diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index 0067f2a..e7a9687 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { end } from "@popperjs/core";
 import { requestUrl } from "obsidian";
 
 export interface SearchResponse {
@@ -11,6 +12,16 @@ export interface SearchResponse {
   };
 }
 
+export interface DeleteArticleResponse {
+    "data": {
+        "setBookmarkArticle": {
+            "bookmarkedArticle": {
+                "id": string
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 export enum PageType {
   Article = "ARTICLE",
   Book = "BOOK",
@@ -140,8 +151,7 @@ export const loadArticles = async (
       variables: {
         after: `${after}`,
         first,
-        query: `${
-          updatedAt ? "updated:" + updatedAt : ""
+       query: `${updatedAt ? "updated:" + updatedAt : ""
         } sort:saved-asc ${query}`,
         includeContent,
         format,
@@ -155,3 +165,40 @@ export const loadArticles = async (
 
   return [articles, jsonRes.data.search.pageInfo.hasNextPage];
 };
+
+
+export const deleteArticleById = async (endpoint: string, apiKey: string, articleId: string) => {
+    const res = await requestUrl({
+        url: endpoint,
+        headers: requestHeaders(apiKey),
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+            query: `
+                mutation SetBookmarkArticle($input: SetBookmarkArticleInput!) {
+                    setBookmarkArticle(input: $input) {
+                        ... on SetBookmarkArticleSuccess {
+                            bookmarkedArticle {
+                                id
+                            }
+                        }
+                        ... on SetBookmarkArticleError {
+                            errorCodes
+                        }
+                    }
+                }`,
+            variables: {
+                input: {
+                    "articleID": articleId,
+                    "bookmark": false
+                }
+            },
+        }),
+        method: "POST",
+    });
+
+    const jsonRes = res.json as DeleteArticleResponse;
+    if (jsonRes.data.setBookmarkArticle.bookmarkedArticle.id === articleId) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 6e8a82f..db189bc 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   TFile,
   TFolder,
 } from "obsidian";
-import { Article, loadArticles, PageType } from "./api";
+import { Article, deleteArticleById, loadArticles, PageType } from "./api";
 import {
   DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
   Filter,
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ export default class OmnivorePlugin extends Plugin {
       },
     });
 
+    this.addCommand({
+        id: "deleteArticle",
+        name: "Delete Current Article from Omnivore",
+        callback: () => {
+            this.deleteCurrentArticle(this.app.workspace.getActiveFile());
+        }
+    })
+
     this.addCommand({
       id: "resync",
       name: "Resync all articles",
@@ -370,6 +378,26 @@ export default class OmnivorePlugin extends Plugin {
     }
   }
 
+  private deleteCurrentArticle(file: TFile | null) {
+    if(!file) {
+        return
+    }
+    //use frontmatter id to find the file
+    const articleId = this.app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file)?.frontmatter?.id
+    if (!articleId) {
+        new Notice("Failed to delete article: article id not found");
+    }
+
+    try{
+        deleteArticleById(this.settings.endpoint, this.settings.apiKey, articleId)
+    } catch (e) {
+        new Notice("Failed to delete article in Omnivore");
+        console.error(e);
+    }
+
+    this.app.vault.delete(file)
+  }
+
   private async resetSyncingStateSetting() {
     this.settings.syncing = false;
     this.settings.intervalId = 0;