Web API DELETE verb

Question

I am trying to pass an entire object to a delete method of my API and the execution never gets to it.

Client (angular)

$http({
                      method: 'DELETE',
                      url: framewidth + "codebook/DeleteSection/",
                      data: $scope.codesection
                  })

Server (Web API 2)

[HttpDelete]
    public int DeleteSection(Domain.Code.CodeSection section)
    {
     //   repo.Delete(Mapper.Map<EF.Code.CodeSection>(section));

        return (section.Id);
    }

The EXACT same set up but with POST works for the method that does the Create operation. Is it nor possible to pass entire object with a DELETE verb request?

Thanks!

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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Why are you passing whole object when deleting? pass only id. read related question

public int DeleteSection(int id)
{
   var c = new Domain.Code.CodeSection(){ Id = id};
   db.Entry(c).State= EntityState.Deleted;
   db.SaveChanges();
   return id;
}

ref

edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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answered Mar 28 '14 at 18:10

karaxuna

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That's what I had originally . However I am using entity framework at the backend, so in order to delete an entity i first have to have an entity to delete. If I only pass the id I will have to have EF first run a SELECT just to find the entity to delete. That doesn't seem like the most efficient way. – americanslon Mar 28 '14 at 18:14
Ooo that's nice, I'll use that. That's what I was originally thinking but wasn't sure how to accomplish in the EF world. Thanks! – americanslon Mar 28 '14 at 18:29

Web API DELETE verb

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