diff --git a/api/handlers.go b/api/handlers.go
index 9a385af..9d3a044 100644
--- a/api/handlers.go
+++ b/api/handlers.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package api
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
 	"github.com/skynetlabs/pinner/conf"
@@ -12,6 +13,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 type (
+	// ServerRemoveRequest describes a payload that marks a server as dead.
+	ServerRemoveRequest struct {
+		Server string `json:"server"`
+	}
+	// ServerRemoveResponse returns the removed server and the number of
+	// skylinks it was pinning.
+	ServerRemoveResponse struct {
+		Server      string `json:"server"`
+		NumSkylinks int64  `json:"numSkylinks"`
+	}
 	// HealthGET is the response type of GET /health
 	HealthGET struct {
 		DBAlive    bool `json:"dbAlive"`
@@ -95,6 +106,41 @@ func (api *API) unpinPOST(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, _ httprouter
 	api.WriteSuccess(w)
 }
 
+// serverRemovePOST informs pinner that a given server is dead and should be removed as
+// pinner from all skylinks it's marked as pinning.
+func (api *API) serverRemovePOST(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, _ httprouter.Params) {
+	var body ServerRemoveRequest
+	err := json.NewDecoder(req.Body).Decode(&body)
+	if err != nil {
+		api.WriteError(w, err, http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	if body.Server == "" {
+		api.WriteError(w, errors.New("no server found in request body"), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	// Remove the server as pinner.
+	n, err := api.staticDB.RemoveServer(req.Context(), body.Server)
+	if err != nil {
+		api.WriteError(w, errors.AddContext(err, "failed to remove server"), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	// Schedule a scan for underpinned skylinks in an hour, so all of them can
+	// be repinned ASAP but also all servers in the cluster will have enough
+	// time to get the memo for the scan.
+	t := time.Now().UTC().Add(time.Hour)
+	err = conf.SetNextScan(req.Context(), api.staticDB, t)
+	if err != nil {
+		api.WriteError(w, errors.AddContext(err, "failed to schedule a scan"), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	resp := ServerRemoveResponse{
+		Server:      body.Server,
+		NumSkylinks: n,
+	}
+	api.WriteJSON(w, resp)
+}
+
 // sweepPOST instructs pinner to scan the list of skylinks pinned by skyd and
 // update its database. This call is non-blocking, i.e. it will immediately
 // return with a success and it will only start a new sweep if there isn't one
diff --git a/api/routes.go b/api/routes.go
index 605366d..f199a21 100644
--- a/api/routes.go
+++ b/api/routes.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ func (api *API) buildHTTPRoutes() {
 
 	api.staticRouter.POST("/pin", api.pinPOST)
 	api.staticRouter.POST("/unpin", api.unpinPOST)
+	api.staticRouter.POST("/server/remove", api.serverRemovePOST)
 	api.staticRouter.POST("/sweep", api.sweepPOST)
 	api.staticRouter.GET("/sweep/status", api.sweepStatusGET)
 }
diff --git a/database/skylink.go b/database/skylink.go
index 7543bad..b7868f6 100644
--- a/database/skylink.go
+++ b/database/skylink.go
@@ -141,6 +141,21 @@ func (db *DB) AddServerForSkylinks(ctx context.Context, skylinks []string, serve
 	return err
 }
 
+// RemoveServer removes the server as pinner from all skylinks in the database.
+// Returns the number of skylinks from which the server was removed as pinner.
+func (db *DB) RemoveServer(ctx context.Context, server string) (int64, error) {
+	filter := bson.M{"servers": server}
+	update := bson.M{"$pull": bson.M{"servers": server}}
+	ur, err := db.staticDB.Collection(collSkylinks).UpdateMany(ctx, filter, update)
+	if errors.Contains(err, mongo.ErrNoDocuments) {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return ur.ModifiedCount, nil
+}
+
 // RemoveServerFromSkylinks removes a server from the list of servers known to
 // be pinning these skylinks. If a skylink does not exist in the database it
 // will not be inserted.
diff --git a/test/api/handlers_test.go b/test/api/handlers_test.go
index 23e8ace..e6826f5 100644
--- a/test/api/handlers_test.go
+++ b/test/api/handlers_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func TestHandlers(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "Health", test: testHandlerHealthGET},
 		{name: "Pin", test: testHandlerPinPOST},
 		{name: "Unpin", test: testHandlerUnpinPOST},
+		{name: "ServerRemove", test: testServerRemovePOST},
 		{name: "Sweep", test: testHandlerSweep},
 	}
 
@@ -161,6 +162,74 @@ func testHandlerUnpinPOST(t *testing.T, tt *test.Tester) {
 	}
 }
 
+// testServerRemovePOST tests "POST /server/remove"
+func testServerRemovePOST(t *testing.T, tt *test.Tester) {
+	sl1 := test.RandomSkylink()
+	sl2 := test.RandomSkylink()
+	server := t.Name()
+
+	// Pass empty server name.
+	_, _, err := tt.ServerRemovePOST("")
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no server found in request body") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected '%s', got '%s'", "no server found in request body", err)
+	}
+	// Remove a non-existent server. Expect no error, zero skylinks.
+	r, status, err := tt.ServerRemovePOST(server)
+	if err != nil || status != http.StatusOK || r.NumSkylinks != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected no error, status 200, and zero skylinks affected, got error '%v', status %d and %d skylinks afffected", err, status, r.NumSkylinks)
+	}
+	// Create skylinks and mark them as pinned by the server.
+	_, err = tt.DB.CreateSkylink(tt.Ctx, sl1, server)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	_, err = tt.DB.CreateSkylink(tt.Ctx, sl2, server)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Remove the server.
+	r, status, err = tt.ServerRemovePOST(server)
+	if err != nil || status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatal(status, err)
+	}
+	// Make sure there's a scan scheduled for about an hour later.
+	t0, err := conf.NextScan(tt.Ctx, tt.DB, tt.Logger)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	timeTarget := time.Now().UTC().Add(time.Hour)
+	tolerance := time.Minute
+	if t0.Before(timeTarget.Add(-1*tolerance)) || t0.After(timeTarget.Add(tolerance)) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected the next scan to be in one hour (%s), got %s", timeTarget.String(), t0.String())
+	}
+	// Make sure the response mentions two skylinks.
+	if r.NumSkylinks != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 skylinks affected, got %d", r.NumSkylinks)
+	}
+	// Make sure the server is no longer marked as pinner for those two skylinks.
+	foundSl, err := tt.DB.FindSkylink(tt.Ctx, sl1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if foundSl.Skylink != sl1.String() {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpected skylink.")
+	}
+	if test.Contains(foundSl.Servers, server) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to not find '%s' in servers list, got '%v'", server, foundSl.Servers)
+	}
+	// Same for the second skylink.
+	foundSl, err = tt.DB.FindSkylink(tt.Ctx, sl2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if foundSl.Skylink != sl2.String() {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpected skylink.")
+	}
+	if test.Contains(foundSl.Servers, server) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to not find '%s' in servers list, got '%v'", server, foundSl.Servers)
+	}
+}
+
 // testHandlerSweep tests both "POST /sweep" and "GET /sweep/status"
 func testHandlerSweep(t *testing.T, tt *test.Tester) {
 	// Prepare for the test by setting the state of skyd's mock.
diff --git a/test/tester.go b/test/tester.go
index fe60e83..d01549f 100644
--- a/test/tester.go
+++ b/test/tester.go
@@ -213,6 +213,16 @@ func (t *Tester) SetFollowRedirects(f bool) {
 	t.FollowRedirects = f
 }
 
+// ServerRemovePOST removes a server as pinner.
+func (t *Tester) ServerRemovePOST(server string) (api.ServerRemoveResponse, int, error) {
+	body, err := json.Marshal(api.ServerRemoveRequest{
+		Server: server,
+	})
+	var resp api.ServerRemoveResponse
+	r, err := t.Request(http.MethodPost, "/server/remove", nil, body, nil, &resp)
+	return resp, r.StatusCode, err
+}
+
 // SweepPOST kicks off a background process which gets all files pinned by skyd
 // and marks them in the DB as pinned by the current server. It also goes over
 // all files in the DB that are marked as pinned by the local skyd and unmarks