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DELETE is idempotent to quote a Stack Overflow answer on the subject: > Idempotence refers to the state of the system after the request has completed > ... >

by hartror 11y ago

DELETE is idempotent to quote a Stack Overflow answer on the subject: > Idempotence refers to the state of the system after the request has completed > ... > The key bit there is the side-effects of N > 0 identical requests is the same as for a single request. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4088350/is-rest-delete-really-idempotent http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4088350/is-rest-delete-re...

jalfresi 11y ago
The example I gave is idempotent. Calling it n >0 times would result in the same side effects.
- couchand 11y ago
  That's not what idempotent means. It doesn't mean it produces the same side effects every time, it means multiple calls are equivalent to a single call.
  - jalfresi 11y ago
    Gah! You're right. In that case POST would be the only acceptable option here.