WP_REST_Menus_Controller::delete_item() WordPress Method

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

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

		$request->set_param( 'context', 'view' );

		$previous = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $term, $request );

		$result = wp_delete_nav_menu( $term );

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

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

		/** This action is documented in wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php */
		do_action( "rest_delete_{$this->taxonomy}", $term, $response, $request );

		return $response;
	}