Response to DELETE method request sent using node.js never arrives

Question

I have node.js server which acts like a proxy. It recieves localhost requests and forward them to web service on another domain. GET, POST and PUT requests work just fine. But I have a problem with DELETE method request. It causing "Gateway Timeout - In read" error. But web service on another domain recieves this request and executes appropriate DB sql to delete requested item. Moreover, if I send the same request using Fiddler for example, I receive an actual response.

Here is how my node.js http.request options look like:

{
  "host": "some.domain",
  "port": 443,
  "path": "/paht/item/id",
  "method": "DELETE",
  "headers": {
    "Host": "some.domain",
    "Content-Type": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
  }
}

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 23 '11 at 14:34

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smthin to do with firewall/spyware setting (check routers firewall) I had the same thing where my app worked on one pc and not on another...

answered Sep 23 '11 at 14:34

Rahul

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all firewalls are turned off on my pc – aliona Sep 23 '11 at 15:35
any solution for this problem? – Marcelo Rodovalho Apr 24 '13 at 17:34
@MarceloRodovalho, I have removed `Transfer-Encoding: chunked` header from the requset and it solved my original problem. – aliona Apr 30 '13 at 19:06
I did this too, but this make another throuble to my request, so i find another solution. Thanks ;) – Marcelo Rodovalho Apr 30 '13 at 19:11

aliona · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-30T19:06:58.773

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Answering to my own question:
Nodejs adds Transfer-Encoding: chunked header to such DELETE request. And this header was causing described problem.

edited Apr 30 '13 at 19:06

answered Sep 26 '11 at 08:54

aliona

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Response to DELETE method request sent using node.js never arrives

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