JavaScript that deletes a term from a WordPress custom taxonomy

delete-term.js

//find & delete a term in our Transmission custom taxonomy
let terms = new wp.api.collections.Transmission();
terms.fetch().done( function( t ){
	let target = t.find( x => 'automatic' === x.slug );
	if( ! target ) { return; }
	jQuery.ajax({
		method: 'DELETE',
		url: myplugin.rest_base_url + 'wp/v2/transmission/' + target.id + '?force=true',
		beforeSend: function ( xhr ) {
			xhr.setRequestHeader( 'X-WP-Nonce', myplugin.nonce ); //must be wp_create_nonce( 'wp_rest' ), see paragraph 4 https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/using-the-rest-api/authentication/
		},
	});
});