diff --git a/back/api/channels.js b/back/api/channels.js
index ba88722..12c4914 100644
--- a/back/api/channels.js
+++ b/back/api/channels.js
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 const express = require('express');
-const { getConnection, getChannels, getChannel, addChannel, getMessages, getMessage, addMessage, deleteMessage, addMention, getMentions, getUserByUsername, deleMentions } = require('../libs/mysql');
+const {
+    getConnection,
+    getChannels,
+    getChannel,
+    addChannel,
+    getMessages,
+    getMessage,
+    addMessage,
+    deleteMessage,
+    addMention,
+    getMentions,
+    getUserByUsername,
+    deleMentions,
+    deleteChannelMentions,
+    deleteChannelMessages
+} = require('../libs/mysql');
 const { checkAuth } = require('../libs/middlewares');
 
 const router = express.Router();
@@ -23,6 +38,36 @@ router.get('/:name', async (req, res) => {
     }
 });
 
+router.use('/:name/purge', checkAuth);
+router.post('/:name/purge', async (req, res) => {
+    const name = req.params.name;
+    const user = req.user;
+
+    const connection = await getConnection();
+
+    const channel = await getChannel(connection, name);
+    if (!channel[0]) {
+        connection.end();
+        return res.status(400).send({ error: 'No channel found' });
+    }
+
+    if (user.admin !== 1) {
+        connection.end();
+        return res.status(401).send({ error: 'Unauthorized' });
+    }
+
+    await deleteChannelMentions(connection, channel[0].id);
+    await deleteChannelMessages(connection, channel[0].id);
+    connection.end();
+
+    req.sockets.emit({
+        type: 'purge_channel',
+        channel_id: channel[0].id,
+    });
+
+    res.send({ message: 'Channel purged' });
+});
+
 router.get('/:name/messages', async (req, res) => {
     const name = req.params.name;
     const connection = await getConnection();
diff --git a/back/libs/mysql.js b/back/libs/mysql.js
index 1f99fa8..73905a9 100644
--- a/back/libs/mysql.js
+++ b/back/libs/mysql.js
@@ -280,6 +280,21 @@ function deleteMessage(connection, message_id) {
   });
 }
 
+function deleteChannelMessages(connection, channel_id) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    connection.query(
+      `DELETE FROM messages WHERE channel_id = ?`,
+      [channel_id], // Use parameterized query
+      (error, result) => {
+        if (error) {
+          reject(new Error(error));
+        }
+        resolve(result);
+      }
+    );
+  });
+}
+
 function addMention(connection, message_id, user_id) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     connection.query(
@@ -327,6 +342,22 @@ function deleMentions(connection, message_id) {
   });
 }
 
+function deleteChannelMentions(connection, channel_id) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    connection.query(
+      `DELETE FROM mentions WHERE message_id IN 
+       (SELECT id FROM messages WHERE channel_id = ?)`,
+      [channel_id], // Use parameterized query
+      (error, result) => {
+        if (error) {
+          reject(new Error(error));
+        }
+        resolve(result);
+      }
+    );
+  });
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   getConnection,
   getUser,
@@ -345,7 +376,9 @@ module.exports = {
   getMessage,
   addMessage,
   deleteMessage,
+  deleteChannelMessages,
   addMention,
   getMentions,
   deleMentions,
+  deleteChannelMentions,
 };
diff --git a/front/src/pages/ChannelPage.tsx b/front/src/pages/ChannelPage.tsx
index 26a8d2e..b9f4332 100644
--- a/front/src/pages/ChannelPage.tsx
+++ b/front/src/pages/ChannelPage.tsx
@@ -23,13 +23,8 @@ export default function ChannelPage({socket}: {socket: WebSocket}) {
         axios
             .post(`/api/channels/${name}/messages/send`, { token, message})
             .then(() => {
-                axios
-                    .get(`/api/channels/${name}/messages`)
-                    .then((res) => {
-                        setMessages(res.data);
-                        setMessage("");
-                    }
-                );
+                setMessage("");
+                setSearchedUsers([]);
             })
             .catch((err) => {
                 console.error(err.response);
@@ -39,19 +34,20 @@ export default function ChannelPage({socket}: {socket: WebSocket}) {
     function deleteMessage(message_id: number) {
         axios
             .post(`/api/channels/${name}/messages/delete`, { token, message_id })
-            .then(() => {
-                axios
-                    .get(`/api/channels/${name}/messages`)
-                    .then((res) => {
-                        setMessages(res.data);
-                    }
-                );
-            })
             .catch((err) => {
                 console.error(err.response);
             });
     }
 
+    function purgeChannel() {
+        axios
+            .post(`/api/channels/${name}/purge`, { token })
+            .catch((err) => {
+                console.error(err.response);
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
     useEffect(() => {
         const localToken = localStorage.getItem("token");
         if (localToken) {
@@ -73,7 +69,7 @@ export default function ChannelPage({socket}: {socket: WebSocket}) {
     useEffect(() => {          
         socket.addEventListener('message', function (event) {
             const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
-            if ((data.type === "new_message" || data.type === "delete_message") && data.channel_id === channel?.id) {
+            if ((data.type === "new_message" || data.type === "delete_message" || data.type === "purge_channel") && data.channel_id === channel?.id) {
                 axios
                     .get(`/api/channels/${name}/messages`).then((res) => {
                         setMessages(res.data)
@@ -123,6 +119,11 @@ export default function ChannelPage({socket}: {socket: WebSocket}) {
                 {channel.name.toLowerCase().includes("cat") && (
                     <img src="/cat.jpg" alt="cat" className="cat" />
                 )}
+                {user?.admin && (
+                    <button onClick={purgeChannel}>
+                        Purge Channel
+                    </button>
+                )}
                 {token ? (
                     <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="message-form">
                         <input 
diff --git a/front/src/pages/Home.tsx b/front/src/pages/Home.tsx
index 1e21b56..719c9c1 100644
--- a/front/src/pages/Home.tsx
+++ b/front/src/pages/Home.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default function Home({socket}: {socket: WebSocket}) {
         socket.addEventListener('message', function (event) 
         {
             const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
-            if (data.type === "new_message" || data.type === "delete_message") {
+            if (data.type === "new_message" || data.type === "delete_message" || data.type === "purge_channel") {
                 axios
                     .get("/api/lastmessages")
                     .then((res) => {
diff --git a/front/src/pages/UserPage.tsx b/front/src/pages/UserPage.tsx
index 0ac1b01..f2b5985 100644
--- a/front/src/pages/UserPage.tsx
+++ b/front/src/pages/UserPage.tsx
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ export default function UserPage({socket}: {socket: WebSocket}) {
     useEffect(() => {
         socket.addEventListener('message', function (event) {
             const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
-            if ((data.type === "new_message" || data.type === "delete_message") && data.user_id === pageUser?.id) {
-                console.log("new message");
+            if (((data.type === "new_message" || data.type === "delete_message") && data.user_id === pageUser?.id) || data.type === "purge_channel") {
                 axios
                     .get(`/api/users/${username}/lastmessages`)
                     .then((res) => {