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Delete Element

To remove a chemical element from the Periodic Table API, you can send a DELETE request to the following endpoint:

DELETE api/v1/elements/:id

Replace :id in the endpoint with the unique ID of the element you want to delete.

Example​

Request​

https://periodic-table-rest-api.vercel.app/api/v1/elements/651beca7c0b231a02b3f815f

Response:​

{
    "_id": "651beca7c0b231a02b3f815f",
    "atomicNumber": 78,
    "symbol": "Pt",
    "name": "Platinum",
    "atomicMass": 195.084,
    "electronegativity": 2.28,
    "meltingPoint": 2041.4,
    "boilingPoint": 4098,
    "density": 21.45,
    "groupBlock": "Transition Metal",
    "yearDiscovered": 1735,
    "__v": 0
}

The API will respond with a confirmation message indicating the successful deletion of the specified element. The element will no longer be available in the database.

Note

Don't delete any of the element by mistake if you want to delete elements please run the code locally and try