diff --git a/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/GetMediaItemsResponse.java b/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/GetMediaItemsResponse.java
index 0d167cdba..ce05b28cd 100644
--- a/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/GetMediaItemsResponse.java
+++ b/lesson_26/api/java/api_app/src/main/java/com/codedifferently/lesson26/web/GetMediaItemsResponse.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.codedifferently.lesson26.web;
 
 import java.util.List;
+
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.Singular;
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 bbbc45e41..8462a84c9 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
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 package com.codedifferently.lesson26.web;
 
-import com.codedifferently.lesson26.library.Librarian;
-import com.codedifferently.lesson26.library.Library;
-import com.codedifferently.lesson26.library.MediaItem;
-import com.codedifferently.lesson26.library.search.SearchCriteria;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
+
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 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.RestController;
 
+import com.codedifferently.lesson26.library.Librarian;
+import com.codedifferently.lesson26.library.Library;
+import com.codedifferently.lesson26.library.MediaItem;
+import com.codedifferently.lesson26.library.search.SearchCriteria;
+
 @RestController
 @CrossOrigin
 public class MediaItemsController {
@@ -31,4 +35,18 @@ public ResponseEntity<GetMediaItemsResponse> getItems() {
     var response = GetMediaItemsResponse.builder().items(responseItems).build();
     return ResponseEntity.ok(response);
   }
+
+    @DeleteMapping("/items/{id}")
+  public ResponseEntity<Void> deleteItem(@PathVariable String id) {
+    Set<MediaItem> items = library.search(SearchCriteria.builder().id(id).build());
+    
+    if (items.isEmpty()) {
+      return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();  // Return 404 if item is not found
+    }
+    
+    MediaItem itemToDelete = items.iterator().next();
+    library.removeMediaItem(itemToDelete, librarian);  // Assuming there's a method to remove items in the library
+
+    return ResponseEntity.noContent().build();  // Return 204 No Content if deletion is successful
+  }
 }