diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 5a93280..55ee469 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -237,61 +237,54 @@ func (aH *AccessHandlerAPI) UpdateRole(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func (aH *AccessHandlerAPI) DeleteRole(c *gin.Context) {
-	queryId := c.Query("id")
-
-	if queryId == "" || queryId == "null" || queryId == "undefined" {
-		aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", "id query missing or wrong value: "+queryId)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
-			"message": "id query missing or wrong value: " + queryId,
-		})
+	queryRole := c.Query("role")
+	if queryRole == "" || queryRole == "null" || queryRole == "undefined" {
+		aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", "id query missing or wrong value: "+queryRole)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
 		return
 	}
 
 	var request struct {
-		Ids []int `json:"ids"`
+		Roles []string `json:"roles"`
 	}
 
 	err := c.BindJSON(&request)
 	if err != nil {
-		aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", "id query missing or wrong value: "+queryId)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+		aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, nil)
 		return
 	}
 
-	if len(request.Ids) == 0 {
+	if len(request.Roles) == 0 {
 		aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", "no ids given to be deleted")
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
-			"message": "no ids given to be deleted",
-		})
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.NewJsonMessageResponse("no roles given to be deleted"))
 		return
 	}
 
-	var ownId string
-	removeIds := make([]uint, len(request.Ids))
-	for i, id := range request.Ids {
-		if queryId == fmt.Sprint(id) {
-			ownId = queryId
+	var ownRole string
+
+	for _, role := range request.Roles {
+		if queryRole == role {
+			ownRole = role
 			continue
 		}
-		removeIds[i] = uint(id)
+		err = aH.dbHandler.DeleteByKey(&models.Role{}, "role", role, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", err)
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 
-	if ownId != "" {
-		aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", "can not delete logged in member role id: "+queryId)
+	if ownRole != "" {
+		aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", "can not delete logged in role id: "+ownRole)
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
-			"message": "can not delete logged in member id: " + queryId,
-			"id":      queryId,
+			"message": "can not delete logged in role id: " + ownRole,
+			"role":    ownRole,
 		})
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = aH.dbHandler.DeleteById(&models.Role{}, removeIds...)
-	if err != nil {
-		aH.logger.Error("DeleteRole", err)
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
-		return
-	}
-
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
 		"message": "role(s) deleted",
 	})