fix(endpoints): use the post method for batch delete API operations [BE-11573] (#394)

api/http/handler/endpoints/endpoint_delete.go

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (handler *Handler) endpointDelete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *
 // @failure 400 "Invalid request payload, such as missing required fields or fields not meeting validation criteria."
 // @failure 403 "Unauthorized access or operation not allowed."
 // @failure 500 "Server error occurred while attempting to delete the specified environments."
-// @router /endpoints [delete]
+// @router /endpoints/delete [post]
 func (handler *Handler) endpointDeleteBatch(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *httperror.HandlerError {
 	var p endpointDeleteBatchPayload
 	if err := request.DecodeAndValidateJSONPayload(r, &p); err != nil {
@@ -127,6 +127,27 @@ func (handler *Handler) endpointDeleteBatch(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 	return response.Empty(w)
 }
 
+// @id EndpointDeleteBatchDeprecated
+// @summary Remove multiple environments
+// @deprecated
+// @description Deprecated: use the `POST` endpoint instead.
+// @description Remove multiple environments and optionally clean-up associated resources.
+// @description **Access policy**: Administrator only.
+// @tags endpoints
+// @security ApiKeyAuth || jwt
+// @accept json
+// @produce json
+// @param body body endpointDeleteBatchPayload true "List of environments to delete, with optional deleteCluster flag to clean-up associated resources (cloud environments only)"
+// @success 204 "Environment(s) successfully deleted."
+// @failure 207 {object} endpointDeleteBatchPartialResponse "Partial success. Some environments were deleted successfully, while others failed."
+// @failure 400 "Invalid request payload, such as missing required fields or fields not meeting validation criteria."
+// @failure 403 "Unauthorized access or operation not allowed."
+// @failure 500 "Server error occurred while attempting to delete the specified environments."
+// @router /endpoints [delete]
+func (handler *Handler) endpointDeleteBatchDeprecated(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *httperror.HandlerError {
+	return handler.endpointDeleteBatch(w, r)
+}
+
 func (handler *Handler) deleteEndpoint(tx dataservices.DataStoreTx, endpointID portainer.EndpointID, deleteCluster bool) error {
 	endpoint, err := tx.Endpoint().Endpoint(endpointID)
 	if tx.IsErrObjectNotFound(err) {

api/http/handler/endpoints/handler.go

@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ func NewHandler(bouncer security.BouncerService) *Handler {
 		bouncer.AdminAccess(httperror.LoggerHandler(h.endpointUpdate))).Methods(http.MethodPut)
 	h.Handle("/endpoints/{id}",
 		bouncer.AdminAccess(httperror.LoggerHandler(h.endpointDelete))).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
-	h.Handle("/endpoints",
+	h.Handle("/endpoints/delete",
-		bouncer.AdminAccess(httperror.LoggerHandler(h.endpointDeleteBatch))).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
+		bouncer.AdminAccess(httperror.LoggerHandler(h.endpointDeleteBatch))).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 	h.Handle("/endpoints/{id}/dockerhub/{registryId}",
 		bouncer.AuthenticatedAccess(httperror.LoggerHandler(h.endpointDockerhubStatus))).Methods(http.MethodGet)
 	h.Handle("/endpoints/{id}/snapshot",
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func NewHandler(bouncer security.BouncerService) *Handler {
 
 	// DEPRECATED
 	h.Handle("/endpoints/{id}/status", bouncer.PublicAccess(httperror.LoggerHandler(h.endpointStatusInspect))).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	h.Handle("/endpoints", bouncer.AdminAccess(httperror.LoggerHandler(h.endpointDeleteBatchDeprecated))).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
 
 	return h
 }

app/react/portainer/environments/ListView/useDeleteEnvironmentsMutation.ts

@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ async function deleteEnvironments(
   environments: { id: EnvironmentId; deleteCluster?: boolean }[]
 ) {
   try {
-    const { data } = await axios.delete<{
+    const { data } = await axios.post<{
       deleted: EnvironmentId[];
       errors: EnvironmentId[];
-    } | null>(buildUrl(), {
+    } | null>(buildUrl(undefined, 'delete'), {
-      data: { endpoints: environments },
+      endpoints: environments,
     });
     return data;
   } catch (e) {