diff --git a/api/categories.js b/api/categories.js
index 3253a45..c653012 100644
--- a/api/categories.js
+++ b/api/categories.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const router = module.exports = require('express-promise-router')()
 const parseJSON = require('body-parser').json()
 const db = require('../db')
+const ensureAdmin = require('./middleware/ensureAdmin')
 
 const validate = require('./middleware/validators')
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ const newCategoryValidators = [
   validate.requiredString('description'),
   validate.handleApiError
 ]
-router.post('/', parseJSON, newCategoryValidators, async (req, res) => {
+router.post('/', ensureAdmin, parseJSON, newCategoryValidators, async (req, res) => {
   const category = await db.category.create(
     req.body.name,
     req.body.urlslug,
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ router.post('/', parseJSON, newCategoryValidators, async (req, res) => {
   res.json(category)
 })
 
-router.post('/:uuid', parseJSON, newCategoryValidators, async (req, res) => {
+router.post('/:uuid', ensureAdmin, parseJSON, newCategoryValidators, async (req, res) => {
   const category = await db.category.update(
     req.params.uuid,
     req.body.name,
@@ -43,22 +44,27 @@ router.post('/:uuid', parseJSON, newCategoryValidators, async (req, res) => {
   res.json(category)
 })
 
-router.put('/:category_uuid/items/:item_uuid', async (req, res) => {
+router.delete('/:uuid', ensureAdmin, async (req, res) => {
+  const categories = await db.category.delete(req.params.uuid)
+  res.json(categories)
+})
+
+router.put('/:category_uuid/items/:item_uuid', ensureAdmin, async (req, res) => {
   const category = await db.category.addItem(req.params.category_uuid, req.params.item_uuid);
   res.json(category)
 })
 
-router.delete('/:category_uuid/items/:item_uuid', async (req, res) => {
+router.delete('/:category_uuid/items/:item_uuid', ensureAdmin, async (req, res) => {
   const category = await db.category.removeItem(req.params.category_uuid, req.params.item_uuid);
   res.json(category)
 })
 
-router.put('/:parent_uuid/children/:child_uuid', async (req, res) => {
+router.put('/:parent_uuid/children/:child_uuid', ensureAdmin, async (req, res) => {
   const category = await db.category.addCategory(req.params.parent_uuid, req.params.child_uuid);
   res.json(category)
 })
 
-router.delete('/:parent_uuid/children/:child_uuid', async (req, res) => {
+router.delete('/:parent_uuid/children/:child_uuid', ensureAdmin, async (req, res) => {
   const category = await db.category.removeCategory(req.params.parent_uuid, req.params.child_uuid);
   res.json(category)
 })
diff --git a/db/models/category.js b/db/models/category.js
index 2e6e0db..66a2a4f 100644
--- a/db/models/category.js
+++ b/db/models/category.js
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ category.create = async (name, urlslug, description) => {
   return joinjs.map(rows, mappings, 'categoryMap', 'category_')[0];
 }
 
+category.delete = async (uuid) =>
+  dbUtil.executeFunction({
+    name: 'delete_category',
+    params: [
+      uuid
+    ],
+    returnType: 'category'
+  })
+
 category.addItem = async (category_uuid, item_uuid) => {
   const query = {
     text: 'select * from sos.add_item_to_category($1::uuid, $2::uuid)',
diff --git a/db/sql/3-functions.sql b/db/sql/3-functions.sql
index a334376..76d89d6 100644
--- a/db/sql/3-functions.sql
+++ b/db/sql/3-functions.sql
@@ -254,6 +254,30 @@ begin
   return query select * from sos.v_category where category_uuid = _category_uuid;
 end; $function$;
 
+create or replace function sos.delete_category(_category_uuid uuid)
+  returns setof sos.v_category
+  language plpgsql
+as $function$
+begin
+  -- Remove all items from category
+  delete from sos."category_item"
+    where category_item_category_uuid = _category_uuid;
+
+  -- Remove all children from category
+  delete from sos."category_category"
+    where category_category_parent_uuid = _category_uuid;
+
+  -- Remove from all parent categories
+  delete from sos."category_category"
+    where category_category_child_uuid = _category_uuid;
+
+  -- Remove the category
+  delete from sos."category"
+    where category_uuid = _category_uuid;
+
+  return query select * from sos.v_category;
+end; $function$;
+
 create or replace function sos.add_item_to_category(_category_uuid uuid, _item_uuid uuid)
   returns setof sos.v_category
   language plpgsql
diff --git a/pages/admin/categories/index.js b/pages/admin/categories/index.js
index b6b3148..9c4e499 100644
--- a/pages/admin/categories/index.js
+++ b/pages/admin/categories/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,16 @@ CategoryList.getInitialProps = async ({ctx}) => {
   return {categories}
 }
 
-export default function CategoryList({categories}) {
+export default function CategoryList({categories: _categories}) {
+  const [categories, setCategories] = useState(_categories)
+
+  const remove = uuid => async ev => {
+    if(ev) ev.preventDefault()
+
+    const {data: categories} = await axios.delete(`/api/categories/${uuid}`)
+    setCategories(categories)
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <ActionBar title="Categories">
@@ -28,12 +37,10 @@ export default function CategoryList({categories}) {
           {name: 'Actions', extractor: category => (
             <span>
               <Link href={`/admin/categories/${category.urlslug}`}><a>Edit</a></Link>
-              {/* Delete not available in API yet */}
-              {/* <button onClick={remove(category)} type="button" className="buttonLink">Delete</button> */}
+              <button onClick={remove(category.uuid)} type="button" className="buttonLink">Delete</button>
             </span>
           )}
         ]}
-        // Map in an id property so the table can use array.map
         rows={categories}
       />
     </>