UNSUBSCRIBE Method
Topic Last Modified: 2006-06-13
This topic applies to Exchange 2000 Server SP2 or later.
The WebDAV UNSUBSCRIBE method is used to end a subscription to a resource.
The Subscription-ID Header is mandatory and must contain one or more subscription IDs to be cancelled.
Note
See Authentication and Security Using WebDAV for more information.
The list of WebDAV Protocol Status Codes in the following table is not comprehensive. For information about 500-level status codes, see WebDAV Status Codes: 500s.
Status Codes
| Status Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
200 (OK) |
The subscription was cancelled. |
207 (Multi-Status) |
Multiple response codes to be found in XML body. |
400 (Bad Request) |
Probably an illegal combination of headers or invalid Subscription-ID Header. |
Example
The following is an example of a client terminating subscription 16 on the host www.contoso.com.
Request
UNSUBSCRIBE /public/subtest HTTP/1.1
Host: www.contoso.com
Subscription-id: 16
Response
HTTP/1.1 207 Multi-Status
Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 22:03:15 GMT
Content-Type: text/xml
Content-Length: 273
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<a:multistatus xmlns:b="https://schemas.microsoft.com/Exchange/" xmlns:a="DAV:">
<a:response>
<a:href>https://www.contoso.com/public/subtest</a:href>
<a:status>HTTP/1.1 200 OK</a:status>
<b:subscriptionID>
<li>16</li>
</b:subscriptionID>
</a:response>
</a:multistatus>