How to pass extra parameters in HTTP DELETE request?

Question

I am writing a REST API, which supports POST/GET/DELETE method for the same url.

For the DELETE method, the API needs extra parameters (details of the deletion). But the library I am using doesn't support request body for DELETE method, how can I do it?

If I put the parameter in URL like:

DELETE /API/Resource/id/parameter

Then I break the RESTyness. Or I need to use another method POST/PUT, which is not RESTy, either.

Answer 1

Why is POST / PUT not RESTy? Take a look at the twitter REST API : You can destroy a status by POSTing to /statuses/id/destroy . That request does accept parameters. You could do something similar to this:

POST /API/Resource/id/destroy

I think that is RESTy enough.