delete method. Thise request require a valid score ID.

Replies to the DELETE query are formatted as JSON.

Path

ScoreID

Response body

• in case of success:

  An message formatted as JSON with ‘Success’ as key where ScoreID is the ID of the score.

  Example: { "Success": "Successfully removed the score with ID ScoreID." }

• in case of error:

  An error message formatted as JSON with ‘Error’ as key where ScoreID is the ID of the score.

  Example: { "Error": "Cannot delete the score with ID ScoreID because it does not exist." }

Response code

• 200 (“Success”)
• 404 (“Not Found”) in case of incorrect score ID.

Example

Using XMLHttpRequest:

var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open('DELETE','http://localhost:8000/da8e1434e155e8a20f328de7d7ea5874d149f5ee', true);
xhr.onload = function(e) {
        console.log(this.status);
        console.log(this.response);
        if (this.status == 201) {
                success = true;
        }
}
xhr.send();