Axios Delete request with body and headers?

So after a number of tries, I found it working.

Please follow the order sequence it's very important else it won't work

axios.delete(URL, {
  headers: {
    Authorization: authorizationToken
  },
  data: {
    source: source
  }
});

axios.delete does support a request body. It accepts two parameters: url and optional config. You can use config.data to set the request body and headers as follows:

axios.delete(url, { data: { foo: "bar" }, headers: { "Authorization": "***" } });

See here - https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/897


Here is a brief summary of the formats required to send various http verbs with axios:

  • GET: Two ways

    • First method

      axios.get('/user?ID=12345')
        .then(function (response) {
          // Do something
        })
      
    • Second method

      axios.get('/user', {
          params: {
            ID: 12345
          }
        })
        .then(function (response) {
          // Do something
        })
      

    The two above are equivalent. Observe the params keyword in the second method.

  • POST and PATCH

    axios.post('any-url', payload).then(
      // payload is the body of the request
      // Do something
    )
    
    axios.patch('any-url', payload).then(
      // payload is the body of the request
      // Do something
    )
    
  • DELETE

    axios.delete('url', { data: payload }).then(
      // Observe the data keyword this time. Very important
      // payload is the request body
      // Do something
    )
    

Key take aways

  • get requests optionally need a params key to properly set query parameters
  • delete requests with a body need it to be set under a data key