diff --git a/app/api/v1/articles.rb b/app/api/v1/articles.rb
index 2d5908a..2b56b4a 100644
--- a/app/api/v1/articles.rb
+++ b/app/api/v1/articles.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ module Api
           present_partial article, :with => Entities::Article
         end
 
+        post ':id/remove' do
+          article = environment.articles.find(params[:id])
+          return forbidden! unless article.allow_delete?(current_person)
+          begin
+            article.destroy
+            { :success => true }
+          rescue Exception => exception
+            render_api_error!(_('The article couldn\'t be removed due to some problem. Please contact the administrator.'), 400)
+          end          
+        end
+
         desc 'Report a abuse and/or violent content in a article by id' do
           detail 'Submit a abuse (in general, a content violation) report about a specific article'
           params Entities::Article.documentation
diff --git a/test/api/articles_test.rb b/test/api/articles_test.rb
index a7947e6..510d702 100644
--- a/test/api/articles_test.rb
+++ b/test/api/articles_test.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ class ArticlesTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     login_api
   end
 
+  should 'remove article' do
+    article = fast_create(Article, :profile_id => user.person.id, :name => "Some thing")
+    post "/api/v1/articles/#{article.id}/remove?#{params.to_query}"
+    json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+
+    assert_not_equal 401, last_response.status
+    assert_equal true, json['success']
+  end  
+
   should 'list articles' do
     article = fast_create(Article, :profile_id => user.person.id, :name => "Some thing")
     get "/api/v1/articles/?#{params.to_query}"
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