HTTP REST API Delete Method

[yad_achyut]

Does Servicenow Support Request Body for Delete Method ? While Sending the Request to 3rd party with HTTP  Delete function using Rest Message API?

[Benjamin A]

Hello @yad_achyut,

ServiceNow Outbound REST messages do support the DELETE HTTP method. To set the method to DELETE in a script, do the following:

var request  = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2();        
request.setHttpMethod('delete');

var body = "<Message body content>";
request.setRequestBody(body);

Full documentation on the RESTMessageV2 API can be found here.

[yad_achyut]

@Benjamin A  But this is not working i am getting an error saying the {a non-empty request body is required.

[Benjamin A]

Could you please elaborate on exactly what you are trying to do? I was able to run the following as background script without any issues.

var request  = new sn_ws.RESTMessageV2();        
request.setHttpMethod('delete');
request.setEndpoint('https://webhook.site/1eb5c739-e641-43cb-986c-51bc50dc7c0d'); // Website to test webhooks
request.setRequestHeader('content-type', 'application/json');
var body = "{field: test}";
request.setRequestBody(body);
var response = request.execute();
gs.info(response.getStatusCode());

[yad_achyut]

Hi Benjamin,

This also wont work as REST in snow doesn't allow body for DELETE Methods