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I create a restful DELETE service, for example, the URL is 

http://localhost/book/10,

use DELETE method to send this request, but I need to record this operation by which user, so I need to send an operatorId parameter with that DELETE method request. How to build this delete url?

http://localhost/book/10?operatorId=10

or 

http://localhost/book/10/operator-id/10

or other url.

Can you help me?

Liu guanghua
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  • Hi @Liu, Can you clarify what you need help with? Is it which format to use, how to build it the url, or if this is even a good idea (it's not). – C. Ross Aug 27 '12 at 18:29

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Well, you don't want just anyone deleting, so you can just check the cookie or basic auth credentials sent along with the request.

Plus, a RESTful DELETE is supposed to be idempotent, meaning that nothing changes when the same call is made. If you're mucking with the database, it's no longer a valid contract between the client and the server.

Josh
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