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DELETE
/
books
/
{isbn}
Delete Book
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://api.example.com/books/{isbn}
Delete a book from the library by its ISBN.

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Authentication

This endpoint requires HTTP Basic Authentication.

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Path Parameters

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isbn
string
required
The ISBN of the book to delete.

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Response

This endpoint returns an empty response body on success.

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Status Codes

  • 204 No Content: Book was successfully deleted (or didn’t exist)
  • 401 Unauthorized: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid

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Example Request

curl -X DELETE https://api.example.com/books/978-0-7475-3269-9 \
  -u username:password

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Example Response

The response body is empty with a 204 status code.

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Notes

  • This endpoint returns 204 No Content regardless of whether the book existed or not.
  • The deletion is permanent and cannot be undone.
  • This operation does not delete the associated author, only the book record.
  • Any associated rental records will be removed due to the orphan removal configuration (cascade delete).

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