diff --git a/services/blob/src/http/handlers/blob.rs b/services/blob/src/http/handlers/blob.rs
--- a/services/blob/src/http/handlers/blob.rs
+++ b/services/blob/src/http/handlers/blob.rs
@@ -312,18 +312,21 @@
   Ok(HttpResponse::NoContent().finish())
 }
 
-#[instrument(
-  name = "delete_blob",
-  skip_all,
-  fields(holder = %params.as_ref().as_str()))
-]
-pub async fn delete_blob_handler(
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct RemoveHolderPayload {
+  holder: String,
+  blob_hash: String,
+}
+
+#[instrument(name = "remove_holder", skip(ctx))]
+pub async fn remove_holder_handler(
   ctx: web::Data<AppContext>,
-  params: web::Path<String>,
+  payload: web::Json<RemoveHolderPayload>,
 ) -> actix_web::Result<HttpResponse> {
-  info!("Delete blob request");
-  let holder = params.into_inner();
+  info!("Remove holder request");
+  let RemoveHolderPayload { holder, blob_hash } = payload.into_inner();
   validate_identifier!(holder);
+  validate_identifier!(blob_hash);
 
   let reverse_index_item = ctx
     .db
diff --git a/services/blob/src/http/mod.rs b/services/blob/src/http/mod.rs
--- a/services/blob/src/http/mod.rs
+++ b/services/blob/src/http/mod.rs
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@
       .app_data(web::Data::new(ctx))
       .service(
         web::resource("/blob/{holder}")
-          .route(web::get().to(handlers::blob::get_blob_handler))
-          .route(web::delete().to(handlers::blob::delete_blob_handler)),
+          .route(web::get().to(handlers::blob::get_blob_handler)),
       )
       .service(
         web::resource("/blob")
           .route(web::put().to(handlers::blob::upload_blob_handler))
-          .route(web::post().to(handlers::blob::assign_holder_handler)),
+          .route(web::post().to(handlers::blob::assign_holder_handler))
+          .route(web::delete().to(handlers::blob::remove_holder_handler)),
       )
   })
   .bind(("0.0.0.0", CONFIG.http_port))?