WP_REST_Terms_Controller::delete_item() WordPress Method

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

		$force = isset( $request['force'] ) ? (bool) $request['force'] : false;

		// We don't support trashing for terms.
		if ( ! $force ) {
			return new WP_Error(
				'rest_trash_not_supported',
				/* translators: %s: force=true */
				sprintf( __( "Terms 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 );

		$retval = wp_delete_term( $term->term_id, $term->taxonomy );

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

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

		/**
		 * Fires after a single term is deleted via the REST API.
		 *
		 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$this->taxonomy`, refers to the taxonomy slug.
		 *
		 * Possible hook names include:
		 *
		 *  - `rest_delete_category`
		 *  - `rest_delete_post_tag`
		 *
		 * @since 4.7.0
		 *
		 * @param WP_Term          $term     The deleted term.
		 * @param WP_REST_Response $response The response data.
		 * @param WP_REST_Request  $request  The request sent to the API.
		 */
		do_action( "rest_delete_{$this->taxonomy}", $term, $response, $request );

		return $response;
	}