[HTTP Request Node] Body is not transmitted on `DELETE`

[YetAnotherGerrit]

Bug Description

The HTTP Request Node allows the definition of a body for a DELETE request, but the body is not sent. (Axios used?)

To Reproduce

Create a HTTP Request node.
Use DELETE as request method.
Define a json-payload transmitted in the body.

Expected behavior

json-paylod in the body is transmitted.

Debug Info

Debug info

core

• n8nVersion: 2.8.3
• platform: docker (self-hosted)
• nodeJsVersion: 22.22.0
• nodeEnv: "production"
• database: postgres
• executionMode: scaling (single-main)
• concurrency: -1
• license: enterprise (production)

storage

• success: all
• error: all
• progress: false
• manual: true
• binaryMode: database

pruning

• enabled: true
• maxAge: 336 hours
• maxCount: 10000 executions

client

• userAgent: mozilla/5.0 (x11; linux x86_64) applewebkit/537.36 (khtml, like gecko) chrome/145.0.0.0 safari/537.36
• isTouchDevice: false

security

• secureCookie: false

Generated at: 2026-02-20T11:38:36.165Z

Operating System

Debian 12

n8n Version

2.8.3

Node.js Version

22.22.0

Database

PostgreSQL

Execution mode

main (default)

Hosting

self hosted

[n8n-assistant]

Hey @YetAnotherGerrit,

Thank you for reaching out! We’ve received your issue and are looking into it. To help us track this internally, we’ve created a Linear ticket with the reference: "GHC-6942".

We’ll keep you updated as we make progress, but if you have any additional details or context to share, feel free to add them here - it’s always helpful!

Thanks for your patience and for bringing this to our attention.

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For INTERNAL use only: GHC-6942