diff --git a/api.yaml b/api.yaml
index 9c6ca107..5a526823 100755
--- a/api.yaml
+++ b/api.yaml
@@ -202,6 +202,32 @@ paths:
                     type: array
                     items:
                       $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
+    delete:
+      operationId: Delete Blog
+      parameters:
+        - in: query
+          name: id
+          schema:
+            type: string
+          required: true
+          description: blog id
+      requestBody:
+        description: Blog info that is submitted
+        required: false
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: Update blog
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
+        400:
+          description: Invalid blog submitted
+
   /blogs/{id}:
     get:
       parameters:
@@ -280,6 +306,13 @@ paths:
             type: string
           required: true
           description: blog id
+      requestBody:
+        description: Blog info that is submitted
+        required: false
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
       summary: Delete blog
       operationId: Delete Blog
       responses:
diff --git a/controllers/rest/api_test.go b/controllers/rest/api_test.go
index f96e75a8..776fd445 100644
--- a/controllers/rest/api_test.go
+++ b/controllers/rest/api_test.go
@@ -296,3 +296,28 @@ func TestRESTAPI_Initialize_ListAddedToGet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	os.Remove("test.db")
 }
+
+func TestRESTAPI_Initialize_DeleteAdded(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Remove("test.db")
+	e := echo.New()
+	tapi := api.RESTAPI{}
+	_, err := api.Initialize(e, &tapi, "./fixtures/blog.yaml")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error '%s'", err)
+	}
+
+	found := false
+	method := "DELETE"
+	path := "/blogs/:id"
+	middleware := "Delete"
+	routes := e.Routes()
+	for _, route := range routes {
+		if route.Method == method && route.Path == path && strings.Contains(route.Name, middleware) {
+			found = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Errorf("expected to find delete path")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/controllers/rest/controller_standard.go b/controllers/rest/controller_standard.go
index 3295e45a..ed53162e 100644
--- a/controllers/rest/controller_standard.go
+++ b/controllers/rest/controller_standard.go
@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ func (c *StandardControllers) List(app model.Service, spec *openapi3.Swagger, pa
 }
 
 func (c *StandardControllers) Delete(app model.Service, spec *openapi3.Swagger, path *openapi3.PathItem, operation *openapi3.Operation) echo.HandlerFunc {
-	return func(context echo.Context) error {
+	return func(ctxt echo.Context) error {
 
-		return nil
+		return ctxt.JSON(http.StatusOK, "Deleted")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/controllers/rest/fixtures/blog.yaml b/controllers/rest/fixtures/blog.yaml
index 0dca1da1..77d23c1d 100644
--- a/controllers/rest/fixtures/blog.yaml
+++ b/controllers/rest/fixtures/blog.yaml
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ paths:
             type: string
           required: true
           description: blog id
+      x-content-type: Blog
       summary: Delete blog
       operationId: Delete Blog
       responses:
@@ -421,6 +422,12 @@ paths:
           schema:
             type: string
           required: true
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/Post"
       summary: Delete post
       responses:
         200:
@@ -519,6 +526,12 @@ paths:
           schema:
             type: string
           required: true
+      requestBody:
+        required: false
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/Category"
       summary: Delete category
       responses:
         200:
@@ -634,6 +647,12 @@ paths:
             type: string
             format: email
           required: true
+      requestBody:
+        required: false
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/Author"
       summary: Delete author
       responses:
         200:
diff --git a/controllers/rest/middleware_initialize.go b/controllers/rest/middleware_initialize.go
index 2306f90f..1303f297 100644
--- a/controllers/rest/middleware_initialize.go
+++ b/controllers/rest/middleware_initialize.go
@@ -419,6 +419,84 @@ func AddStandardController(e *echo.Echo, pathData *openapi3.PathItem, method str
 
 			}
 		}
+	case "DELETE":
+		var strContentType string
+		allParam := true
+		contentTypeExt := pathData.Delete.ExtensionProps.Extensions[ContentTypeExtension]
+
+		if pathData.Delete.RequestBody == nil && contentTypeExt == nil {
+			break
+		}
+
+		var identifiers []string
+		var contextName string
+		var identifierExtension interface{}
+
+		if contentTypeExt != nil {
+			jsonContentType := contentTypeExt.(json.RawMessage)
+			err := json.Unmarshal(jsonContentType, &strContentType)
+			if err != nil {
+				return autoConfigure, nil
+			}
+			identifierExtension = swagger.Components.Schemas[strContentType].Value.ExtensionProps.Extensions[IdentifierExtension]
+		} else {
+			//check to see if the path can be autoconfigured. If not show a warning to the developer is made aware
+			for _, value := range pathData.Delete.RequestBody.Value.Content {
+				if !strings.Contains(value.Schema.Ref, "#/components/schemas/") {
+					return autoConfigure, nil
+				}
+				identifierExtension = swagger.Components.Schemas[strings.Replace(value.Schema.Ref, "#/components/schemas/", "", -1)].Value.ExtensionProps.Extensions[IdentifierExtension]
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if identifierExtension != nil {
+			bytesId := identifierExtension.(json.RawMessage)
+			json.Unmarshal(bytesId, &identifiers)
+		}
+		//check for identifiers
+		if identifiers != nil && len(identifiers) > 0 {
+			for _, identifier := range identifiers {
+				foundIdentifier := false
+				//check the parameters for the identifiers
+				for _, param := range pathData.Delete.Parameters {
+					cName := param.Value.ExtensionProps.Extensions[ContextNameExtension]
+					if identifier == param.Value.Name || (cName != nil && identifier == cName.(string)) {
+						foundIdentifier = true
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				if !foundIdentifier {
+					allParam = false
+					e.Logger.Warnf("unexpected error: a parameter for each part of the identifier must be set")
+					return autoConfigure, nil
+				}
+			}
+			if allParam {
+				operationConfig.Handler = "Delete"
+				autoConfigure = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		//if there is no identifiers then id is the default identifier
+		for _, param := range pathData.Delete.Parameters {
+
+			if "id" == param.Value.Name {
+				operationConfig.Handler = "Delete"
+				autoConfigure = true
+				break
+			}
+			interfaceContext := param.Value.ExtensionProps.Extensions[ContextNameExtension]
+			if interfaceContext != nil {
+				bytesContext := interfaceContext.(json.RawMessage)
+				json.Unmarshal(bytesContext, &contextName)
+				if "id" == contextName {
+					operationConfig.Handler = "Delete"
+					autoConfigure = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return autoConfigure, nil
diff --git a/controllers/rest/openapi_extensions.go b/controllers/rest/openapi_extensions.go
index 57bb3d60..cb434688 100644
--- a/controllers/rest/openapi_extensions.go
+++ b/controllers/rest/openapi_extensions.go
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ const IdentifierExtension = "x-identifier"
 
 //AliasExtension alias parameter name to a different name in the controller
 const AliasExtension = "x-alias"
+
+//ContentTypeExtension alias for specifying the content type instead of the request body
+const ContentTypeExtension = "x-content-type"
diff --git a/end2end_test.go b/end2end_test.go
index c4d46881..b8886dd5 100644
--- a/end2end_test.go
+++ b/end2end_test.go
@@ -822,7 +822,6 @@ func TestBDD(t *testing.T) {
 		Options: &godog.Options{
 			Format: "pretty",
 			Tags:   "~skipped && ~long",
-			//Tags: "long",
 		},
 	}.Run()
 	if status != 0 {
diff --git a/features/define-delete-endpoint-oas.feature b/features/define-delete-endpoint-oas.feature
index 823e7333..f0880ca9 100644
--- a/features/define-delete-endpoint-oas.feature
+++ b/features/define-delete-endpoint-oas.feature
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@WEOS-1178 @skipped
+@WEOS-1178
 Feature: Delete content endpoints
 
   As developer you can create an endpoint that should be used to delete content of a specific type. The HTTP method and the
@@ -50,14 +50,10 @@ Feature: Delete content endpoints
               type: array
               items:
                 $ref: "#/components/schemas/Category"
-            x-identifier:
-              - id
-              - title
+          x-identifier:
+            - id
+            - title
     """
-    And blogs in the api
-      | id    | title        | description    |
-      | 1234  | Blog 1       | Some Blog      |
-      | 4567  | Blog 2       | Some Blog 2    |
 
 
   Scenario: Create a basic delete endpoint with the identifier in the path
@@ -67,37 +63,38 @@ Feature: Delete content endpoints
 
     Given "Sojourner" adds an endpoint to the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification
     """
-    /blogs/{id}:
-      delete:
-        operationId: Delete Blog
-        parameters:
-          - in: path
-            name: id
-            schema:
-              type: string
-            required: true
-            description: blog id
-        requestBody:
-          description: Blog info that is submitted
-          required: false
-          content:
-            application/json:
+      /blogs/{id}:
+        delete:
+          operationId: Delete Blog
+          parameters:
+            - in: path
+              name: id
               schema:
-                $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
-        responses:
-          200:
-            description: Update blog
+                type: string
+              required: true
+              description: blog id
+          requestBody:
+            description: Blog info that is submitted
+            required: false
             content:
               application/json:
                 schema:
                   $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
-          400:
-            description: Invalid blog submitted
+          responses:
+            200:
+              description: Update blog
+              content:
+                application/json:
+                  schema:
+                    $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
+            400:
+              description: Invalid blog submitted
     """
     When the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification is parsed
     Then a "DELETE" route should be added to the api
     And a "Delete" middleware should be added to the route
 
+
   Scenario: Create a basic delete endpoint with the entity explicitly declared
 
     A developer should be able to declare what the entity type is explicitly (as an alternative to using the requestBody
@@ -105,26 +102,26 @@ Feature: Delete content endpoints
 
     Given "Sojourner" adds an endpoint to the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification
     """
-    /blogs/{id}:
-      delete:
-        operationId: Delete Blog
-        parameters:
-          - in: path
-            name: id
-            schema:
-              type: string
-            required: true
-            description: blog id
-        x-content-type: Blog
-        responses:
-          200:
-            description: Update blog
-            content:
-              application/json:
-                schema:
-                  $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
-          400:
-            description: Invalid blog submitted
+      /blogs/{id}:
+        delete:
+          operationId: Delete Blog
+          parameters:
+            - in: path
+              name: id
+              schema:
+                type: string
+              required: true
+              description: blog id
+          x-content-type: Blog
+          responses:
+            200:
+              description: Update blog
+              content:
+                application/json:
+                  schema:
+                    $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
+            400:
+              description: Invalid blog submitted
     """
     When the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification is parsed
     Then a "DELETE" route should be added to the api
@@ -134,32 +131,32 @@ Feature: Delete content endpoints
 
     Given "Sojourner" adds an endpoint to the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification
     """
-    /blogs:
-      delete:
-        operationId: Delete Blog
-        parameters:
-          - in: query
-            name: id
-            schema:
-              type: string
-            required: true
-            description: blog id
-        requestBody:
-          description: Blog info that is submitted
-          required: false
-          content:
-            application/json:
+      /blogs:
+        delete:
+          operationId: Delete Blog
+          parameters:
+            - in: query
+              name: id
               schema:
-                $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
-        responses:
-          200:
-            description: Update blog
+                type: string
+              required: true
+              description: blog id
+          requestBody:
+            description: Blog info that is submitted
+            required: false
             content:
               application/json:
                 schema:
                   $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
-          400:
-            description: Invalid blog submitted
+          responses:
+            200:
+              description: Update blog
+              content:
+                application/json:
+                  schema:
+                    $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
+            400:
+              description: Invalid blog submitted
     """
     When the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification is parsed
     Then a "DELETE" route should be added to the api
@@ -169,33 +166,33 @@ Feature: Delete content endpoints
 
     Given "Sojourner" adds an endpoint to the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification
     """
-    /blogs:
-      delete:
-        operationId: Delete Blog
-        parameters:
-          - in: header
-            name: X-Item-Id
-            schema:
-              type: string
-            required: true
-            description: blog id
-            x-context-name: id
-        requestBody:
-          description: Blog info to be deleted
-          required: false
-          content:
-            application/json:
+      /blogs:
+        delete:
+          operationId: Delete Blog
+          parameters:
+            - in: header
+              name: X-Item-Id
               schema:
-                $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
-        responses:
-          200:
-            description: Update blog
+                type: string
+              required: true
+              description: blog id
+              x-context-name: id
+          requestBody:
+            description: Blog info to be deleted
+            required: false
             content:
               application/json:
                 schema:
                   $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
-          400:
-            description: Invalid blog submitted
+          responses:
+            200:
+              description: Update blog
+              content:
+                application/json:
+                  schema:
+                    $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
+            400:
+              description: Invalid blog submitted`
     """
     When the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification is parsed
     Then a "DELETE" route should be added to the api
@@ -208,33 +205,33 @@ Feature: Delete content endpoints
 
     Given "Sojourner" adds an endpoint to the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification
     """
-    /blogs/{id}:
-      patch:
-        operationId: Delete Blog
-        parameters:
-          - in: path
-            name: id
-            schema:
-              type: string
-            required: true
-            description: blog id
-        x-controller: Delete
-        requestBody:
-          description: Blog info that is submitted
-          required: false
-          content:
-            application/json:
+      /blogs/{id}:
+        delete:
+          operationId: Delete Blog
+          parameters:
+            - in: path
+              name: id
               schema:
-                $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
-        responses:
-          200:
-            description: Update blog
-          400:
-            description: Invalid blog submitted
+                type: string
+              required: true
+              description: blog id
+          x-controller: Delete
+          requestBody:
+            description: Blog info that is submitted
+            required: false
+            content:
+              application/json:
+                schema:
+                  $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
+          responses:
+            200:
+              description: Update blog
+            400:
+              description: Invalid blog submitted
     """
     When the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification is parsed
-    Then a "PATCH" route "/blogs/:id" should be added to the api
-    And a "edit" middleware should be added to the route
+    Then a "DELETE" route "/blogs/:id" should be added to the api
+    And a "Delete" middleware should be added to the route
 
   Scenario: Create an endpoint that does not have parameters for all parts of identifier
 
@@ -243,26 +240,26 @@ Feature: Delete content endpoints
 
     Given "Sojourner" adds an endpoint to the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification
     """
-    /posts/{id}:
-      delete:
-        operationId: Delete Post
-        parameters:
-          - in: path
-            name: id
-            schema:
-              type: string
-            required: true
-            description: post id
-        x-content-type: Post
-        responses:
-          201:
-            description: Add Blog to Aggregator
-            content:
-              application/json:
-                schema:
-                  $ref: "#/components/schemas/Post"
-          400:
-            description: Invalid blog submitted
+      /posts/{id}:
+        delete:
+          operationId: Delete Post
+          parameters:
+            - in: path
+              name: id
+              schema:
+                type: string
+              required: true
+              description: post id
+          x-content-type: Post
+          responses:
+            201:
+              description: Add Blog to Aggregator
+              content:
+                application/json:
+                  schema:
+                    $ref: "#/components/schemas/Post"
+            400:
+              description: Invalid blog submitted
     """
     When the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification is parsed
     Then a warning should be output to logs letting the developer know that a parameter for each part of the idenfier must be set
@@ -274,25 +271,25 @@ Feature: Delete content endpoints
 
     Given "Sojourner" adds an endpoint to the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification
     """
-    /blogs/{id}:
-      delete:
-        operationId: Delete Blog
-        parameters:
-          - in: path
-            name: id
-            schema:
-              type: string
-            required: true
-            description: blog id
-        responses:
-          201:
-            description: Add Blog to Aggregator
-            content:
-              application/json:
-                schema:
-                  $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
-          400:
-            description: Invalid blog submitted
+      /blogs/{id}:
+        delete:
+          operationId: Delete Blog
+          parameters:
+            - in: path
+              name: id
+              schema:
+                type: string
+              required: true
+              description: blog id
+          responses:
+            201:
+              description: Add Blog to Aggregator
+              content:
+                application/json:
+                  schema:
+                    $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
+            400:
+              description: Invalid blog submitted
     """
     When the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification is parsed
     Then a warning should be output to logs letting the developer know that a handler needs to be set
@@ -304,39 +301,39 @@ Feature: Delete content endpoints
 
     Given "Sojourner" adds an endpoint to the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification
     """
-    /blogs/{id}:
-      delete:
-        operationId: Add Blog
-        parameters:
-          - in: path
-            name: id
-            schema:
-              type: string
-            required: true
-            description: blog id
-        requestBody:
-          description: Blog to add
-          required: true
-          content:
-            application/json:
+      /blogs/{id}:
+        delete:
+          operationId: Add Blog
+          parameters:
+            - in: path
+              name: id
               schema:
-                type: object
-                properties:
-                  id:
-                    type: integer
-                    description: blog id
-                  title:
-                    type: string
-                    description: blog description
-        responses:
-          201:
-            description: Add Blog to Aggregator
+                type: string
+              required: true
+              description: blog id
+          requestBody:
+            description: Blog to add
+            required: true
             content:
               application/json:
                 schema:
-                  $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
-          400:
-            description: Invalid blog submitted
+                  type: object
+                  properties:
+                    id:
+                      type: integer
+                      description: blog id
+                    title:
+                      type: string
+                      description: blog description
+          responses:
+            201:
+              description: Add Blog to Aggregator
+              content:
+                application/json:
+                  schema:
+                    $ref: "#/components/schemas/Blog"
+            400:
+              description: Invalid blog submitted
     """
     When the "OpenAPI 3.0" specification is parsed
     Then a warning should be output to logs letting the developer know that a handler needs to be set
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