diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index efd7c1a..f260d6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ curl -X PUT \
    - the object_file is uploaded, hashed, added to the registry (if that hash doesn't already exist), and {label:tag,hash} entries are added to the directory index.
    - matching tags on older versions are removed.
 
-### Delete Tag
-- to delete a label/tag (object remains):
-   - `curl http://localhost:8123/deletetag?token="WRITE_TOKEN"\&labeltag="LABEL:TAG"`
-
 ### Delete Object
 - to delete an object (and all tags on that object):
    - `curl http://localhost:8123/deleteobject?token="WRITE_TOKEN"\&hash="HASH"`
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 189e5c2..a50a38f 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -186,21 +186,12 @@ void Server::setup_routes() {
         handle_get_metadata(req, res);
     });
 
-    // Delete a label/tag (object remains)
-    server_.Get("/deletetag", [this](const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res) {
-        handle_delete_tag(req, res);
-    });
 
     // Delete an object (and all tags on that object)
     server_.Get("/deleteobject", [this](const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res) {
         handle_delete_object(req, res);
     });
 
-    // Add a tag to an existing object
-    server_.Get("/appendtag", [this](const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res) {
-        handle_append_tag(req, res);
-    });
-
     server_.Get("/status", [this](const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res) {
         res.set_content(nlohmann::json({{"result", "success"}, {"status", "ok"}}).dump(), "application/json");
     });
@@ -486,33 +477,6 @@ void Server::add_file_metadata(const std::string &file_path, nlohmann::json &met
     metadata["file_modification_time"] = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(sctp);
 }
 
-void Server::handle_delete_tag(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res) {
-    std::map<std::string, std::string> params;
-    if (!validate_write_request(req, res, {"token", "labeltag"}, params)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Validate label:tag format
-    auto [label, tag] = parse_label_tag(params["labeltag"]);
-    if (label.empty() || tag.empty()) {
-        res.status = 400;
-        nlohmann::json response = {{"result", "error"}, {"error", "Invalid label:tag format"}};
-        res.set_content(response.dump(), "application/json");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Delete the label:tag from the database
-    if (!db_->remove(params["labeltag"])) {
-        res.status = 404;
-        nlohmann::json response = {{"result", "error"}, {"error", "Label:tag not found or deletion failed"}};
-        res.set_content(response.dump(), "application/json");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    nlohmann::json response = {{"result", "success"}};
-    res.set_content(response.dump(), "application/json");
-}
-
 void Server::handle_delete_object(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res) {
     std::map<std::string, std::string> params;
     if (!validate_write_request(req, res, {"token", "hash"}, params)) {
@@ -551,57 +515,6 @@ void Server::handle_delete_object(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response
     res.set_content(response.dump(), "application/json");
 }
 
-void Server::handle_append_tag(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res) {
-    std::map<std::string, std::string> params;
-    if (!validate_write_request(req, res, {"token", "labeltag", "hash"}, params)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Validate label:tag format
-    auto [label, tag] = parse_label_tag(params["labeltag"]);
-    if (label.empty() || tag.empty()) {
-        res.status = 400;
-        nlohmann::json response = {{"result", "error"}, {"error", "Invalid label:tag format"}};
-        res.set_content(response.dump(), "application/json");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Validate that the hash exists as a file
-    std::filesystem::path file_path = config_.object_store_path / params["hash"];
-    if (!std::filesystem::exists(file_path) || !std::filesystem::is_regular_file(file_path)) {
-        res.status = 404;
-        nlohmann::json response = {{"result", "error"}, {"error", "Object not found for hash: " + params["hash"]}};
-        res.set_content(response.dump(), "application/json");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Check if the label:tag already exists
-    dbEntry existing_entry;
-    if (db_->get(params["labeltag"], existing_entry)) {
-        if (existing_entry.hash == params["hash"]) {
-            // Label:tag already points to this hash, nothing to do
-            nlohmann::json response = {{"result", "success"}, {"message", "Label:tag already points to this hash"}};
-            res.set_content(response.dump(), "application/json");
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Create a new entry with the label:tag pointing to the hash
-    dbEntry entry;
-    entry.label_tag = params["labeltag"];
-    entry.hash = params["hash"];
-    entry.metadata = nlohmann::json({}); // Empty metadata for appended tags
-
-    if (!db_->update_or_insert(entry)) {
-        res.status = 500;
-        nlohmann::json response = {{"result", "error"}, {"error", "Failed to append tag"}};
-        res.set_content(response.dump(), "application/json");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    nlohmann::json response = {{"result", "success"}};
-    res.set_content(response.dump(), "application/json");
-}
 
 void Server::handle_exists(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res) {
     const auto& key = req.matches[1].str();
diff --git a/src/server.hpp b/src/server.hpp
index 57ab08c..0620c26 100644
--- a/src/server.hpp
+++ b/src/server.hpp
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ private:
     void handle_get_directory(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res);
     void handle_put_object(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res);
     void handle_get_metadata(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res);
-    void handle_delete_tag(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res);
     void handle_delete_object(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res);
-    void handle_append_tag(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res);
     void handle_exists(const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res);
     std::pair<std::string, std::string> parse_label_tag(const std::string& label_tag) const;
     void add_file_metadata(const std::string &file_path, nlohmann::json &metadata) const;
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 940b876..6aa0a45 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -53,11 +53,16 @@ BASE_TAG="autotest"
 
 # upload this script as an object
 echo "uploading ${SCRIPT_DIR}/${SCRIPT_NAME} to ${BASE_TAG}:test1"
-OBJECT_HASH=$(curl -X PUT \
+UPLOAD_RESPONSE=$(curl -X PUT \
   -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WRITE_TOKEN}" \
   -F "file=@${SCRIPT_DIR}/${SCRIPT_NAME}" \
   -F 'metadata={"labeltag":"${BASE_TAG}:test1","description":"Example file","tags":["test","example"],"custom_field":"custom value"}' \
-  "http://localhost:8123/upload" | jq -r '.hash')
+  "http://localhost:8123/upload")
+
+echo "upload response: ${UPLOAD_RESPONSE}"
+
+OBJECT_HASH=$(echo ${UPLOAD_RESPONSE} | jq -r '.hash')
+
 
 #OBJECT_HASH=$(curl -s "${BASE_URL}/upload?token=${WRITE_TOKEN}&labeltag=${BASE_TAG}:test1&filename=${SCRIPT_NAME}" -T ${SCRIPT_DIR}/${SCRIPT_NAME} | jq -r '.hash')
 echo "received hash ${OBJECT_HASH}"