diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 53ebf1c..d8315f5 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
 from loggerino import timestamp_log_config
 from os import getenv
 from schemas import SMSMessage
-from service import inbound_sms_handler, retrieve_sms_messages_by_phone_number
+from service import (
+    receive_sms_messages_handler, 
+    retrieve_sms_messages_by_phone_number_handler,
+    delete_sms_message_by_uuid_handler
+) 
+from uuid import UUID
 from uvicorn.config import LOGGING_CONFIG
 
 
@@ -40,16 +45,21 @@ async def validate_ip(request: Request, call_next):
 
 
 @app.post("/sms-message", status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
-async def receive_sms_message(message: SMSMessage):
-    inbound_sms_handler(message)
+async def post_sms_message(message: SMSMessage):
+    receive_sms_messages_handler(message)
 
 
-@app.get('/sms-message/{number}')
+@app.get('/sms-message/{number}', status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 def get_sms_messages_by_phone_number(number: str, cost: bool = False, metadata: bool = False):
-    contact = retrieve_sms_messages_by_phone_number(number, cost, metadata)
+    contact = retrieve_sms_messages_by_phone_number_handler(number, cost, metadata)
     return {'status': 'success', 'results': len(contact), 'response': contact}
 
 
+@app.delete('/sms-message/{uuid}', status_code=status.HTTP_202_ACCEPTED)
+def delete_sms_message_by_uuid(uuid: UUID):
+    delete_sms_message_by_uuid_handler(uuid)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     uvicorn.run(
         app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000, log_config=timestamp_log_config(LOGGING_CONFIG)
diff --git a/flowsms.db b/flowsms.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08fbe5b
Binary files /dev/null and b/flowsms.db differ
diff --git a/service.py b/service.py
index 30fab8e..9502b80 100644
--- a/service.py
+++ b/service.py
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ from database import get_db
 from dtos import to_db, to_db_existing_contact
 from models import SMSContact, SMSMessage as SMSDBMessage
 from schemas import SMSMessage
-from sqlalchemy.orm import joinedload, selectinload
+from sqlalchemy.orm import selectinload
+from uuid import UUID
 
 
-def inbound_sms_handler(message: SMSMessage) -> None:
+def receive_sms_messages_handler(message: SMSMessage) -> None:
     db = next(get_db())
     payload = None
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ def inbound_sms_handler(message: SMSMessage) -> None:
     db.refresh(payload)
 
 
-def retrieve_sms_messages_by_phone_number(number: str, include_cost: bool, include_metadata: bool) -> SMSContact:
+def retrieve_sms_messages_by_phone_number_handler(number: str, include_cost: bool, include_metadata: bool) -> SMSContact:
     db = next(get_db())
     query = db.query(SMSContact).filter(SMSContact.phone_number == number)
 
@@ -36,3 +37,10 @@ def retrieve_sms_messages_by_phone_number(number: str, include_cost: bool, inclu
     if response is not None:
         return response.messages
     return []
+
+
+def delete_sms_message_by_uuid_handler(uuid: UUID):
+    db = next(get_db())
+    query = db.query(SMSDBMessage).filter(SMSDBMessage.id == uuid).delete()
+    db.commit()
+    print(query)