Responding to a JSON PUT/DELETE request with JSON

my_controller.rb

class MyController < ApplicationController

  def update
    if resource.update_attributes(params[:resource])
      render json: resource, status: :ok # status is :ok by default so feel free to remove this option
    else
      render json: { errors: resource.errors }, status: :unprocessable_entity
    end
  end
  
  def destroy
    resource.destroy
    # what would you show here? Empty json?
    render json: {}
  end

  private
  
  def resource
    @resource ||= Resouce.find(params[:id])
  end
  
end