labstack/echo · error

could not find route to remove by given path and method

Error message

could not find route to remove by given path and method

What it means

Returned by DefaultRouter.Remove (router.go:437-439) when the node at the path is a handler but the node's method table does not contain the requested method — e.g. the path is registered for GET but Remove asked for DELETE.

Source

Thrown at router.go:438

		default:
			currentNode = currentNode.findStaticChild(next)
		}

		if currentNode == nil {
			break
		}
	}

	if nodeToRemove == nil {
		return errors.New("could not find route to remove by given path")
	}

	if !nodeToRemove.isHandler {
		return errors.New("could not find route to remove by given path")
	}

	if mh := nodeToRemove.methods.find(method, false, false); mh == nil {
		return errors.New("could not find route to remove by given path and method")
	}
	nodeToRemove.setHandler(method, nil)

	var rIndex int
	for i, rr := range r.routes {
		if rr.Method == method && rr.Path == path {
			rIndex = i
			break
		}
	}
	r.routes = append(r.routes[:rIndex], r.routes[rIndex+1:]...)

	if !nodeToRemove.isHandler && nodeToRemove.isLeaf {
		// TODO: if !nodeToRemove.isLeaf and has at least 2 children merge paths for remaining nodes?
		current := nodeToRemove
		for {
			parent := current.parent
			if parent == nil {

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Solutions

1. Pass the exact canonical method that was registered (http.MethodGet, not "get")
2. List e.Routes() to confirm which methods exist for the path
3. Register the method before trying to remove it

Example fix

// before
_ = e.Router().Remove("get", "/users")
// after
_ = e.Router().Remove(http.MethodGet, "/users")

for _, r := range e.Routes() {
    if r.Path == path && r.Method == method {
        return e.Router().Remove(method, path)
    }
}
return nil

When it happens

Trigger: Calling Remove("DELETE", "/users") when only GET /users is registered; passing a lowercase method string ("get") that does not match the canonical http.MethodGet constant used at registration.

Common situations: Assuming a path exists for all HTTP methods; copy-pasting the wrong method constant; lowercase method strings.

Related errors

• route not found by path
• route not found by name
• router has no routes to remove
• could not find route to remove by given path
• adding route without handler function

AI-assisted analysis of labstack/echo@05489dc173 (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/ac6b60c80b87bb22.json. Report an issue: GitHub.