diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/TagController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/TagController.cs
index 08ad7554..99f36d33 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/TagController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/TagController.cs
@@ -111,6 +111,43 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
         }
 
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Bulk remove tags to list of object id's specified
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ayaType">Required</param>
+        /// <param name="tag">Required</param>
+        /// <param name="idList">Required</param>
+        /// <returns>Number of items affected</returns>
+        [HttpPost("bulk-remove/{ayaType}/{tag}")]
+        public async Task<IActionResult> BulkRemove([FromRoute] AyaType ayaType, [FromRoute] string tag, [FromBody] List<long> idList)
+        {
+            if (!serverState.IsOpen)
+                return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
+            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
+                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ModelState));
+            if (!Authorized.HasModifyRole(HttpContext.Items, ayaType))
+                return StatusCode(403, new ApiNotAuthorizedResponse());
+            return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(await TagUtil.BulkRemove(ayaType, tag, idList, ct), true));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Bulk remove tags to all objects of type specified
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ayaType">Required</param>
+        /// <param name="tag">Required</param>        
+        /// <returns>Number of items affected</returns>
+        [HttpPost("bulk-remove-any/{ayaType}/{tag}")]
+        public async Task<IActionResult> BulkRemoveAny([FromRoute] AyaType ayaType, [FromRoute] string tag)
+        {
+            if (!serverState.IsOpen)
+                return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
+            if (!ModelState.IsValid)
+                return BadRequest(new ApiErrorResponse(ModelState));
+            if (!Authorized.HasModifyRole(HttpContext.Items, ayaType))
+                return StatusCode(403, new ApiNotAuthorizedResponse());
+            return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(await TagUtil.BulkRemoveAny(ayaType, tag, ct), true));
+        }
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/TagUtil.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/TagUtil.cs
index b31c5c62..0e9dcd42 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/TagUtil.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/TagUtil.cs
@@ -229,6 +229,20 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         }
 
 
+        public static async Task<long> BulkRemove(AyaType ayaType, string tag, List<long> idList, AyContext ct)
+        {
+            //todo iterate the object in question, open and update and save each one through it's biz object interface so rules etc are all maintained
+            //not sure if should update locked or read only objects, probably not I guess as it should only do whatever was done in interface
+
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException("NOT IMPLEMENTED YET");
+        }
+
+        public static async Task<long> BulkRemoveAny(AyaType ayaType, string tag, AyContext ct)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException("NOT IMPLEMENTED YET");
+        }
+
+
     }//eoc