diff --git a/docs/tainacan-api.md b/docs/tainacan-api.md
index 87f35c6e6..e7efb2108 100644
--- a/docs/tainacan-api.md
+++ b/docs/tainacan-api.md
@@ -154,3 +154,10 @@ A REST API for Tainacan Plugin. This API uses the Wordpress REST API.
     2.1. Endpoints supported:
     
     2.1.1 GET (Fetch a taxonomy)
+    
+    2.1.2 DELETE (Delete or trash a taxonomy)
+    
+```
+ To delete pass in body of requisition the parameter is_permanently as true.
+ To only trash pass false.
+```
diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-terms-controller.php b/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-terms-controller.php
index 7ce547160..94d33584d 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-terms-controller.php
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/class-tainacan-rest-terms-controller.php
@@ -36,8 +36,52 @@ class TAINACAN_REST_Terms_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 		);
 	}
 
-	public function create_item( $request ) {
+	public function prepare_item_for_database( $to_prepare ) {
+		$attributes = $to_prepare[0];
+		$taxonomy = $to_prepare[1];
 
+		foreach ($attributes as $attribute => $value){
+			$set_ = 'set_'. $attribute;
+
+			try {
+				$this->term->$set_( $value );
+			} catch (\Error $error){
+				// Do nothing
+			}
+		}
+
+		$this->term->set_taxonomy($taxonomy);
+	}
+
+	public function create_item( $request ) {
+		$taxonomy_id = $request['taxonomy_id'];
+		$body = json_decode($request->get_body(), true);
+
+		$taxonomy = $this->taxonomy_repository->fetch($taxonomy_id);
+		$taxonomy_db_identifier = $taxonomy->get_db_identifier();
+
+		if(!empty($body)){
+			$to_prepare = [$body, $taxonomy_db_identifier];
+			$this->prepare_item_for_database($to_prepare);
+
+			if($this->term->validate()){
+				$term_id = $this->terms_repository->insert($this->term);
+
+				$term_inserted = $this->terms_repository->fetch($term_id, $taxonomy);
+
+				return new WP_REST_Response($term_inserted->__toArray(), 200);
+			} else {
+				return new WP_REST_Response([
+					'error_message' => 'One or more attributes are invalid.',
+					'errors'        => $this->term->get_errors(),
+				], 400);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return new WP_REST_Response([
+			'error_message' => 'The body couldn\'t be empty.',
+			'body'          => $body,
+		], 400);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -52,6 +96,14 @@ class TAINACAN_REST_Terms_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	public function delete_item( $request ) {
+		return parent::delete_item( $request ); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
+	}
+
+	public function delete_item_permissions_check( $request ) {
+		return parent::delete_item_permissions_check( $request ); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
+	}
 }
 
 ?>
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diff --git a/src/api/tainacan-rest-creator.php b/src/api/tainacan-rest-creator.php
index af10e8194..68fb304d1 100644
--- a/src/api/tainacan-rest-creator.php
+++ b/src/api/tainacan-rest-creator.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ $rest_collections_controller = new TAINACAN_REST_Collections_Controller();
 $rest_items_controller       = new TAINACAN_REST_Items_Controller();
 $rest_metadata_controller    = new TAINACAN_REST_Metadata_Controller();
 $rest_taxonomies_controller  = new TAINACAN_REST_Taxonomies_Controller();
+$rest_terms_controller       = new TAINACAN_REST_Terms_Controller();
 // Add here other endpoints imports
 
 ?>
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diff --git a/tests/test-api-taxonomies.php b/tests/test-api-taxonomies.php
index df39c0785..d7898b89f 100644
--- a/tests/test-api-taxonomies.php
+++ b/tests/test-api-taxonomies.php
@@ -4,6 +4,48 @@ namespace Tainacan\Tests;
 
 class TAINACAN_REST_Taxonomies_Controller extends TAINACAN_UnitApiTestCase {
 
+	public function test_delete_or_trash_a_taxonomy(){
+		$taxonomy = $this->tainacan_entity_factory->create_entity(
+			'taxonomy',
+			array(
+				'name'         => '1genero',
+				'description'  => 'tipos de musica',
+				'allow_insert' => 'yes',
+				'status'       => 'publish'
+			),
+			true
+		);
+
+		$is_permanently = json_encode(['is_permanently' => false]);
+
+		$request_trash = new \WP_REST_Request(
+			'DELETE', $this->namespace . '/taxonomies/' . $taxonomy->get_id()
+		);
+
+		$request_trash->set_body($is_permanently);
+
+		$this->server->dispatch($request_trash);
+
+		$taxmy = get_post($taxonomy->get_id());
+
+		$this->assertEquals('trash', $taxmy->post_status);
+		$this->assertEquals(true, taxonomy_exists($taxonomy->get_db_identifier()));
+
+		################ DELETE ###
+
+		$is_permanently = json_encode(['is_permanently' => true]);
+
+		$request_delete = new \WP_REST_Request(
+			'DELETE', $this->namespace . '/taxonomies/' . $taxonomy->get_id()
+		);
+
+		$request_delete->set_body($is_permanently);
+
+		$this->server->dispatch($request_delete);
+
+		$this->assertEquals(false, taxonomy_exists($taxonomy->get_db_identifier()));
+	}
+
 	public function test_create_taxonomy(){
 		$taxonomy_json = json_encode([
 			'name'         => 'Nome',
diff --git a/tests/test-api-terms.php b/tests/test-api-terms.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a001f6c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-api-terms.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tainacan\Tests;
+
+class TAINACAN_REST_Terms extends TAINACAN_UnitApiTestCase {
+
+	public function test_create_term(){
+		$taxonomy = $this->tainacan_entity_factory->create_entity(
+			'taxonomy',
+			array(
+				'name'         => '1genero',
+				'description'  => 'tipos de musica',
+				'allow_insert' => 'yes',
+				'status'       => 'publish'
+			),
+			true
+		);
+
+		$request = new \WP_REST_Request(
+			'POST', $this->namespace . '/terms/' . $taxonomy->get_id()
+		);
+
+		$term = json_encode([
+			'name' => 'Termo teste',
+			'user' => get_current_user_id()
+		]);
+
+		$request->set_body($term);
+
+		$response = $this->server->dispatch($request);
+
+		$data = $response->get_data();
+
+		$this->assertEquals('Termo teste', $data['name']);
+		$this->assertEquals($taxonomy->get_db_identifier(), $data['taxonomy']);
+	}
+}
+
+?>
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