WP_REST_Controller::delete_item() │ public │ WP 4.7.0

Deletes one item from the collection.

Method of the class: WP_REST_Controller{}

No Hooks.

Return

WP_REST_Response|WP_Error. Response object on success, or WP_Error object on failure.

Usage

$WP_REST_Controller = new WP_REST_Controller();
$WP_REST_Controller->delete_item( $request );
$request(WP_REST_Request) (required)
Full details about the request.

Changelog

Since 4.7.0 Introduced.

WP_REST_Controller::delete_item() code WP 6.3

wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-controller.php 
public function delete_item( $request ) {
	return new WP_Error(
		'invalid-method',
		/* translators: %s: Method name. */
		sprintf( __( "Method '%s' not implemented. Must be overridden in subclass." ), __METHOD__ ),
		array( 'status' => 405 )
	);
}