Delete custom alphabet

If the custom alphabet has served its purpose, it SHOULD be deleted. To do this, the identifier of the custom alphabet object MUST be sent as HTTP request path parameter.

The identifier of the deleted custom alphabet object is returned from the remote service as data id together with the data type: alphabet and other attribute–value pairs in the JSON response body.

Request endpoint

DELETE SERVER:PORT/api/alphabets/UPPER_VOWELS

Response status

Request headers

Accept:application/vnd.api+json
Content-Type:application/vnd.api+json
Session-Key:SSSSSSSS-SSSS-SSSS-SSSS-SSSSSSSSSSSS

Response headers

Transfer-Encoding:chunked
Connection:keep-alive
Accept:application/vnd.api+json
Cache-Control:no-cache
Date:Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:57:40 GMT
Content-Type:application/vnd.api+json
Server:nginx/1.25.4

Request body

# intentionally blank

Response body

{
    "links": {
        "self": "/api/alphabets/UPPER_VOWELS"
    },
    "data": {
        "attributes": {
            "ascii": true,
            "length": 5,
            "bytes": 5,
            "parity": 87,
            "chars": "AEIOU"
        },
        "id": "UPPER_VOWELS",
        "type": "alphabet"
    }
}

HTTPie example

$ http delete SERVER:PORT/api/alphabets/UPPER_VOWELS Accept:application/vnd.api+json Content-Type:application/vnd.api+json Session-Key:SSSSSSSS-SSSS-SSSS-SSSS-SSSSSSSSSSSS