diff --git a/src/app/api/portfolio/[portfolioId]/route.ts b/src/app/api/portfolio/[portfolioId]/route.ts
index cfec932..f4f7400 100644
--- a/src/app/api/portfolio/[portfolioId]/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/portfolio/[portfolioId]/route.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { db } from "@/app/db/db";
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { portfolio } from "@/app/db/schema/portfolio";
 import { and, eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { user } from "@/app/db/schema/users";
 
 export async function PUT(request: NextRequest) {
   const body = await request.json();
@@ -28,4 +29,41 @@ export async function PUT(request: NextRequest) {
 export async function DELETE(request: NextRequest) {
   const body = await request.json();
   console.log("WE BE DELETIN'");
+
+  const portfolioId = body.portfolioId;
+  const userId = body.userId;
+
+  try {
+    // Verify the user owns this portfolio before deleting
+    const existingPortfolio = await db.query.portfolio.findFirst({
+      where: and(
+        eq(portfolio.id, portfolioId),
+        eq(user.id, userId)
+      )
+    });
+
+    if (!existingPortfolio) {
+      return new NextResponse(
+        JSON.stringify({ error: "Portfolio not found or unauthorized" }), 
+        { status: 404 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Delete the portfolio
+    await db.delete(portfolio).where(eq(portfolio.id, portfolioId));
+
+    // Optionally, delete related records if needed
+    // await db.delete(someRelatedTable).where(eq(someRelatedTable.portfolioId, portfolioId));
+
+    // Return successful response
+    return new NextResponse(JSON.stringify({ message: "Portfolio deleted successfully" }), {
+      status: 200,
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error deleting portfolio:", error);
+    return new NextResponse(
+      JSON.stringify({ error: "Failed to delete portfolio" }), 
+      { status: 500 }
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/portfolio/[slug]/(portfolio)/settings/PortfolioSettings.tsx b/src/app/portfolio/[slug]/(portfolio)/settings/PortfolioSettings.tsx
index 658cd29..942d015 100644
--- a/src/app/portfolio/[slug]/(portfolio)/settings/PortfolioSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/app/portfolio/[slug]/(portfolio)/settings/PortfolioSettings.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ const updateSettings = async ({
 
   // We will create a js object with the starting values
   // We will then update the values that are not null
+
   const body: bodyType = {
     userId: userId.toString(),
     portfolioId: portfolioId,
@@ -184,19 +185,39 @@ export default function PortfolioSettings({
     setIsDeleteModalOpen(true);
   }
 
-  function handleDeleteConfirmation() {
-    console.log("we be deletin stuff");
-    // if (deleteConfirmationByName === portfolioName) {
-    //   //apiDeletePortfolio(portfolioId)
-    // router.refresh();
-    //   setIsDeleteModalOpen(false);
-    // } else {
-    //   // Error if the names don't match
-    //   console.log("Portfolio name does not match");
-    // }
-    router.push("/home");
+  async function handleDeleteConfirmation(portfolioId: number, userId: bigint) 
+  { if (deleteConfirmationByName === portfolioName)
+    console.log('userId:', userId);
+    console.log('portfolioId:', portfolioId);
+    console.log('typeof userId:', typeof userId);
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(`/api/portfolio/${portfolioId}`, {
+        method: "DELETE",
+        headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json", 
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        userId: typeof userId === 'bigint' ? userId.toString() : userId,
+        portfolioId: portfolioId
+      })
+      });
+
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to delete portfolio');
+      }
+      else {
+      setIsDeleteModalOpen(false);
+      return await response.json();
+      }
+      
+    } 
+    
+    catch (error) {
+      console.error("The portfolio taunts you and tells you to try harder", error);
+      throw error;
+    }
   }
 
+
   // RENAMING FUNCTIONS
 
   // Change NAME functionality - changing state
@@ -266,6 +287,19 @@ export default function PortfolioSettings({
       status: portfolioStatus,
     });
   }
+  
+  // Delete function
+
+  function handleDelete() {
+    mutate({
+      userId,
+      portfolioId,
+      name: portfolioName,
+      budget: portfolioBudget,
+      goal: portfolioGoal,
+      status: portfolioStatus,
+    });
+  }
 
   // HTML to render the page