Delete a Post (JSONPlaceholder)

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Endpoint

DELETE https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/{id}

Description

This endpoint simulates the deletion of a post based on a given post ID. While the JSONPlaceholder API does not actually remove data on the server, it returns a successful response code (200 OK) to indicate that the request was received and accepted.

Authentication

No authentication required. This is a publicly available testing API.

Required Path Parameters

Name	Type	Description
id	number	The ID of the post to delete.

Headers

Header	Value	Description
Content-Type	application/json	Typically included, even if no body is sent

Example Request

DELETE https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/10
Content-Type: application/json

Example Response

{}

Successful Response

Code	Message	Description
200	OK	The post was deleted successfully. JSONPlaceholder returns an empty body.

Possible Errors

Code	Message	Description
404	Not Found	No post found with the provided id
400	Bad request	Invalid id format (e.g. string instead of number)

Notes

• This is intended to simulate deletion; the post is not actually removed