diff --git a/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/MediaItemsController.java b/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/MediaItemsController.java
index a393a53b9..f55d9ef48 100644
--- a/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/MediaItemsController.java
+++ b/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/MediaItemsController.java
@@ -6,10 +6,19 @@
 import com.codedifferently.lesson26.library.search.SearchCriteria;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.CrossOrigin;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException;
 
 @RestController
 @CrossOrigin
@@ -29,4 +38,39 @@ public GetMediaItemsResponse getItems() {
     var response = GetMediaItemsResponse.builder().items(responseItems).build();
     return response;
   }
+
+  // GET a single item by its ID
+  @GetMapping("/items/{id}")
+  public MediaItemResponse getItem(@PathVariable String id) {
+    Optional<MediaItem> item =
+        library.search(SearchCriteria.builder().id(id).build()).stream().findFirst();
+    if (item.isPresent()) {
+      return MediaItemResponse.from(item.get());
+    } else {
+      throw new ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND, "Unknown media item ID: " + id);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // POST a new item to /items
+  @PostMapping("/items")
+  public MediaItemResponse addItem(@RequestBody @Validated CreateMediaItemRequest request) {
+    // Validate the request body and ensure fields are not empty
+    MediaItemRequest mediaItemRequest = request.getItem();
+    MediaItem newItem = MediaItemRequest.asMediaItem(mediaItemRequest);
+    library.addMediaItem(newItem, librarian);
+    return MediaItemResponse.from(newItem);
+  }
+
+  // DELETE an item by its ID
+  @DeleteMapping("/items/{id}")
+  @ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT) // No content when successfully deleted
+  public void deleteItem(@PathVariable String id) {
+    Set<MediaItem> items = library.search(SearchCriteria.builder().id(id).build());
+    if (items.isEmpty()) {
+      // Return 404 Not Found if item doesn't exist
+      throw new ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND, "Item not found for deletion: " + id);
+    }
+    MediaItem itemToDelete = items.iterator().next();
+    library.removeMediaItem(itemToDelete, librarian);
+  }
 }