diff --git a/server/routes/api/searches/index.ts b/server/routes/api/searches/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c9c41a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/api/searches/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from "./searches";
diff --git a/server/routes/api/searches/schema.ts b/server/routes/api/searches/schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c99fc4973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/api/searches/schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { isEmpty } from "lodash";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import BaseSchema from "../BaseSchema";
+
+export const SearchesDeleteSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: z.object({
+    id: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    query: z.string().optional(),
+  }),
+}).refine((req) => !(isEmpty(req.body.id) && isEmpty(req.body.query)), {
+  message: "id or query is required",
+});
+
+export type SearchesDeleteReq = z.infer<typeof SearchesDeleteSchema>;
diff --git a/server/routes/api/searches/searches.test.ts b/server/routes/api/searches/searches.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37d8a88b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/api/searches/searches.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import { SearchQuery, User } from "@server/models";
+import { buildSearchQuery, buildUser } from "@server/test/factories";
+import { getTestServer } from "@server/test/support";
+
+const server = getTestServer();
+
+describe("#searches.list", () => {
+  let user: User;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    user = await buildUser();
+
+    await Promise.all([
+      buildSearchQuery({
+        userId: user.id,
+        teamId: user.teamId,
+      }),
+      buildSearchQuery({
+        userId: user.id,
+        teamId: user.teamId,
+        query: "foo",
+      }),
+      buildSearchQuery({
+        userId: user.id,
+        teamId: user.teamId,
+        query: "bar",
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("should succeed with status 200 ok returning results", async () => {
+    const res = await server.post("/api/searches.list", {
+      body: {
+        token: user.getJwtToken(),
+      },
+    });
+    const body = await res.json();
+    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
+    expect(body.data).toHaveLength(3);
+    const queries = body.data.map((d: any) => d.query);
+    expect(queries).toContain("query");
+    expect(queries).toContain("foo");
+    expect(queries).toContain("bar");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("#searches.delete", () => {
+  let user: User;
+  let searchQuery: SearchQuery;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    user = await buildUser();
+
+    searchQuery = await buildSearchQuery({
+      userId: user.id,
+      teamId: user.teamId,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should fail with status 400 bad request when no id or query is provided", async () => {
+    const res = await server.post("/api/searches.delete", {
+      body: {
+        token: user.getJwtToken(),
+      },
+    });
+
+    const body = await res.json();
+    expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
+    expect(body.message).toEqual("id or query is required");
+  });
+
+  it("should fail with status 400 bad request when an invalid id is provided", async () => {
+    const res = await server.post("/api/searches.delete", {
+      body: {
+        token: user.getJwtToken(),
+        id: "id",
+      },
+    });
+
+    const body = await res.json();
+    expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
+    expect(body.message).toEqual("id: Invalid uuid");
+  });
+
+  it("should succeed with status 200 ok and successfully delete the query", async () => {
+    let searchQueries = await SearchQuery.findAll({
+      where: {
+        userId: user.id,
+        teamId: user.teamId,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(searchQueries).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const res = await server.post("/api/searches.delete", {
+      body: {
+        token: user.getJwtToken(),
+        id: searchQuery.id,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const body = await res.json();
+
+    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
+    expect(body.success).toEqual(true);
+
+    searchQueries = await SearchQuery.findAll({
+      where: {
+        userId: user.id,
+        teamId: user.teamId,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(searchQueries).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/routes/api/searches.ts b/server/routes/api/searches/searches.ts
similarity index 57%
rename from server/routes/api/searches.ts
rename to server/routes/api/searches/searches.ts
index 5caf588cc..1126ffd2f 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/searches.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/searches/searches.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import Router from "koa-router";
 import auth from "@server/middlewares/authentication";
+import validate from "@server/middlewares/validate";
 import { SearchQuery } from "@server/models";
 import { presentSearchQuery } from "@server/presenters";
 import { APIContext } from "@server/types";
-import { assertPresent, assertUuid } from "@server/validation";
-import pagination from "./middlewares/pagination";
+import pagination from "../middlewares/pagination";
+import * as T from "./schema";
 
 const router = new Router();
 
@@ -26,24 +27,26 @@ router.post("searches.list", auth(), pagination(), async (ctx: APIContext) => {
   };
 });
 
-router.post("searches.delete", auth(), async (ctx: APIContext) => {
-  const { id, query } = ctx.request.body;
-  assertPresent(id || query, "id or query is required");
-  if (id) {
-    assertUuid(id, "id is must be a uuid");
+router.post(
+  "searches.delete",
+  auth(),
+  validate(T.SearchesDeleteSchema),
+  async (ctx: APIContext<T.SearchesDeleteReq>) => {
+    const { id, query } = ctx.input.body;
+
+    const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
+
+    await SearchQuery.destroy({
+      where: {
+        ...(id ? { id } : { query }),
+        userId: user.id,
+      },
+    });
+
+    ctx.body = {
+      success: true,
+    };
   }
-
-  const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
-  await SearchQuery.destroy({
-    where: {
-      ...(id ? { id } : { query }),
-      userId: user.id,
-    },
-  });
-
-  ctx.body = {
-    success: true,
-  };
-});
+);
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/server/test/factories.ts b/server/test/factories.ts
index bb4b67318..c3ad2c93a 100644
--- a/server/test/factories.ts
+++ b/server/test/factories.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isNull } from "lodash";
+import { isNil, isNull } from "lodash";
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import {
   CollectionPermission,
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   ApiKey,
   Subscription,
   Notification,
+  SearchQuery,
 } from "@server/models";
 
 let count = 1;
@@ -517,3 +518,33 @@ export async function buildNotification(
 
   return Notification.create(overrides);
 }
+
+export async function buildSearchQuery(
+  overrides: Partial<SearchQuery> = {}
+): Promise<SearchQuery> {
+  if (!overrides.teamId) {
+    const team = await buildTeam();
+    overrides.teamId = team.id;
+  }
+
+  if (!overrides.userId) {
+    const user = await buildUser({
+      teamId: overrides.teamId,
+    });
+    overrides.userId = user.id;
+  }
+
+  if (!overrides.source) {
+    overrides.source = "app";
+  }
+
+  if (isNil(overrides.query)) {
+    overrides.query = "query";
+  }
+
+  if (isNil(overrides.results)) {
+    overrides.results = 1;
+  }
+
+  return SearchQuery.create(overrides);
+}