diff --git a/rest/httpx/requests.go b/rest/httpx/requests.go
index e5c4be4ac..7f8d52cc0 100644
--- a/rest/httpx/requests.go
+++ b/rest/httpx/requests.go
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ func Parse(r *http.Request, v interface{}) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return ParseJsonBody(r, v)
+	if r.ContentLength > 0 {
+		return ParseJsonBody(r, v)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Parses the form request.
diff --git a/rest/httpx/vars.go b/rest/httpx/vars.go
index f4a6d6d93..001d2d6d0 100644
--- a/rest/httpx/vars.go
+++ b/rest/httpx/vars.go
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ const (
 	CodeSignatureInvalidToken
 )
 
-var ErrBodylessRequest = errors.New("not a POST|PUT|PATCH request")
+var ErrBodylessRequest = errors.New("not a POST|PUT|PATCH|DELETE request")