Adonis.js api delete route is not working - adonis.js

Question

I tried to hit a specific route:
http://127.0.0.1:3333/store/products?productId=4
but the server give me this error:
"message": "E_ROUTE_NOT_FOUND: Cannot DELETE:/store/products",
"stack": "HttpException: E_ROUTE_NOT_FOUND: Cannot PATCH:/store/products\n

Answer 1

In addition to the points raised by #crbast :
your code seems to hit the HTTP PATCH method (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Methods/PATCH) instead of the HTTP DELETE you expect

Answer 2

You are not hitting the right url and your route is wrong.
The right url with your route.js is :
http://127.0.0.1:3333/store/products/4
^- Product id
and the route :
Route.delete('/products/:productId', 'ProductsController.delete')
// ^- use : for url parameter
Routing explanation
Body data & url parameters are totally different.
Please read : What is the difference between URL parameters and query strings?
Body data
Request body (json).
Documentation : https://preview.adonisjs.com/guides/http/form-submissions#reading-form-data
Example url :
http://127.0.0.1:3333/products?name=hello
Route example :
Route.post('/products', 'MyController.myFunction')
Controller :
public async myFunction ({ request }: HttpContextContract) {
const data = request.only(['name'])
// ...
}
Url parameter
Specify dynamic url parameter.
Documentation : https://preview.adonisjs.com/guides/http/routing#dynamic-urls
Example url :
http://127.0.0.1:3333/products/1
Route example :
Route.post('/products/:id', 'MyController.myFunction')
Controller :
public async myFunction ({ params }: HttpContextContract) {
const id = params.id
// ...
}