diff --git a/src/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/EntryRestController.php b/src/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/EntryRestController.php
index fc46e782e..5ccaa4ef8 100644
--- a/src/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/EntryRestController.php
+++ b/src/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/EntryRestController.php
@@ -440,11 +440,69 @@ class EntryRestController extends WallabagRestController
     }
 
     /**
-     * Handles an entries list and add / delete to them some tags.
+     * Handles an entries list delete tags from them.
      *
      * @ApiDoc(
      *       parameters={
-     *          {"name"="list", "dataType"="string", "required"=true, "format"="A JSON array of urls [{'url': 'http://...','tags': 'tag1, tag2','action': 'delete'}, {'url': 'http://...','tags': 'tag1, tag2','action': 'add'}]", "description"="Urls (as an array) to handle."}
+     *          {"name"="list", "dataType"="string", "required"=true, "format"="A JSON array of urls [{'url': 'http://...','tags': 'tag1, tag2'}, {'url': 'http://...','tags': 'tag1, tag2'}]", "description"="Urls (as an array) to handle."}
+     *       }
+     * )
+     *
+     * @return JsonResponse
+     */
+    public function deleteEntriesTagsListAction(Request $request)
+    {
+        $this->validateAuthentication();
+
+        $list = json_decode($request->query->get('list', []));
+        $results = [];
+
+        // handle multiple urls
+        if (!empty($list)) {
+            $results = [];
+            foreach ($list as $key => $element) {
+                $entry = $this->get('wallabag_core.entry_repository')->findByUrlAndUserId(
+                    $element->url,
+                    $this->getUser()->getId()
+                );
+
+                $results[$key]['url'] = $element->url;
+                $results[$key]['entry'] = $entry instanceof Entry ? $entry->getId() : false;
+
+                $tags = $element->tags;
+
+                if (false !== $entry && !(empty($tags))) {
+                    $tags = explode(',', $tags);
+                    foreach ($tags as $label) {
+                        $label = trim($label);
+
+                        $tag = $this->getDoctrine()
+                            ->getRepository('WallabagCoreBundle:Tag')
+                            ->findOneByLabel($label);
+
+                        if (false !== $tag) {
+                            $entry->removeTag($tag);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
+                    $em->persist($entry);
+                    $em->flush();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        $json = $this->get('serializer')->serialize($results, 'json');
+
+        return (new JsonResponse())->setJson($json);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handles an entries list and add tags to them.
+     *
+     * @ApiDoc(
+     *       parameters={
+     *          {"name"="list", "dataType"="string", "required"=true, "format"="A JSON array of urls [{'url': 'http://...','tags': 'tag1, tag2'}, {'url': 'http://...','tags': 'tag1, tag2'}]", "description"="Urls (as an array) to handle."}
      *       }
      * )
      *
@@ -467,33 +525,12 @@ class EntryRestController extends WallabagRestController
                 );
 
                 $results[$key]['url'] = $element->url;
-                $results[$key]['action'] = $element->action;
                 $results[$key]['entry'] = $entry instanceof Entry ? $entry->getId() : false;
 
                 $tags = $element->tags;
 
                 if (false !== $entry && !(empty($tags))) {
-                    switch ($element->action) {
-                        case 'delete':
-                            $tags = explode(',', $tags);
-                            foreach ($tags as $label) {
-                                $label = trim($label);
-
-                                $tag = $this->getDoctrine()
-                                    ->getRepository('WallabagCoreBundle:Tag')
-                                    ->findOneByLabel($label);
-
-                                if (false !== $tag) {
-                                    $entry->removeTag($tag);
-                                }
-                            }
-
-                            break;
-                        case 'add':
-                            $this->get('wallabag_core.content_proxy')->assignTagsToEntry($entry, $tags);
-
-                            break;
-                    }
+                    $this->get('wallabag_core.content_proxy')->assignTagsToEntry($entry, $tags);
 
                     $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
                     $em->persist($entry);
diff --git a/src/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/TagRestController.php b/src/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/TagRestController.php
index bc6d4e649..47298d7e0 100644
--- a/src/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/TagRestController.php
+++ b/src/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/TagRestController.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TagRestController extends WallabagRestController
     }
 
     /**
-     * Permanently remove one tag from **every** entry.
+     * Permanently remove one tag from **every** entry by passing the Tag label.
      *
      * @ApiDoc(
      *      requirements={
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class TagRestController extends WallabagRestController
     }
 
     /**
-     * Permanently remove one tag from **every** entry.
+     * Permanently remove one tag from **every** entry by passing the Tag ID.
      *
      * @ApiDoc(
      *      requirements={
diff --git a/tests/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/EntryRestControllerTest.php b/tests/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/EntryRestControllerTest.php
index 1f5c7a4f8..638e8bcd0 100644
--- a/tests/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/EntryRestControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Wallabag/ApiBundle/Controller/EntryRestControllerTest.php
@@ -717,16 +717,18 @@ class EntryRestControllerTest extends WallabagApiTestCase
 
     public function testPostEntriesTagsListAction()
     {
+        $entry = $this->client->getContainer()->get('doctrine.orm.entity_manager')
+            ->getRepository('WallabagCoreBundle:Entry')
+            ->findByUrlAndUserId('http://0.0.0.0/entry2', 1);
+
+        $tags = $entry->getTags();
+
+        $this->assertCount(4, $tags);
+
         $list = [
-            [
-                'url' => 'http://0.0.0.0/entry1',
-                'tags' => 'foo bar, baz',
-                'action' => 'delete',
-            ],
             [
                 'url' => 'http://0.0.0.0/entry2',
                 'tags' => 'new tag 1, new tag 2',
-                'action' => 'add',
             ],
         ];
 
@@ -736,13 +738,48 @@ class EntryRestControllerTest extends WallabagApiTestCase
 
         $content = json_decode($this->client->getResponse()->getContent(), true);
 
+        $this->assertInternalType('int', $content[0]['entry']);
+        $this->assertEquals('http://0.0.0.0/entry2', $content[0]['url']);
 
-        $this->assertFalse($content[0]['entry']);
-        $this->assertEquals('http://0.0.0.0/entry1', $content[0]['url']);
-        $this->assertEquals('delete', $content[0]['action']);
+        $entry = $this->client->getContainer()->get('doctrine.orm.entity_manager')
+            ->getRepository('WallabagCoreBundle:Entry')
+            ->findByUrlAndUserId('http://0.0.0.0/entry2', 1);
 
-        $this->assertInternalType('int', $content[1]['entry']);
-        $this->assertEquals('http://0.0.0.0/entry2', $content[1]['url']);
-        $this->assertEquals('add', $content[1]['action']);
+        $tags = $entry->getTags();
+        $this->assertCount(6, $tags);
+    }
+
+    public function testDeleteEntriesTagsListAction()
+    {
+        $entry = $this->client->getContainer()->get('doctrine.orm.entity_manager')
+            ->getRepository('WallabagCoreBundle:Entry')
+            ->findByUrlAndUserId('http://0.0.0.0/entry2', 1);
+
+        $tags = $entry->getTags();
+
+        $this->assertCount(6, $tags);
+
+        $list = [
+            [
+                'url' => 'http://0.0.0.0/entry2',
+                'tags' => 'new tag 1, new tag 2',
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $this->client->request('DELETE', '/api/entries/tags/list?list='.json_encode($list));
+
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $this->client->getResponse()->getStatusCode());
+
+        $content = json_decode($this->client->getResponse()->getContent(), true);
+
+        $this->assertInternalType('int', $content[0]['entry']);
+        $this->assertEquals('http://0.0.0.0/entry2', $content[0]['url']);
+
+        $entry = $this->client->getContainer()->get('doctrine.orm.entity_manager')
+            ->getRepository('WallabagCoreBundle:Entry')
+            ->findByUrlAndUserId('http://0.0.0.0/entry2', 1);
+
+        $tags = $entry->getTags();
+        $this->assertCount(4, $tags);
     }
 }