diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index c4a588e..b9d2b71 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ def add_item():
         # item not valid or can't be parsed
         return jsonify({'status': 1}), 400
 
+@app.route('/delete', methods=['POST'])
+def del_item():
+    print("deleting item")
+    data = request.get_json()
+    uuid = data.get('uuid')
+    delete_item(uuid)
+    return jsonify({'deleted': uuid}), 200
+
 @app.route('/datahistory',methods = ['GET'])
 def data_history_request():
     if request.method == 'GET':
diff --git a/src/db.py b/src/db.py
index bd45a81..42fe655 100644
--- a/src/db.py
+++ b/src/db.py
@@ -122,6 +122,26 @@ def check_exist(itemid, skuid):
     else:
         return True
 
+def delete_item(uuid):
+    '''
+    delete item and its history from database
+    '''
+    connection = connect_db()
+    cursor = connection.cursor()
+    cursor.execute("""
+    DELETE
+    FROM history
+    WHERE uuid = %s
+    """, (uuid,))
+    cursor.execute("""
+    DELETE
+    FROM history
+    WHERE uuid = %s
+    """, (uuid,))
+    cursor.close()
+    connection.commit()
+    connection.close()
+
 
 def export_csv():
     '''join item and history data from database and export it in ./output.csv'''
diff --git a/web/app.js b/web/app.js
index 02341c6..124e225 100644
--- a/web/app.js
+++ b/web/app.js
@@ -319,9 +319,7 @@ fetch_history().then(async function(data) {
 document.getElementById("addbutton").addEventListener("click", addItem);
 
 async function addItem() {
-
     const apiUrl = `${currentUrl}app/add`;
-
     const postData = {
         itemid: document.getElementById("additemid").value,
         attributes: document.getElementById("addattributes").value
@@ -344,16 +342,41 @@ async function addItem() {
             console.error('Error during POST request:', error);
             });
 
-
     if (response.ok) {
         console.log(response);
         // reload window to display new item
         location.reload();
-
     } else {
         throw new Error('Error in server response');
     }
+}
 
+async function delItem(uuid) {
+const apiUrl = `${currentUrl}app/delete`;
+    const postData = {
+        uuid: uuid
+    };
+
+    const requestOptions = {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify(postData)
+    };
+
+    const response = await fetch(apiUrl, requestOptions)
+            .catch(error => {
+            console.error('Error during POST request:', error);
+            });
+
+    if (response.ok) {
+        console.log(response);
+        // reload window to stop displaying deleted item
+        location.reload();
+    } else {
+        throw new Error('Error in server response');
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -363,13 +386,11 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
   const noBtn = document.getElementById('noBtn');
   yesBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
     // Add your function to execute on 'Yes' click
-    console.log('Yes clicked');
-    console.log(del_key);
+    delItem(del_key);
     confirmationPopup.style.display = 'none';
   });
   noBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
     // Add your function to execute on 'No' click
-    console.log('No clicked');
     confirmationPopup.style.display = 'none';
   });
 });