diff --git a/pages/delete_image.tsx b/pages/delete_image.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08671c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/delete_image.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import AppBar from '../components/AppBar'
+import db_ops from '../server/helpers/db_ops'
+import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button';
+import axios from 'axios'
+import TextField from '@material-ui/core/TextField';
+
+import ErrorPage from 'next/error'
+import { useState } from 'react';
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+export default function deleteImage(props: any) {
+  if (props.err) {
+    return <ErrorPage statusCode={404} />
+  }
+  const [ImageID, setID] = useState(0);
+  const handleKeyPress = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    if (e.keyCode === 13 || e.which === 13) {
+      delete_image();
+    }
+  };
+  const delete_image = () => {
+    axios(`/delete_image`, {
+      method: "post",
+      data: { id: ImageID },
+      withCredentials: true
+    }).then((resp) => {
+      alert(JSON.stringify(resp.data))
+      setID(0)
+    }).catch((err) => {
+      alert('check console for error message')
+      console.log(err)
+      setID(0)
+    })
+  }
+
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <AppBar />
+      <TextField
+        value ={ImageID}
+        fullWidth
+        type="number"
+        label=" image id"
+        placeholder="image id"
+        margin="normal"
+        onChange={(e) => setID(parseInt(e.target.value)||0)}
+        onKeyPress={(e) => handleKeyPress(e)}
+      />
+      <Button onClick={() => { delete_image() }} variant="contained" color="primary" >Delete image</Button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+export async function getServerSideProps(context: any) {
+  if (context.req.session.authed && context.req.session.user_id) {
+    const user = await db_ops.activated_user.find_user_by_id(context.req.session.user_id)
+    if (user[0].isAdmin) {
+      return {
+        props: {},
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return {
+    props: { err: true },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/helpers/db_ops.ts b/server/helpers/db_ops.ts
index d5022b2..47de447 100644
--- a/server/helpers/db_ops.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/db_ops.ts
@@ -129,36 +129,23 @@ async function get_all_color_hists(){
     return color_hists
 }
 
+async function delete_color_hist_by_id(id:number){
+    removeDocument("color_hist",{id:id})
+}
+
 async function add_color_hist_by_id(id:number, color_hist:number[][]){
     insertDocuments("color_hist", [{
         id:id,
         color_hist:color_hist
     }])
 }
-// async function get_all_phash_distances(){
-//     const phash_distances = findDocuments("img_search", {})
-//     return phash_distances
-// }
-// async function get_phash_distances_by_image_id(id:number){
-//     const phash_distances = findDocuments("img_search", {id:id})
-//     return phash_distances
-// }
-
-// async function add_image_to_image_search(id:number, phash_dist:Array<Record<string,unknown>>){
-//     insertDocuments("img_search", [{
-//         id:id,
-//         phash_dist:phash_dist
-//     }])
-// }
-// async function update_phash_dist_by_id(id:number, phash_dist:Array<Record<string,unknown>>){
-//     updateDocument("images", {id: id},{phash_dist:phash_dist})
-// }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////IMAGES OPS
 
+
 async function add_tags_to_image_by_id(id:number,tags:string[]){
     await addToArrayInDocument("images",{id:id},{tags:{ $each:tags}})
 }
@@ -215,6 +202,9 @@ async function get_max_image_id(){
     const result = await collection.find({}).sort({id:-1}).limit(1).toArray()
     return result[0]?.id
 }
+async function delete_image_by_id(id:number){
+    removeDocument("images",{id:id})
+}
 
 async function add_image(id:number,file_ext:string,width:number,height:number,author:string,
     size:string,derpi_link:string,
@@ -364,6 +354,7 @@ export default {
         get_all_images,
         find_image_by_id,
         get_max_image_id,
+        delete_image_by_id,
         find_images_by_tags,
         get_ids_and_phashes,
         find_image_by_phash,
@@ -376,15 +367,12 @@ export default {
         get_all_color_hists,
         get_color_hist_by_id,
         add_color_hist_by_id,
-        // get_all_phash_distances,
-        // update_phash_dist_by_id,
-        // add_image_to_image_search,
+        delete_color_hist_by_id,
         get_color_similarities_by_id,
         add_color_similarities_by_id,
         delete_id_from_color_similarities,
         add_color_similarity_to_other_image,
         get_image_ids_from_color_similarities,
-        // get_phash_distances_by_image_id,  
     },
     password_recovery:{
         update_user_password_by_id,
diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index e761fd8..38a156b 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import change_password from './routes/change_password';
 import forgot_password from './routes/forgot_password';
 import activate_account_email from './routes/activate_account_email';
 import update_image_data from './routes/update_image_data'
+import delete_image from './routes/delete_image'
 import import_from_derpi from './routes/import_from_derpi'
 import reverse_search from './routes/reverse_search'
 next_app.prepare().then(() => {
@@ -91,7 +92,9 @@ next_app.prepare().then(() => {
   api_router.get('/auth/google/callback', google_oauth_callback)
 
   api_router.post('/reverse_search', [upload.single('image'),recaptcha.middleware.verify], reverse_search)
+
   api_router.post('/update_image_data', update_image_data)
+  api_router.post('/delete_image', delete_image)
   api_router.post('/import_from_derpi', import_from_derpi)
 
   api_router.post('/signup', [
diff --git a/server/routes/delete_image.ts b/server/routes/delete_image.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..365f86e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/delete_image.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion */
+import db_ops from './../helpers/db_ops'
+import {Request, Response} from 'express';
+import config from '../../config/config'
+import fs from 'fs'
+async function delete_image(req:Request,res:Response) {
+    const id = parseInt(req.body.id);
+    if(!isNaN(id) && req.session?.user_id){
+        const user = await db_ops.activated_user.find_user_by_id(req.session?.user_id)
+        if(user[0].isAdmin){
+            const image=(await db_ops.image_ops.find_image_by_id(id))[0]
+            db_ops.image_ops.delete_image_by_id(id)
+            db_ops.image_search.delete_color_hist_by_id(id)
+            await db_ops.image_search.delete_id_from_color_similarities(id)
+            fs.unlink(`${config.root_path}/public/images/${id}.${image.file_ext}`,function(err){
+                if(err) return console.log(err);
+                console.log('file deleted successfully');
+           }); 
+           fs.unlink(`${config.root_path}/public/webp_images/${id}.webp`,function(err){
+            if(err) return console.log(err);
+            console.log('webp file deleted successfully');
+       }); 
+            res.json({message:"OK"})
+            return 
+        }
+    }
+    res.sendStatus(404);
+}
+
+export default delete_image;
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