users/{userid}/properties/{key} (DELETE)
Overview
Remove a user property
- REST Method: DELETE
- Method Access: public
Uri Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| userid | string | either an integer user ID, "current", or "=" followed by a double uri-encoded user name |
| key | string | A unique identifier for a property that is obtained through GET:users/{userid}/properties |
Query Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| redirects | int? | If zero, do not follow page redirects. |
| authenticate | bool? | Force authentication for request (default: false) |
Return Codes
| Name | Value | Description |
| OK | 200 | The request completed successfully |
| Bad Request | 400 | Invalid input parameter or request body |
| Forbidden | 403 | ADMIN access is required to access other user's properties |
| Not Found | 404 | Requested user and/or property could not be found |
Implementation Notes
- A user may only read, write, and delete their own properties. Admins can read/write/delete anyones users properties.
- A current eTag is not required for deleting a property
C# Code Sample: Delete a User Property
The following code authenticates and deletes a user property named 'foo'.
Sample Code
Plug p = Plug.New("http://devwiki/@api/deki");
p.At("users", "authenticate")
.WithCredentials("sysop", "password").Get();
p.At("users", "current", "properties", "foo")
.Delete(); Implementation notes
Add notes about requirements or config values
Curl Code Sample: Delete a User Property
The following command deletes property "foo" attached to user "bar":
Sample Code
curl -u username:password -X DELETE -i http://mindtouch.address/@api/deki/user/=bar/properties/foo
Implementation notes
curl flags
- -u
- Provides external user authentication.
- -X
- Specifies the HTTP request method.
- -i
- Outputs the HTTP response headers. Useful for debugging.