RESTful – What should a DELETE response body contain

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The reason you get no hard answers is because there is no hard RESTful standard. So I can only suggest that you create a hard standard and stick to it within your own APIs

I used this as a guide for RESTful services http://www.vinaysahni.com/best-practices-for-a-pragmatic-restful-api

It says respond with a 204 status and an empty body

I stick to those standards and document them well for anyone who wants to use my APIs

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