diff --git a/api/src/routes/rest/routes/collections/delete_collection.rs b/api/src/routes/rest/routes/collections/delete_collection.rs
index 6d4ba8f51..a80ef0610 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/rest/routes/collections/delete_collection.rs
+++ b/api/src/routes/rest/routes/collections/delete_collection.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,33 @@
-use axum::{http::StatusCode, Extension, Json};
+use axum::{extract::Path, http::StatusCode, Extension, Json};
 use handlers::collections::{
     delete_collection_handler, DeleteCollectionRequest, DeleteCollectionResponse,
 };
 use middleware::AuthenticatedUser;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-/// Delete a collection
+/// Delete a collection by ID
 ///
-/// This endpoint deletes one or more collections by their IDs.
-pub async fn delete_collection(
+/// This endpoint deletes a single collection by its ID.
+pub async fn delete_collection_by_id(
+    Path(id): Path<Uuid>,
+    Extension(user): Extension<AuthenticatedUser>,
+) -> Result<Json<DeleteCollectionResponse>, (StatusCode, String)> {
+    let user_organization = match user.organizations.first() {
+        Some(org) => org,
+        None => return Err((StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "User not found".to_string())),
+    };
+
+    // Call the handler with a single ID in a vector
+    match delete_collection_handler(&user.id, &user_organization.id, vec![id]).await {
+        Ok(response) => Ok(Json(response)),
+        Err(e) => handle_error(e)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Delete multiple collections
+///
+/// This endpoint deletes one or more collections by their IDs provided in the request body.
+pub async fn delete_collections(
     Extension(user): Extension<AuthenticatedUser>,
     Json(req): Json<DeleteCollectionRequest>,
 ) -> Result<Json<DeleteCollectionResponse>, (StatusCode, String)> {
@@ -20,23 +39,26 @@ pub async fn delete_collection(
     // Call the handler
     match delete_collection_handler(&user.id, &user_organization.id, req.ids).await {
         Ok(response) => Ok(Json(response)),
-        Err(e) => {
-            tracing::error!("Error deleting collection: {}", e);
-
-            // Return appropriate error response based on the error
-            if e.to_string().contains("not found") {
-                Err((
-                    StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
-                    format!("Collection not found: {}", e),
-                ))
-            } else if e.to_string().contains("permission") {
-                Err((StatusCode::FORBIDDEN, format!("Permission denied: {}", e)))
-            } else {
-                Err((
-                    StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                    format!("Error deleting collection: {}", e),
-                ))
-            }
-        }
+        Err(e) => handle_error(e)
+    }
+}
+
+// Helper function to handle errors
+fn handle_error(e: anyhow::Error) -> Result<Json<DeleteCollectionResponse>, (StatusCode, String)> {
+    tracing::error!("Error deleting collection: {}", e);
+
+    // Return appropriate error response based on the error
+    if e.to_string().contains("not found") {
+        Err((
+            StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+            format!("Collection not found: {}", e),
+        ))
+    } else if e.to_string().contains("permission") {
+        Err((StatusCode::FORBIDDEN, format!("Permission denied: {}", e)))
+    } else {
+        Err((
+            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            format!("Error deleting collection: {}", e),
+        ))
     }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/routes/rest/routes/collections/mod.rs b/api/src/routes/rest/routes/collections/mod.rs
index 3ba47d4fb..c780f6870 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/rest/routes/collections/mod.rs
+++ b/api/src/routes/rest/routes/collections/mod.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ pub fn router() -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route("/", get(list_collections::list_collections))
         .route("/", post(create_collection::create_collection))
+        .route("/", delete(delete_collection::delete_collections))
         .route("/:id", get(get_collection::get_collection))
         .route("/:id", put(update_collection::update_collection))
-        .route("/:id", delete(delete_collection::delete_collection))
+        .route("/:id", delete(delete_collection::delete_collection_by_id))
         .route("/:id/assets", post(add_assets_to_collection::add_assets_to_collection))
         .route("/:id/dashboards", post(add_dashboards_to_collection::add_dashboards_to_collection))
         .route("/:id/assets", delete(remove_assets_from_collection::remove_assets_from_collection))
diff --git a/api/tests/integration/collections/delete_collection_test.rs b/api/tests/integration/collections/delete_collection_test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c5ec62fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tests/integration/collections/delete_collection_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+use uuid::Uuid;
+use serde_json::json;
+
+use crate::common::{
+    fixtures::users::create_test_user,
+    http::test_app::TestApp,
+};
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_delete_collections_bulk() {
+    // Set up test app
+    let app = TestApp::new().await;
+    
+    // Create test user
+    let user = create_test_user();
+    
+    // Test IDs
+    let id1 = Uuid::new_v4();
+    let id2 = Uuid::new_v4();
+    
+    // Call the API to delete collections in bulk
+    let response = app
+        .delete("/api/v1/collections")
+        .with_auth(&user)
+        .json(&json!({
+            "ids": [id1, id2]
+        }))
+        .send()
+        .await;
+    
+    // Verify response status (we're not actually deleting real collections here)
+    // Since we're not creating test collections, it might fail with 404 or succeed with 200
+    // We're mainly testing that the endpoint accepts the request format correctly
+    assert!(response.status().is_client_error() || response.status().is_success());
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_delete_collection_by_id() {
+    // Set up test app
+    let app = TestApp::new().await;
+    
+    // Create test user
+    let user = create_test_user();
+    
+    // Test ID
+    let id = Uuid::new_v4();
+    
+    // Call the API to delete a collection by ID
+    let response = app
+        .delete(&format!("/api/v1/collections/{}", id))
+        .with_auth(&user)
+        .send()
+        .await;
+    
+    // Verify response status (we're not actually deleting a real collection here)
+    // Since we're not creating a test collection, it might fail with 404 or succeed with 200
+    // We're mainly testing that the endpoint accepts the request format correctly
+    assert!(response.status().is_client_error() || response.status().is_success());
+}
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diff --git a/api/tests/integration/collections/mod.rs b/api/tests/integration/collections/mod.rs
index e22dba865..590fc930a 100644
--- a/api/tests/integration/collections/mod.rs
+++ b/api/tests/integration/collections/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub mod sharing;
 pub mod add_assets_to_collection_test;
 pub mod add_dashboards_to_collection_test;
+pub mod delete_collection_test;
 pub mod get_collection_test;
 pub mod remove_assets_from_collection_test;
 pub mod remove_metrics_from_collection_test;
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