diff --git a/src/lib/server/userService.ts b/src/lib/server/userService.ts
index 80c41ae..3e78f5b 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/userService.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/userService.ts
@@ -32,5 +32,23 @@ export const addUser = (userName: string, userPassword: string): number => {
 	return rowCount;
 };
 
-export const deleteUser = () => {
+export const deleteUser = (userId: string) => {
+	// make sure to not delete the last entry
+	const deleteUserSQLStmt = `DELETE
+														 FROM users
+														 WHERE id = ?
+															 AND (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users) > 1;`;
+
+	const statement = db.prepare(deleteUserSQLStmt);
+
+	let rowCount;
+	try {
+		const info = statement.run(userId);
+		rowCount = info.changes;
+	} catch (error) {
+		console.log(error);
+		rowCount = 0;
+	}
+
+	return rowCount;
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/(angemeldet)/user-management/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(angemeldet)/user-management/+page.svelte
index 24fa530..d9875c8 100644
--- a/src/routes/(angemeldet)/user-management/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(angemeldet)/user-management/+page.svelte
@@ -65,8 +65,21 @@
         }, 5000);
     }
 
-    async function deleteUser() {
+    async function deleteUser(userId: number) {
+        const URL = `/api/users/${userId}`;
 
+        const response = await fetch(URL, {
+            method: 'DELETE',
+            headers: {
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+            }
+        })
+
+        if (response.status == 204) {
+            userList = await getUsers();
+        } else {
+            alert("Nutzer konnte nicht gelöscht werden")
+        }
     }
 
 </script>
diff --git a/src/routes/api/users/[user]/+server.ts b/src/routes/api/users/[user]/+server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..704ae19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/api/users/[user]/+server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { deleteUser } from '$lib/server/userService';
+
+export async function DELETE({ params, locals }) {
+	if (!locals.user) {
+		return json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 });
+	}
+
+	const userId = params.user;
+	const rowCount = deleteUser(userId);
+
+	return new Response(null, { status: rowCount == 1 ? 204 : 400 });
+}