WP_REST_Menu_Items_Controller::delete_item() WordPress Method

	public function delete_item( $request ) {
		$menu_item = $this->get_nav_menu_item( $request['id'] );
		if ( is_wp_error( $menu_item ) ) {
			return $menu_item;
		}

		// We don't support trashing for menu items.
		if ( ! $request['force'] ) {
			/* translators: %s: force=true */
			return new WP_Error( 'rest_trash_not_supported', sprintf( __( "Menu items do not support trashing. Set '%s' to delete." ), 'force=true' ), array( 'status' => 501 ) );
		}

		$previous = $this->prepare_item_for_response( get_post( $request['id'] ), $request );

		$result = wp_delete_post( $request['id'], true );

		if ( ! $result ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_delete', __( 'The post cannot be deleted.' ), array( 'status' => 500 ) );
		}

		$response = new WP_REST_Response();
		$response->set_data(
			array(
				'deleted'  => true,
				'previous' => $previous->get_data(),
			)
		);

		/**
		 * Fires immediately after a single menu item is deleted via the REST API.
		 *
		 * @since 5.9.0
		 *
		 * @param object          $nav_menu_item Inserted or updated menu item object.
		 * @param WP_REST_Response $response The response data.
		 * @param WP_REST_Request $request       Request object.
		 */
		do_action( 'rest_delete_nav_menu_item', $menu_item, $response, $request );

		return $response;
	}