ServiceNow Scripted REST APIs (2026): 08 – DELETE

The last of the four CRUD methods — and one that deserves a bit of extra thought. In this video we add a DELETE endpoint and look at why idempotency matters more here than anywhere else.

*You'll learn:*
- How to delete a record with GlideRecord and return HTTP 204 (No Content)
- What idempotency means and why it applies to DELETE
- Why a repeated delete should return 204, not 404

*Chapters:*
- 0:00 Introduction
- 0:38 Concept
- 1:20 Demo
- 2:24 Outro

*GitHub:* https://github.com/jnichols-servicenow/SN2026-Vehicles-API

*Links:*
- HTTP semantics — DELETE (RFC 9110) — https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110#section-9.3.5
- REST API design — idempotency — https://restfulapi.net/idempotent-rest-apis/
- ServiceNow docs — Scripted REST API good practices — https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/api-reference/rest-api-explorer/scripted-rest-good-practices.html

*Series navigation:*
- Previous: 07 — PUT and PATCH
- Next: 09 — HTTP methods
- Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrhqGp3sUzhvp1sfgP8OZjXRxKOP_cyBU

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