how can we use delete http request in NodeJS - node.js

Question

when i try to delete data by this code its not working
router.delete('/delete-screen/:id',(req,res)=>{
let proId=req.params.id
console.log(proId)
theaterHelpers.deleteOwner(proId).then((response)=>{
res.redirect('/theater/screens')
})
})
but using this code it working
router.get('/delete-screen/:id',(req,res)=>{
let proId=req.params.id
console.log(proId)
theaterHelpers.deleteOwner(proId).then((response)=>{
res.redirect('/theater/screens')
})
})
what i done is replace delete to get, My question is how can make a http delete request in my code
my delete function code is
deleteScreen:(screenId)=>{
return new Promise((resolve,reject)=>{
db.get().collection(collection.SCREEN_COLLECTION).removeOne({_id:ObjectID(screenId)}).then((response)=>{
console.log(response)
resolve(response)
})
})
}

Answer 1

If you're using a server-rendered application, then you can only issue GET and POST requests. The only way to trigger a delete route handler is to trick your application into thinking the incoming request actually has DELETE semantics. You can do this by modifying the request.method property before the request is actually handed to the router.
There are a number of ways to achieve this, and the method-override package has got you covered.
For instance, the following setup would update request.property for incoming GET requests to the value provided with the _method query parameter.
var methodOverride = require('method-override')
app.use(methodOverride("_method", { methods: ["GET"] }))
Then, accordingly add a _method query parameter with the DELETE value to the url you want to use to trigger you delete route handler.
yourUrl?_method=DELETE
https://www.npmjs.com/package/method-override