diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/README.md b/tubearchivist/api/README.md
index 3b69e763..ad56ba37 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/README.md
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/README.md
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ Pass page number as a query parameter: `page=2`. Defaults to *0*, `page=1` is re
 /api/video/
 
 ## Video Item View
-/api/video/\<video_id>/
+GET: /api/video/\<video_id>/  
+DELETE: /api/video/\<video_id>/
 
 ## Video Comment View
 /api/video/\<video_id>/comment/  
diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/views.py b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
index df8554cc..f9bb4bc3 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from home.src.es.snapshot import ElasticSnapshot
 from home.src.frontend.searching import SearchForm
 from home.src.index.generic import Pagination
 from home.src.index.reindex import ReindexProgress
-from home.src.index.video import SponsorBlock
+from home.src.index.video import SponsorBlock, YoutubeVideo
 from home.src.ta.config import AppConfig
 from home.src.ta.helper import UrlListParser
 from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist, RedisQueue
@@ -95,6 +95,20 @@ class VideoApiView(ApiBaseView):
         self.get_document(video_id)
         return Response(self.response, status=self.status_code)
 
+    def delete(self, request, video_id):
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """delete single video"""
+        message = {"video": video_id}
+        try:
+            YoutubeVideo(video_id).delete_media_file()
+            status_code = 200
+            message.update({"state": "delete"})
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            status_code = 404
+            message.update({"state": "not found"})
+
+        return Response(message, status=status_code)
+
 
 class VideoApiListView(ApiBaseView):
     """resolves to /api/video/
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/api_calls.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/api_calls.py
index 6e0bb78d..2175b115 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/api_calls.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/api_calls.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from home.src.download.subscriptions import (
 from home.src.frontend.watched import WatchState
 from home.src.index.channel import YoutubeChannel
 from home.src.index.playlist import YoutubePlaylist
-from home.src.index.video import YoutubeVideo
 from home.src.ta.helper import UrlListParser
 from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist, RedisQueue
 from home.tasks import (
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ class PostData:
             "db-backup": self._db_backup,
             "db-restore": self._db_restore,
             "fs-rescan": self._fs_rescan,
-            "delete-video": self._delete_video,
             "delete-channel": self._delete_channel,
             "delete-playlist": self._delete_playlist,
             "find-playlists": self._find_playlists,
@@ -284,12 +282,6 @@ class PostData:
         rescan_filesystem.delay()
         return {"success": True}
 
-    def _delete_video(self):
-        """delete media file, metadata and thumb"""
-        youtube_id = self.exec_val
-        YoutubeVideo(youtube_id).delete_media_file()
-        return {"success": True}
-
     def _delete_channel(self):
         """delete channel and all matching videos"""
         channel_id = self.exec_val
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
index 6b8cb93e..45ddeb3c 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/video.py
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ class YoutubeVideo(YouTubeItem, YoutubeSubtitle):
         """delete video file, meta data"""
         print(f"{self.youtube_id}: delete video")
         self.get_from_es()
+        if not self.json_data:
+            raise FileNotFoundError
+
         video_base = self.app_conf["videos"]
         media_url = self.json_data.get("media_url")
         file_path = os.path.join(video_base, media_url)
diff --git a/tubearchivist/static/script.js b/tubearchivist/static/script.js
index 09a8580c..188c6602 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/static/script.js
+++ b/tubearchivist/static/script.js
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ function deleteConfirm() {
 function deleteVideo(button) {
   let to_delete = button.getAttribute('data-id');
   let to_redirect = button.getAttribute('data-redirect');
-  let payload = JSON.stringify({ 'delete-video': to_delete });
-  sendPost(payload);
+  let apiEndpoint = '/api/video/' + to_delete + '/';
+  apiRequest(apiEndpoint, 'DELETE');
   setTimeout(function () {
     let redirect = '/channel/' + to_redirect;
     window.location.replace(redirect);