diff --git a/pkg/appview/src/js/main.js b/pkg/appview/src/js/main.js
index 1f6b917..83be2c9 100644
--- a/pkg/appview/src/js/main.js
+++ b/pkg/appview/src/js/main.js
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import htmx from 'htmx.org';
 import 'htmx-ext-json-enc';
 window.htmx = htmx;
 
+// htmx 2.x puts DELETE params in the URL by default, which breaks json-enc
+// (encodeParameters is never called, leaving an empty request body). Keep
+// only GET using URL params so DELETE bodies get JSON-encoded properly.
+htmx.config.methodsThatUseUrlParams = ['get'];
+
 // Actor Typeahead (web component, auto-registers on import)
 import 'actor-typeahead';