diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/README.md b/tubearchivist/api/README.md
index ad56ba3..e26978b 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/README.md
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/README.md
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ POST /api/channel/
 ```
 
 ## Channel Item View
-/api/channel/\<channel_id>/
+GET: /api/channel/\<channel_id>/  
+DELETE: /api/channel/\<channel_id>/
+- Will delete channel with all it's videos
 
 ## Channel Videos View
 /api/channel/\<channel_id>/video/
diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/views.py b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
index f9bb4bc..51cf296 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from home.src.download.yt_dlp_base import CookieHandler
 from home.src.es.connect import ElasticWrap
 from home.src.es.snapshot import ElasticSnapshot
 from home.src.frontend.searching import SearchForm
+from home.src.index.channel import YoutubeChannel
 from home.src.index.generic import Pagination
 from home.src.index.reindex import ReindexProgress
 from home.src.index.video import SponsorBlock, YoutubeVideo
@@ -265,6 +266,20 @@ class ChannelApiView(ApiBaseView):
         self.get_document(channel_id)
         return Response(self.response, status=self.status_code)
 
+    def delete(self, request, channel_id):
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """delete channel"""
+        message = {"channel": channel_id}
+        try:
+            YoutubeChannel(channel_id).delete_channel()
+            status_code = 200
+            message.update({"state": "delete"})
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            status_code = 404
+            message.update({"state": "not found"})
+
+        return Response(message, status=status_code)
+
 
 class ChannelApiListView(ApiBaseView):
     """resolves to /api/channel/
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/api_calls.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/api_calls.py
index 5943c6c..71c5182 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/api_calls.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/frontend/api_calls.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from home.src.download.subscriptions import (
     PlaylistSubscription,
 )
 from home.src.frontend.watched import WatchState
-from home.src.index.channel import YoutubeChannel
 from home.src.index.playlist import YoutubePlaylist
 from home.src.ta.helper import UrlListParser
 from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist, RedisQueue
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ class PostData:
             "db-backup": self._db_backup,
             "db-restore": self._db_restore,
             "fs-rescan": self._fs_rescan,
-            "delete-channel": self._delete_channel,
             "delete-playlist": self._delete_playlist,
             "find-playlists": self._find_playlists,
         }
@@ -274,12 +272,6 @@ class PostData:
         rescan_filesystem.delay()
         return {"success": True}
 
-    def _delete_channel(self):
-        """delete channel and all matching videos"""
-        channel_id = self.exec_val
-        YoutubeChannel(channel_id).delete_channel()
-        return {"success": True}
-
     def _delete_playlist(self):
         """delete playlist, only metadata or incl all videos"""
         playlist_dict = self.exec_val
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/channel.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/channel.py
index fb80e25..90e0c11 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/channel.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/channel.py
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ class YoutubeChannel(YouTubeItem):
         """delete channel and all videos"""
         print(f"{self.youtube_id}: delete channel")
         self.get_from_es()
+        if not self.json_data:
+            raise FileNotFoundError
+
         folder_path = self.get_folder_path()
         print(f"{self.youtube_id}: delete all media files")
         try:
diff --git a/tubearchivist/static/script.js b/tubearchivist/static/script.js
index 31e1d3d..6b919bf 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/static/script.js
+++ b/tubearchivist/static/script.js
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ function deleteVideo(button) {
 
 function deleteChannel(button) {
   let to_delete = button.getAttribute('data-id');
-  let payload = JSON.stringify({ 'delete-channel': to_delete });
-  sendPost(payload);
+  let apiEndpoint = '/api/channel/' + to_delete + '/';
+  apiRequest(apiEndpoint, 'DELETE');
   setTimeout(function () {
     window.location.replace('/channel/');
   }, 1000);