diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9276b01..1c74348 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -233,3 +233,16 @@ plotly.getFigure('fileOwner', 'fileId', function (err, figure) {
     });
 });
 ```
+
+##plotly.deletePlot(fid[, callback])
+`fid` is a String, the id of the plot you wish you delete
+`callback` is a function with `err` and `plot` as parameters. `err`, if present, is the error message returned from the request. `plot` is the plot that was deleted.
+
+```javascript
+var plotly = require('../.')('username','apiKey');
+
+plotly.deletePlot('88', function (err, plot) {
+    if (err) console.log(err)
+    else console.log(plot);
+});
+```
diff --git a/examples/delete-plot.js b/examples/delete-plot.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3d1afc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/delete-plot.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var plotly = require('../.')('alexander.daniel','u1jactdk3m');
+
+plotly.deletePlot('2718', function (err, plot) {
+	if (err) console.log(err);
+	else console.log(plot);
+});
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 94a510d..fb7186a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -236,6 +236,55 @@ Plotly.prototype.getImage = function (figure, opts, callback) {
     req.end();
 };
 
+Plotly.prototype.deletePlot = function (fid, callback) {
+    if (!callback) callback = function () {};
+
+    var self = this;
+
+    // Create the base64 authstring from buffer
+    var encodedAPIAuth = new Buffer(this.username + ':' + this.apiKey).toString('base64');
+
+    var options = {
+        host: 'api.plot.ly',
+        port: this.port,
+        path: '/v2/files/' + this.username + ':' + fid + '/trash',
+        method: 'POST',
+        agent: false,
+        withCredentials: true,
+        headers: {
+            'Plotly-Client-Platform': 'nodejs ' + this.version,
+            'authorization': 'Basic ' + encodedAPIAuth
+        }
+    };
+
+    var req = https.request(options, function (res) {
+        parseRes(res, function (err, body) {
+
+            if (res.statusCode === 200) {
+
+                callback(null, body);
+
+            } else {
+
+                var errObj = {
+                    statusCode: res.statusCode,
+                    err: body,
+                    statusMessage: res.statusMessage
+                };
+
+                callback(errObj); // Pass out the error message from the backend
+            }
+
+        });
+    });
+
+    req.on('error', function (err) {
+        callback(err);
+    });
+
+    req.end();
+};
+
 // response parse helper fn
 function parseRes (res, cb) {
     var body = '';
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index efb913f..2bff6b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "plotly",
-  "version": "1.0.4",
+  "version": "1.0.5",
   "description": "Simple node.js wrapper for the plot.ly API",
   "main": "index.js",
   "devDependencies": {