{"id":"http-methods-delete","title":"DELETE","section":"http-methods","rules":[{"requirement":"MUST","rule":"Be idempotent"},{"requirement":"MUST NOT","rule":"Include a request body","severity":"error","spectralRule":"delete-no-request-body"},{"requirement":"SHOULD","rule":"Return 204 No Content on success"},{"requirement":"MAY","rule":"Implement soft delete"}],"examples":[{"description":"Delete a resource","request":{"method":"DELETE","path":"/v1/products/123"},"response":{"status":204}},{"description":"Soft delete pattern","request":{"method":"DELETE","path":"/v1/documents/456"},"notes":"Resource marked as deleted but not removed"},{"description":"Hard delete with purge","request":{"method":"DELETE","path":"/v1/documents/456?purge=true"},"notes":"Permanently removes the resource"}]}