diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/DataResource.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/DataResource.java
index ccc1547f..b17ec0ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/DataResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/resource/DataResource.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.qortal.storage.DataFile;
 import org.qortal.storage.DataFile.ValidationResult;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import javax.ws.rs.DELETE;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.POST;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Context;
@@ -95,4 +96,40 @@ public class DataResource {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@DELETE
+	@Path("/file")
+	@Operation(
+			summary = "Delete file using supplied base58 encoded SHA256 digest string",
+			requestBody = @RequestBody(
+					required = true,
+					content = @Content(
+							mediaType = MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN,
+							schema = @Schema(
+									type = "string", example = "FZdHKgF5CbN2tKihvop5Ts9vmWmA9ZyyPY6bC1zivjy4"
+							)
+					)
+			),
+			responses = {
+					@ApiResponse(
+							description = "true if deleted, false if not",
+							content = @Content(
+									mediaType = MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN,
+									schema = @Schema(
+											type = "string"
+									)
+							)
+					)
+			}
+	)
+	@ApiErrors({ApiError.REPOSITORY_ISSUE})
+	public String deleteFile(String base58Digest) {
+		Security.checkApiCallAllowed(request);
+
+		DataFile dataFile = DataFile.fromBase58Digest(base58Digest);
+		if (dataFile.delete()) {
+			return "true";
+		}
+		return "false";
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/storage/DataFile.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/storage/DataFile.java
index f3d09c50..ad35aeb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/storage/DataFile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/storage/DataFile.java
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ public class DataFile {
         this(file.getPath());
     }
 
+    public static DataFile fromBase58Digest(String base58Digest) {
+        String filePath = DataFile.getOutputFilePath(base58Digest);
+        return new DataFile(filePath);
+    }
+
     private boolean createDataDirectory() {
         // Create the data directory if it doesn't exist
         String dataPath = Settings.getInstance().getDataPath();
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ public class DataFile {
         }
     }
 
-    protected String getOutputFilePath(String base58Digest) {
+    public static String getOutputFilePath(String base58Digest) {
         String base58DigestFirst2Chars = base58Digest.substring(0, Math.min(base58Digest.length(), 2));
         String base58DigestNext2Chars = base58Digest.substring(2, Math.min(base58Digest.length(), 4));
         String outputDirectory = String.format("%s/%s/%s", Settings.getInstance().getDataPath(), base58DigestFirst2Chars, base58DigestNext2Chars);
@@ -169,7 +174,7 @@ public class DataFile {
         return this.chunks.size();
     }
 
-    public void delete() {
+    public boolean delete() {
         // Delete the complete file
         Path path = Paths.get(this.filePath);
         if (Files.exists(path)) {
@@ -177,15 +182,17 @@ public class DataFile {
                 Files.delete(path);
                 this.cleanupFilesystem();
                 LOGGER.debug("Deleted file {}", path.toString());
+                return true;
             } catch (IOException e) {
                 LOGGER.warn("Couldn't delete DataFileChunk at path {}", this.filePath);
             }
         }
+        return false;
     }
 
-    public void deleteAll() {
+    public boolean deleteAll() {
         // Delete the complete file
-        this.delete();
+        boolean success = this.delete();
 
         // Delete the individual chunks
         if (this.chunks != null && this.chunks.size() > 0) {
@@ -194,8 +201,10 @@ public class DataFile {
                 DataFileChunk chunk = (DataFileChunk) iterator.next();
                 chunk.delete();
                 iterator.remove();
+                success = true;
             }
         }
+        return success;
     }
 
     protected void cleanupFilesystem() {