diff --git a/pyobs_archive/api/management/commands/delete.py b/pyobs_archive/api/management/commands/delete.py
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+import os
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+
+from pyobs_archive.api.models import Frame
+from pyobs_archive import settings
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = 'Ingest images'
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser):
+        parser.add_argument('files', type=str, nargs='+', help='Names of files to delete')
+
+    def handle(self, *args, files: list = None, **options):
+        to_delete = []
+        for filename in files:
+            frames = Frame.objects.filter(basename=filename)
+            if len(frames) > 0:
+                to_delete.append(frames)
+
+        if not to_delete:
+            return
+
+        print("Images to delete:")
+        for d in to_delete:
+            print("  - " + d.basename)
+        reply = None
+        while reply not in 'yYnN':
+            reply = input("Delete files? [yn]")
+
+        if reply not in 'yY':
+            return
+
+        for d in to_delete:
+            # get filename
+            root = settings.ARCHIVE_ROOT
+            filename = os.path.join(root, frame.path, frame.basename + '.fits.fz')
+
+            # delete file
+            os.remove(filename)
+
+            # delete db entry
+            d.delete()
+