diff --git a/actix/resources/js/main.js b/actix/resources/js/main.js
index 48fdfa8..7f29ec5 100644
--- a/actix/resources/js/main.js
+++ b/actix/resources/js/main.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const deleteButton = (shortUrl) => {
         e.preventDefault();
         if (confirm("Do you want to delete the entry " + shortUrl + "?")) {
             document.getElementById("alertBox")?.remove();
-            fetch(`/api/${shortUrl}`, {
+            fetch(`/api/del/${shortUrl}`, {
                 method: "DELETE"
             }).then(_ => refreshData());
         }
diff --git a/actix/src/database.rs b/actix/src/database.rs
index c14b5ca..6c411a7 100644
--- a/actix/src/database.rs
+++ b/actix/src/database.rs
@@ -56,3 +56,9 @@ pub fn add_link(shortlink: String, longlink: String) -> bool {
         Err(_) => false,
     }
 }
+
+pub fn delete_link(shortlink: String) -> () {
+    let db = Connection::open("./urls.sqlite").expect("Unable to open database!");
+    db.execute("DELETE FROM urls WHERE short_url = ?1", [shortlink])
+        .unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/actix/src/main.rs b/actix/src/main.rs
index 0e03943..96929a1 100644
--- a/actix/src/main.rs
+++ b/actix/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::env;
 
 use actix_files::{Files, NamedFile};
 use actix_web::{
-    get, post,
+    delete, get, post,
     web::{self, Redirect},
     App, HttpResponse, HttpServer, Responder,
 };
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ async fn link_handler(shortlink: web::Path<String>) -> impl Responder {
     }
 }
 
+// Delete a given shortlink
+#[delete("/api/del/{shortlink}")]
+async fn delete_link(shortlink: web::Path<String>) -> HttpResponse {
+    database::delete_link(shortlink.to_string());
+    HttpResponse::Ok().body("")
+}
+
 #[actix_web::main]
 async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     HttpServer::new(|| {
@@ -65,6 +72,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
             .service(getall)
             .service(siteurl)
             .service(add_link)
+            .service(delete_link)
             .service(Files::new("/", "./resources/").index_file("index.html"))
     })
     .bind(("0.0.0.0", 2000))?