protected function delete( $id, $type, $force = false ) {

		if ( 'shop_order' === $type || 'shop_coupon' === $type ) {
			$resource_name = str_replace( 'shop_', '', $type );
		} else {
			$resource_name = $type;
		}

		if ( 'customer' === $type ) {

			$result = wp_delete_user( $id );

			if ( $result ) {
				return array( 'message' => __( 'Permanently deleted customer', 'woocommerce' ) );
			} else {
				return new WP_Error( 'woocommerce_api_cannot_delete_customer', __( 'The customer cannot be deleted', 'woocommerce' ), array( 'status' => 500 ) );
			}
		} else {

			// delete order/coupon/webhook
			$result = ( $force ) ? wp_delete_post( $id, true ) : wp_trash_post( $id );

			if ( ! $result ) {
				return new WP_Error( "woocommerce_api_cannot_delete_{$resource_name}", sprintf( __( 'This %s cannot be deleted', 'woocommerce' ), $resource_name ), array( 'status' => 500 ) );
			}

			if ( $force ) {
				return array( 'message' => sprintf( __( 'Permanently deleted %s', 'woocommerce' ), $resource_name ) );
			} else {
				$this->server->send_status( '202' );

				return array( 'message' => sprintf( __( 'Deleted %s', 'woocommerce' ), $resource_name ) );
			}
		}
	}