diff --git a/src/routes/contact.js b/src/routes/contact.js
index 83e1e6c8..2fd5ec5c 100644
--- a/src/routes/contact.js
+++ b/src/routes/contact.js
@@ -206,7 +206,48 @@ router.post('/link/:contact_id', async (req, res) => {
 				
 				await req.context.models.EntityContact.createIfNew(ec);
 			}
-			message = `Link successful/already exists for contact with ID ${contact.id}`;
+			message = `Linking successful/already exists for contact with ID ${contact.id}`;
+			code = 200;
+		} else {
+			code = 422;
+		}
+	} catch (e) {
+		console.error(e);
+		code = 500;
+	}
+
+	return utils.response(res, code, message);
+});
+
+// unlinks contact with list of entities
+router.post('/unlink/:contact_id', async (req, res) => {
+	let code;
+	let message;
+	try {
+		if (validator.isUUID(req.params.contact_id)) {
+			const contact = await req.context.models.Contact.findOne({
+				where: {
+					id: req.params.contact_id
+				}
+			});
+			for(const entity of req.body.entities) {
+				const entityToUnLink = await req.context.models.Entity.findOne({
+					where: {
+						id: entity.id
+					}
+				});
+
+				// ideally only one of these should exist
+				const ec = await req.context.models.EntityContact.findOne({
+					where: {
+						entityId: entityToUnLink.id,
+						contactId: contact.id
+					}
+				});
+
+				await ec.destroy();
+			}
+			message = `Unlinking successful for contact with ID ${contact.id}`;
 			code = 200;
 		} else {
 			code = 422;
diff --git a/src/routes/entity.js b/src/routes/entity.js
index 3de56911..90db55c1 100644
--- a/src/routes/entity.js
+++ b/src/routes/entity.js
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ router.get('/:entity_id', async (req, res) => {
 router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
 	let code;
 	let message;
-	let ec;
 	try {
 		if (req.body.name !== undefined) {
 			let { name, address, phone, email, checkIn, contacts } = req.body;
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
 			const entity = await req.context.models.Entity.create({ name, address, email, phone, checkIn });
 			if (contacts) {
 				for(const contact of contacts) {
-					ec = {
+					const ec = {
 						entityId: entity.id,
 						contactId: contact.id
 					}
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
 router.put('/', async (req, res) => {
 	let code;
 	let message;
-	let ec;
 	try {
 		if (validator.isUUID(req.body.id)) {
 			let { id, name, address, phone, email, checkIn, contacts } = req.body;
@@ -218,8 +216,6 @@ router.post('/link/:entity_id', async (req, res) => {
 					}
 				});
 
-
-
 				const ec = {
 					entityId: entity.id,
 					contactId: contactToLink.id
@@ -231,7 +227,7 @@ router.post('/link/:entity_id', async (req, res) => {
 
 				await req.context.models.EntityContact.createIfNew(ec);
 			}
-			message = `Link successful/already exists for entity with ID ${entity.id}`;
+			message = `Linking successful/already exists for entity with ID ${entity.id}`;
 			code = 200;
 		} else {
 			code = 422;
@@ -244,4 +240,46 @@ router.post('/link/:entity_id', async (req, res) => {
 	return utils.response(res, code, message);
 });
 
+// unlinks entity with list of contacts
+router.post('/unlink/:entity_id', async (req, res) => {
+	let code;
+	let message;
+	try {
+		if (validator.isUUID(req.params.entity_id)) {
+			const entity = await req.context.models.Entity.findOne({
+				where: {
+					id: req.params.entity_id
+				}
+			});
+
+			for(const contact of req.body.contacts) {
+				const contactToUnLink = await req.context.models.Contact.findOne({
+					where: {
+						id: contact.id
+					}
+				});
+
+				// ideally only one of these should exist
+				const ec = await req.context.models.EntityContact.findOne({
+					where: {
+						entityId: entity.id,
+						contactId: contactToUnLink.id
+					}
+				});
+
+				await ec.destroy();
+			}
+			message = `Unlinking successful for entity with ID ${entity.id}`;
+			code = 200;
+		} else {
+			code = 422;
+		}
+	} catch (e) {
+		console.error(e);
+		code = 500;
+	}
+
+	return utils.response(res, code, message)
+});
+
 export default router;
diff --git a/swagger.json b/swagger.json
index 852af927..46d37fb0 100644
--- a/swagger.json
+++ b/swagger.json
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@
             "format" : "uuid"
           },
           "required" : true,
-          "description" : "id of the contact"
+          "description" : "id of the entity"
         }, {
           "in" : "header",
           "name" : "token",
@@ -1010,6 +1010,63 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/entity/unlink/{entity_id}" : {
+      "post" : {
+        "tags" : [ "entity" ],
+        "summary" : "unlinks an entity from a list of given contacts",
+        "description" : "By passing the entity id and list of contacts, you can unlink the entity from each contact.",
+        "parameters" : [ {
+          "in" : "path",
+          "name" : "entity_id",
+          "schema" : {
+            "type" : "string",
+            "format" : "uuid"
+          },
+          "required" : true,
+          "description" : "id of the entity"
+        }, {
+          "in" : "header",
+          "name" : "token",
+          "required" : true,
+          "schema" : {
+            "type" : "string",
+            "example" : "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1c2VybmFtZSI6InRlc3QiLCJpYXQiOjE1ODA3NTM0MDUsImV4cCI6MTU4MDgzOTgwNX0.Q6W7Vo6By35yjZBeLKkk96s8LyqIE2G39AG1H3LRD9M"
+          }
+        } ],
+        "requestBody" : {
+          "description" : "The body of the payload",
+          "required" : true,
+          "content" : {
+            "application/json" : {
+              "schema" : {
+                "type" : "object",
+                "required" : [ "contacts" ],
+                "properties" : {
+                  "contacts" : {
+                    "type" : "string",
+                    "example" : [{"id":""},{"id":""}]
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "responses" : {
+          "200" : {
+            "description" : "Successful/already exists"
+          },
+          "401" : {
+            "description" : "Unauthorized"
+          },
+          "422" : {
+            "description" : "Invalid input"
+          },
+          "500" : {
+            "description" : "Server error"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/contact" : {
       "post" : {
         "tags" : [ "contact" ],
@@ -1424,6 +1481,63 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/contact/unlink/{contact_id}" : {
+      "post" : {
+        "tags" : [ "contact" ],
+        "summary" : "unlinks a contact from a list of given entities",
+        "description" : "By passing the contact id and list of entities, you can unlink the contact from each entity.",
+        "parameters" : [ {
+          "in" : "path",
+          "name" : "contact_id",
+          "schema" : {
+            "type" : "string",
+            "format" : "uuid"
+          },
+          "required" : true,
+          "description" : "id of the contact"
+        }, {
+          "in" : "header",
+          "name" : "token",
+          "required" : true,
+          "schema" : {
+            "type" : "string",
+            "example" : "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1c2VybmFtZSI6InRlc3QiLCJpYXQiOjE1ODA3NTM0MDUsImV4cCI6MTU4MDgzOTgwNX0.Q6W7Vo6By35yjZBeLKkk96s8LyqIE2G39AG1H3LRD9M"
+          }
+        } ],
+        "requestBody" : {
+          "description" : "The body of the payload",
+          "required" : true,
+          "content" : {
+            "application/json" : {
+              "schema" : {
+                "type" : "object",
+                "required" : [ "entities" ],
+                "properties" : {
+                  "entities" : {
+                    "type" : "string",
+                    "example" : [{"id":""},{"id":""}]
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "responses" : {
+          "200" : {
+            "description" : "Successful/already exists"
+          },
+          "401" : {
+            "description" : "Unauthorized"
+          },
+          "422" : {
+            "description" : "Invalid input"
+          },
+          "500" : {
+            "description" : "Server error"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/csv/{model_type}" : {
       "get" : {
         "tags" : [ "csv" ],