Using Angular $http.delete causing a TypeError

Question

I am trying to send a DELETE command using $http.delete but am getting an error:

TypeError --> Cannot create property 'method' on string 'user_id=5&response=This+is+a+test.'

when I execute the command in the controller as follows:

In the controller:

.controller(myController', function($scope) {

    var something = {
      user_id: 1,
      text: 'This is a test.'
    }

     MyFactory.deleteSomething(something);
});

In the service:

.factory('MyFactory', function($http) {

var service = {};

service.deleteSomething = function(something) {

var data = $.param(something);
var promise =  $http.delete('http://example.com/myapp.php?',
data, {
  headers: {
    'Content-Type' : 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8'
  }
})
  .success(function(data,status) {
    console.log("Delete success!");
    return data;
  })
  .error(function(data, status, header, config) {
    console.log("Delete FAILED!");
  });
return promise;
   }
return service;
});

What am I missing here?

enapupe · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-04 17:33:04Z

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The second parameter delete() expects is an object with http request configuration. Not some string as you are passing data:

$http.delete('http://example.com/myapp.php?', data, { [...]

answered Feb 4, 2016 at 17:33

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lilbiscuit Over a year ago

Isn't that what var data = $.param(something); is for? Just going by this answer on SO.

enapupe Over a year ago

As you can see in your own error message, $.param(something) is returning a string containing query parameters based on a object 'user_id=5&response=This+is+a+test.' You would probably want something that does the opposite of that.

lilbiscuit Over a year ago

This solved it: Change var data = $.param(something); to var data = {params: something};

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