Merge pull request #493 from contentstack/fix/dx-3894

Removed content-type header from release delete method

Author: sunil-lakshman

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v1.27.3](https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-management-javascript/tree/v1.27.3) (2026-02-02)
+ - Fix
+   - Removed content-type header from the release delete method
+
 ## [v1.27.2](https://github.com/contentstack/contentstack-management-javascript/tree/v1.27.2) (2026-01-12)
  - Enhancement
    - Improved error messages

lib/stack/release/index.js

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
   create,
   fetch,
   update,
-  deleteEntity,
   query
 } from '../../entity'
 import error from '../../core/contentstackError'
@@ -94,7 +93,31 @@ export function Release (http, data = {}) {
      * client.stack({ api_key: 'api_key'}).release('release_uid').delete()
      * .then((response) => console.log(response.notice))
      */
-    this.delete = deleteEntity(http)
+    this.delete = (function (http) {
+      return async function (param = {}) {
+        try {
+          const requestConfig = {
+            headers: { ...cloneDeep(this.stackHeaders) },
+            params: { ...cloneDeep(param) }
+          }
+          // Omit Content-Type for DELETE; no body is sent and fastify v5 rejects it when present
+          requestConfig.headers['Content-Type'] = null
+          const response = await http.delete(this.urlPath, requestConfig)
+          if (response.data) {
+            return response.data
+          }
+          if (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) {
+            return {
+              status: response.status,
+              statusText: response.statusText
+            }
+          }
+          throw error(response)
+        } catch (err) {
+          throw error(err)
+        }
+      }
+    })(http)
 
     /**
      * @description A ReleaseItem is a set of entries and assets that needs to be deployed (published or unpublished) all at once to a particular environment.

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@contentstack/management",
-  "version": "1.27.2",
+  "version": "1.27.3",
   "description": "The Content Management API is used to manage the content of your Contentstack account",
   "main": "./dist/node/contentstack-management.js",
   "browser": "./dist/web/contentstack-management.js",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
     "form-data": "^4.0.5",
     "husky": "^9.1.7",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.23",
     "otplib": "^12.0.1",
     "qs": "6.14.1",
     "stream-browserify": "^3.0.0"

package.json

@@ -172,6 +172,50 @@ describe('Contentstack Release test', () => {
       .catch(done)
   })
 
+  it('Release delete should not send Content-Type header (no body for DELETE)', done => {
+    var mock = new MockAdapter(Axios)
+    let capturedConfig = null
+    mock.onDelete('/releases/UID').reply((config) => {
+      capturedConfig = config
+      return [200, { ...noticeMock }]
+    })
+    makeRelease({
+      release: {
+        ...systemUidMock
+      },
+      stackHeaders: stackHeadersMock
+    })
+      .delete()
+      .then(() => {
+        const contentType = capturedConfig?.headers?.['Content-Type']
+        expect(contentType).to.satisfy(
+          (val) => val === null || val === undefined,
+          'Content-Type should be null or undefined for DELETE (no body)'
+        )
+        done()
+      })
+      .catch(done)
+  })
+
+  it('Release delete with params', done => {
+    var mock = new MockAdapter(Axios)
+    mock.onDelete('/releases/UID').reply(200, {
+      ...noticeMock
+    })
+    makeRelease({
+      release: {
+        ...systemUidMock
+      },
+      stackHeaders: stackHeadersMock
+    })
+      .delete({ someParam: 'value' })
+      .then((release) => {
+        expect(release.notice).to.be.equal(noticeMock.notice)
+        done()
+      })
+      .catch(done)
+  })
+
   it('Release deploy test', done => {
     var mock = new MockAdapter(Axios)
     mock.onPost('/releases/UID/deploy').reply(200, {