Is an entity body allowed for an HTTP DELETE request?

Question

When issuing an HTTP DELETE request, the request URI should completely identify the resource to delete. However, is it allowable to add extra meta-data as part of the entity

Answer 1

It is worth noting that the OpenAPI specification for version 3.0 dropped support for DELETE methods with a body:

see here and here for references

This may affect your implementation, documentation, or use of these APIs in the future.