diff --git a/src/controllers/storeController.js b/src/controllers/storeController.js
index 0a56b66b..0a035954 100644
--- a/src/controllers/storeController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/storeController.js
@@ -1217,6 +1217,22 @@ exports.updateSensorById = async (req, reply) => {
   }
 };
 
+exports.deleteSensorById = async (req, reply) => {
+  try {
+    const { _id } = req.params;
+
+    const deletedSensor = await Insensors.findByIdAndDelete(_id);
+
+    if (!deletedSensor) {
+      return reply.code(404).send({ message: "Sensor not found" });
+    }
+
+    return reply.code(200).send({ message: "Sensor deleted successfully" });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error deleting sensor:", error);
+    return reply.code(500).send({ message: "Internal Server Error" });
+  }
+};
 
 exports.updateSensorQC = async (req, reply) => {
   try {
diff --git a/src/routes/storeRoute.js b/src/routes/storeRoute.js
index 579cae9e..b7a4301e 100644
--- a/src/routes/storeRoute.js
+++ b/src/routes/storeRoute.js
@@ -1109,6 +1109,25 @@ fastify.post("/api/createwaterlevelSensorintime/:storeId", {
   handler: storeController.createSensor,
 })
 
+fastify.delete("/api/deleteSensorById/:_id", {
+  schema: {
+    description: "Delete a sensor by ID",
+    tags: ["Store-Data"],
+    summary: "Delete a sensor based on its _id",
+    params: {
+      required: ["_id"],
+      type: "object",
+      properties: {
+        _id: {
+          type: "string",
+          description: "Sensor ID",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  handler: storeController.deleteSensorById,
+});
+
 
 fastify.post("/api/updateSensorById/:_id", {
   schema: {