Delete Saved Password

DELETE /api/password-generator/view-all-saved-passwords/{pk}/delete/

Delete Saved Password

cURL

curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/password-generator/view-all-saved-passwords/{pk}/delete/ \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>'

404 Not Found

{
  "error": "Password not found."
}

Deletes a saved password. Users can only delete their own passwords.

Endpoint

DELETE /api/password-generator/view-all-saved-passwords/{pk}/delete/

Authentication

Authorization · string · required

Bearer token for authentication. User must be logged in.

Path Parameters

pk · integer · required

The unique identifier (primary key) of the saved password to delete.

Request

This endpoint does not require a request body.

Response

Success Response

204 No Content

{
  "message": "Password deleted successfully"
}

Error Responses

404 Not Found

{
  "error": "Password not found."
}

500 Internal Server Error

{
  "error": "error message"
}

Authorization

Users can only delete passwords they own. The endpoint automatically filters by the authenticated user, ensuring users cannot delete other users’ passwords.

If a user attempts to delete a password that:

• Does not exist, or
• Belongs to another user

The endpoint will return a 404 Not Found error.

Example Request

cURL

curl -X DELETE https://api.example.com/api/password-generator/view-all-saved-passwords/1/delete/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Implementation Details

This endpoint is implemented in views.py:108 using the delete_saved_password view function. It retrieves the password instance filtered by both the primary key and the authenticated user, then deletes it from the database.