diff --git a/changelog.d/10558.feature b/changelog.d/10558.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1f461bc70aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/10558.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Admin API to delete several media for a specific user. Contributed by @dklimpel.
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md b/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
index 61bed1e0d5d8..ea05bd6e4465 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - [Delete local media](#delete-local-media)
   * [Delete a specific local media](#delete-a-specific-local-media)
   * [Delete local media by date or size](#delete-local-media-by-date-or-size)
+  * [Delete media uploaded by a user](#delete-media-uploaded-by-a-user)
 - [Purge Remote Media API](#purge-remote-media-api)
 
 # Querying media
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ The API returns a JSON body like the following:
 ## List all media uploaded by a user
 
 Listing all media that has been uploaded by a local user can be achieved through
-the use of the [List media of a user](user_admin_api.md#list-media-of-a-user)
+the use of the
+[List media uploaded by a user](user_admin_api.md#list-media-uploaded-by-a-user)
 Admin API.
 
 # Quarantine media
@@ -281,6 +283,11 @@ The following fields are returned in the JSON response body:
 * `deleted_media`: an array of strings - List of deleted `media_id`
 * `total`: integer - Total number of deleted `media_id`
 
+## Delete media uploaded by a user
+
+You can find details of how to delete multiple media uploaded by a user in
+[User Admin API](user_admin_api.md#delete-media-uploaded-by-a-user).
+
 # Purge Remote Media API
 
 The purge remote media API allows server admins to purge old cached remote media.
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md
index 160899754ede..33811f5bbbda 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.md
@@ -443,8 +443,9 @@ The following fields are returned in the JSON response body:
 - `joined_rooms` - An array of `room_id`.
 - `total` - Number of rooms.
 
+## User media
 
-## List media of a user
+### List media uploaded by a user
 Gets a list of all local media that a specific `user_id` has created.
 By default, the response is ordered by descending creation date and ascending media ID.
 The newest media is on top. You can change the order with parameters
@@ -543,7 +544,6 @@ The following fields are returned in the JSON response body:
 
 - `media` - An array of objects, each containing information about a media.
   Media objects contain the following fields:
-
   - `created_ts` - integer - Timestamp when the content was uploaded in ms.
   - `last_access_ts` - integer - Timestamp when the content was last accessed in ms.
   - `media_id` - string - The id used to refer to the media.
@@ -551,13 +551,58 @@ The following fields are returned in the JSON response body:
   - `media_type` - string - The MIME-type of the media.
   - `quarantined_by` - string - The user ID that initiated the quarantine request
     for this media.
-
   - `safe_from_quarantine` - bool - Status if this media is safe from quarantining.
   - `upload_name` - string - The name the media was uploaded with.
-
 - `next_token`: integer - Indication for pagination. See above.
 - `total` - integer - Total number of media.
 
+### Delete media uploaded by a user
+
+This API deletes the *local* media from the disk of your own server
+that a specific `user_id` has created. This includes any local thumbnails.
+
+This API will not affect media that has been uploaded to external
+media repositories (e.g https://github.com/turt2live/matrix-media-repo/).
+
+By default, the API deletes media ordered by descending creation date and ascending media ID.
+The newest media is deleted first. You can change the order with parameters
+`order_by` and `dir`. If no `limit` is set the API deletes `100` files per request.
+
+The API is:
+
+```
+DELETE /_synapse/admin/v1/users/<user_id>/media
+```
+
+To use it, you will need to authenticate by providing an `access_token` for a
+server admin: [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api)
+
+A response body like the following is returned:
+
+```json
+{
+  "deleted_media": [
+    "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx"
+  ],
+  "total": 1
+}
+```
+
+The following fields are returned in the JSON response body:
+
+* `deleted_media`: an array of strings - List of deleted `media_id`
+* `total`: integer - Total number of deleted `media_id`
+
+**Note**: There is no `next_token`. This is not useful for deleting media, because
+after deleting media the remaining media have a new order.
+
+**Parameters**
+
+This API has the same parameters as
+[List media uploaded by a user](#list-media-uploaded-by-a-user).
+With the parameters you can for example limit the number of files to delete at once or
+delete largest/smallest or newest/oldest files first.
+
 ## Login as a user
 
 Get an access token that can be used to authenticate as that user. Useful for
@@ -1012,4 +1057,3 @@ The following parameters should be set in the URL:
 
 - `user_id` - The fully qualified MXID: for example, `@user:server.com`. The user must
   be local.
-
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/media.py b/synapse/rest/admin/media.py
index 0a19a333d7f7..5f0555039d57 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/media.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/media.py
@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ async def on_DELETE(
 
         logging.info("Deleting local media by ID: %s", media_id)
 
-        deleted_media, total = await self.media_repository.delete_local_media(media_id)
+        deleted_media, total = await self.media_repository.delete_local_media_ids(
+            [media_id]
+        )
         return 200, {"deleted_media": deleted_media, "total": total}
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
index eef76ab18a94..41f21ba118e0 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ async def on_GET(
 
         target_user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
         if not self.hs.is_mine(target_user):
-            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only lookup local users")
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only look up local users")
 
         ret = await self.admin_handler.get_user(target_user)
 
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ async def on_GET(
         await assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
 
         if not self.is_mine(UserID.from_string(user_id)):
-            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only lookup local users")
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only look up local users")
 
         if not await self.store.get_user_by_id(user_id):
             raise NotFoundError("User not found")
@@ -811,10 +811,10 @@ async def on_GET(
 class UserMediaRestServlet(RestServlet):
     """
     Gets information about all uploaded local media for a specific `user_id`.
+    With DELETE request you can delete all this media.
 
     Example:
-        http://localhost:8008/_synapse/admin/v1/users/
-        @user:server/media
+        http://localhost:8008/_synapse/admin/v1/users/@user:server/media
 
     Args:
         The parameters `from` and `limit` are required for pagination.
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
         self.is_mine = hs.is_mine
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.media_repository = hs.get_media_repository()
 
     async def on_GET(
         self, request: SynapseRequest, user_id: str
@@ -840,7 +841,7 @@ async def on_GET(
         await assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
 
         if not self.is_mine(UserID.from_string(user_id)):
-            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only lookup local users")
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only look up local users")
 
         user = await self.store.get_user_by_id(user_id)
         if user is None:
@@ -898,6 +899,73 @@ async def on_GET(
 
         return 200, ret
 
+    async def on_DELETE(
+        self, request: SynapseRequest, user_id: str
+    ) -> Tuple[int, JsonDict]:
+        # This will always be set by the time Twisted calls us.
+        assert request.args is not None
+
+        await assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
+
+        if not self.is_mine(UserID.from_string(user_id)):
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only look up local users")
+
+        user = await self.store.get_user_by_id(user_id)
+        if user is None:
+            raise NotFoundError("Unknown user")
+
+        start = parse_integer(request, "from", default=0)
+        limit = parse_integer(request, "limit", default=100)
+
+        if start < 0:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "Query parameter from must be a string representing a positive integer.",
+                errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM,
+            )
+
+        if limit < 0:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "Query parameter limit must be a string representing a positive integer.",
+                errcode=Codes.INVALID_PARAM,
+            )
+
+        # If neither `order_by` nor `dir` is set, set the default order
+        # to newest media is on top for backward compatibility.
+        if b"order_by" not in request.args and b"dir" not in request.args:
+            order_by = MediaSortOrder.CREATED_TS.value
+            direction = "b"
+        else:
+            order_by = parse_string(
+                request,
+                "order_by",
+                default=MediaSortOrder.CREATED_TS.value,
+                allowed_values=(
+                    MediaSortOrder.MEDIA_ID.value,
+                    MediaSortOrder.UPLOAD_NAME.value,
+                    MediaSortOrder.CREATED_TS.value,
+                    MediaSortOrder.LAST_ACCESS_TS.value,
+                    MediaSortOrder.MEDIA_LENGTH.value,
+                    MediaSortOrder.MEDIA_TYPE.value,
+                    MediaSortOrder.QUARANTINED_BY.value,
+                    MediaSortOrder.SAFE_FROM_QUARANTINE.value,
+                ),
+            )
+            direction = parse_string(
+                request, "dir", default="f", allowed_values=("f", "b")
+            )
+
+        media, _ = await self.store.get_local_media_by_user_paginate(
+            start, limit, user_id, order_by, direction
+        )
+
+        deleted_media, total = await self.media_repository.delete_local_media_ids(
+            ([row["media_id"] for row in media])
+        )
+
+        return 200, {"deleted_media": deleted_media, "total": total}
+
 
 class UserTokenRestServlet(RestServlet):
     """An admin API for logging in as a user.
@@ -1017,7 +1085,7 @@ async def on_GET(
         await assert_requester_is_admin(self.auth, request)
 
         if not self.hs.is_mine_id(user_id):
-            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only lookup local users")
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Can only look up local users")
 
         if not await self.store.get_user_by_id(user_id):
             raise NotFoundError("User not found")
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
index 4f702f890c1c..0f5ce41ff880 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
@@ -836,7 +836,9 @@ async def delete_old_remote_media(self, before_ts: int) -> Dict[str, int]:
 
         return {"deleted": deleted}
 
-    async def delete_local_media(self, media_id: str) -> Tuple[List[str], int]:
+    async def delete_local_media_ids(
+        self, media_ids: List[str]
+    ) -> Tuple[List[str], int]:
         """
         Delete the given local or remote media ID from this server
 
@@ -845,7 +847,7 @@ async def delete_local_media(self, media_id: str) -> Tuple[List[str], int]:
         Returns:
             A tuple of (list of deleted media IDs, total deleted media IDs).
         """
-        return await self._remove_local_media_from_disk([media_id])
+        return await self._remove_local_media_from_disk(media_ids)
 
     async def delete_old_local_media(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py b/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py
index 42f50c092101..13fab5579b8c 100644
--- a/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py
+++ b/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py
@@ -15,17 +15,21 @@
 import hashlib
 import hmac
 import json
+import os
 import urllib.parse
 from binascii import unhexlify
 from typing import List, Optional
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
+from parameterized import parameterized
+
 import synapse.rest.admin
 from synapse.api.constants import UserTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, HttpResponseException, ResourceLimitError
 from synapse.api.room_versions import RoomVersions
 from synapse.rest.client.v1 import login, logout, profile, room
 from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import devices, sync
+from synapse.rest.media.v1.filepath import MediaFilePaths
 from synapse.types import JsonDict, UserID
 
 from tests import unittest
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ def test_disabled(self):
 
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, b"{}")
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(
             "Shared secret registration is not enabled", channel.json_body["error"]
         )
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ def test_expired_nonce(self):
         body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce})
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("username must be specified", channel.json_body["error"])
 
         # 61 seconds
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ def test_expired_nonce(self):
 
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("unrecognised nonce", channel.json_body["error"])
 
     def test_register_incorrect_nonce(self):
@@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ def test_register_correct_nonce(self):
         )
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("@bob:test", channel.json_body["user_id"])
 
     def test_nonce_reuse(self):
@@ -191,13 +195,13 @@ def test_nonce_reuse(self):
         )
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("@bob:test", channel.json_body["user_id"])
 
         # Now, try and reuse it
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("unrecognised nonce", channel.json_body["error"])
 
     def test_missing_parts(self):
@@ -219,7 +223,7 @@ def nonce():
         body = json.dumps({})
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("nonce must be specified", channel.json_body["error"])
 
         #
@@ -230,28 +234,28 @@ def nonce():
         body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce()})
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("username must be specified", channel.json_body["error"])
 
         # Must be a string
         body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": 1234})
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("Invalid username", channel.json_body["error"])
 
         # Must not have null bytes
         body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": "abcd\u0000"})
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("Invalid username", channel.json_body["error"])
 
         # Must not have null bytes
         body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": "a" * 1000})
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("Invalid username", channel.json_body["error"])
 
         #
@@ -262,28 +266,28 @@ def nonce():
         body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": "a"})
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("password must be specified", channel.json_body["error"])
 
         # Must be a string
         body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": "a", "password": 1234})
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("Invalid password", channel.json_body["error"])
 
         # Must not have null bytes
         body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": "a", "password": "abcd\u0000"})
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("Invalid password", channel.json_body["error"])
 
         # Super long
         body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": "a", "password": "A" * 1000})
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("Invalid password", channel.json_body["error"])
 
         #
@@ -301,7 +305,7 @@ def nonce():
         )
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("Invalid user type", channel.json_body["error"])
 
     def test_displayname(self):
@@ -322,11 +326,11 @@ def test_displayname(self):
         )
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("@bob1:test", channel.json_body["user_id"])
 
         channel = self.make_request("GET", "/profile/@bob1:test/displayname")
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("bob1", channel.json_body["displayname"])
 
         # displayname is None
@@ -348,11 +352,11 @@ def test_displayname(self):
         )
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("@bob2:test", channel.json_body["user_id"])
 
         channel = self.make_request("GET", "/profile/@bob2:test/displayname")
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("bob2", channel.json_body["displayname"])
 
         # displayname is empty
@@ -374,7 +378,7 @@ def test_displayname(self):
         )
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("@bob3:test", channel.json_body["user_id"])
 
         channel = self.make_request("GET", "/profile/@bob3:test/displayname")
@@ -399,11 +403,11 @@ def test_displayname(self):
         )
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("@bob4:test", channel.json_body["user_id"])
 
         channel = self.make_request("GET", "/profile/@bob4:test/displayname")
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("Bob's Name", channel.json_body["displayname"])
 
     @override_config(
@@ -449,7 +453,7 @@ def test_register_mau_limit_reached(self):
         )
         channel = self.make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode("utf8"))
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual("@bob:test", channel.json_body["user_id"])
 
 
@@ -638,7 +642,7 @@ def test_invalid_parameter(self):
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(Codes.UNKNOWN, channel.json_body["errcode"])
 
         # invalid search order
@@ -1085,7 +1089,7 @@ def test_deactivate_user_erase_false(self):
             content={"erase": False},
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
 
         # Get user
         channel = self.make_request(
@@ -2180,7 +2184,7 @@ def test_user_is_not_local(self):
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
-        self.assertEqual("Can only lookup local users", channel.json_body["error"])
+        self.assertEqual("Can only look up local users", channel.json_body["error"])
 
     def test_get_pushers(self):
         """
@@ -2249,6 +2253,7 @@ class UserMediaRestTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
     def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs):
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.media_repo = hs.get_media_repository_resource()
+        self.filepaths = MediaFilePaths(hs.config.media_store_path)
 
         self.admin_user = self.register_user("admin", "pass", admin=True)
         self.admin_user_tok = self.login("admin", "pass")
@@ -2258,37 +2263,34 @@ def prepare(self, reactor, clock, hs):
             self.other_user
         )
 
-    def test_no_auth(self):
-        """
-        Try to list media of an user without authentication.
-        """
-        channel = self.make_request("GET", self.url, b"{}")
+    @parameterized.expand(["GET", "DELETE"])
+    def test_no_auth(self, method: str):
+        """Try to list media of an user without authentication."""
+        channel = self.make_request(method, self.url, {})
 
-        self.assertEqual(401, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(401, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(Codes.MISSING_TOKEN, channel.json_body["errcode"])
 
-    def test_requester_is_no_admin(self):
-        """
-        If the user is not a server admin, an error is returned.
-        """
+    @parameterized.expand(["GET", "DELETE"])
+    def test_requester_is_no_admin(self, method: str):
+        """If the user is not a server admin, an error is returned."""
         other_user_token = self.login("user", "pass")
 
         channel = self.make_request(
-            "GET",
+            method,
             self.url,
             access_token=other_user_token,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(403, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(403, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(Codes.FORBIDDEN, channel.json_body["errcode"])
 
-    def test_user_does_not_exist(self):
-        """
-        Tests that a lookup for a user that does not exist returns a 404
-        """
+    @parameterized.expand(["GET", "DELETE"])
+    def test_user_does_not_exist(self, method: str):
+        """Tests that a lookup for a user that does not exist returns a 404"""
         url = "/_synapse/admin/v1/users/@unknown_person:test/media"
         channel = self.make_request(
-            "GET",
+            method,
             url,
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
@@ -2296,25 +2298,22 @@ def test_user_does_not_exist(self):
         self.assertEqual(404, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(Codes.NOT_FOUND, channel.json_body["errcode"])
 
-    def test_user_is_not_local(self):
-        """
-        Tests that a lookup for a user that is not a local returns a 400
-        """
+    @parameterized.expand(["GET", "DELETE"])
+    def test_user_is_not_local(self, method: str):
+        """Tests that a lookup for a user that is not a local returns a 400"""
         url = "/_synapse/admin/v1/users/@unknown_person:unknown_domain/media"
 
         channel = self.make_request(
-            "GET",
+            method,
             url,
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
-        self.assertEqual("Can only lookup local users", channel.json_body["error"])
+        self.assertEqual("Can only look up local users", channel.json_body["error"])
 
-    def test_limit(self):
-        """
-        Testing list of media with limit
-        """
+    def test_limit_GET(self):
+        """Testing list of media with limit"""
 
         number_media = 20
         other_user_tok = self.login("user", "pass")
@@ -2326,16 +2325,31 @@ def test_limit(self):
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total"], number_media)
         self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["media"]), 5)
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["next_token"], 5)
         self._check_fields(channel.json_body["media"])
 
-    def test_from(self):
-        """
-        Testing list of media with a defined starting point (from)
-        """
+    def test_limit_DELETE(self):
+        """Testing delete of media with limit"""
+
+        number_media = 20
+        other_user_tok = self.login("user", "pass")
+        self._create_media_for_user(other_user_tok, number_media)
+
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "DELETE",
+            self.url + "?limit=5",
+            access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total"], 5)
+        self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["deleted_media"]), 5)
+
+    def test_from_GET(self):
+        """Testing list of media with a defined starting point (from)"""
 
         number_media = 20
         other_user_tok = self.login("user", "pass")
@@ -2347,16 +2361,31 @@ def test_from(self):
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total"], number_media)
         self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["media"]), 15)
         self.assertNotIn("next_token", channel.json_body)
         self._check_fields(channel.json_body["media"])
 
-    def test_limit_and_from(self):
-        """
-        Testing list of media with a defined starting point and limit
-        """
+    def test_from_DELETE(self):
+        """Testing delete of media with a defined starting point (from)"""
+
+        number_media = 20
+        other_user_tok = self.login("user", "pass")
+        self._create_media_for_user(other_user_tok, number_media)
+
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "DELETE",
+            self.url + "?from=5",
+            access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total"], 15)
+        self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["deleted_media"]), 15)
+
+    def test_limit_and_from_GET(self):
+        """Testing list of media with a defined starting point and limit"""
 
         number_media = 20
         other_user_tok = self.login("user", "pass")
@@ -2368,59 +2397,78 @@ def test_limit_and_from(self):
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total"], number_media)
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["next_token"], 15)
         self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["media"]), 10)
         self._check_fields(channel.json_body["media"])
 
-    def test_invalid_parameter(self):
-        """
-        If parameters are invalid, an error is returned.
-        """
+    def test_limit_and_from_DELETE(self):
+        """Testing delete of media with a defined starting point and limit"""
+
+        number_media = 20
+        other_user_tok = self.login("user", "pass")
+        self._create_media_for_user(other_user_tok, number_media)
+
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "DELETE",
+            self.url + "?from=5&limit=10",
+            access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total"], 10)
+        self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["deleted_media"]), 10)
+
+    @parameterized.expand(["GET", "DELETE"])
+    def test_invalid_parameter(self, method: str):
+        """If parameters are invalid, an error is returned."""
         # unkown order_by
         channel = self.make_request(
-            "GET",
+            method,
             self.url + "?order_by=bar",
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(Codes.UNKNOWN, channel.json_body["errcode"])
 
         # invalid search order
         channel = self.make_request(
-            "GET",
+            method,
             self.url + "?dir=bar",
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(Codes.UNKNOWN, channel.json_body["errcode"])
 
         # negative limit
         channel = self.make_request(
-            "GET",
+            method,
             self.url + "?limit=-5",
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(Codes.INVALID_PARAM, channel.json_body["errcode"])
 
         # negative from
         channel = self.make_request(
-            "GET",
+            method,
             self.url + "?from=-5",
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(Codes.INVALID_PARAM, channel.json_body["errcode"])
 
     def test_next_token(self):
         """
         Testing that `next_token` appears at the right place
+
+        For deleting media `next_token` is not useful, because
+        after deleting media the media has a new order.
         """
 
         number_media = 20
@@ -2435,7 +2483,7 @@ def test_next_token(self):
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total"], number_media)
         self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["media"]), number_media)
         self.assertNotIn("next_token", channel.json_body)
@@ -2448,7 +2496,7 @@ def test_next_token(self):
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total"], number_media)
         self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["media"]), number_media)
         self.assertNotIn("next_token", channel.json_body)
@@ -2461,7 +2509,7 @@ def test_next_token(self):
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total"], number_media)
         self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["media"]), 19)
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["next_token"], 19)
@@ -2475,12 +2523,12 @@ def test_next_token(self):
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["total"], number_media)
         self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["media"]), 1)
         self.assertNotIn("next_token", channel.json_body)
 
-    def test_user_has_no_media(self):
+    def test_user_has_no_media_GET(self):
         """
         Tests that a normal lookup for media is successfully
         if user has no media created
@@ -2496,11 +2544,24 @@ def test_user_has_no_media(self):
         self.assertEqual(0, channel.json_body["total"])
         self.assertEqual(0, len(channel.json_body["media"]))
 
-    def test_get_media(self):
+    def test_user_has_no_media_DELETE(self):
         """
-        Tests that a normal lookup for media is successfully
+        Tests that a delete is successful if user has no media
         """
 
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "DELETE",
+            self.url,
+            access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
+        self.assertEqual(0, channel.json_body["total"])
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(channel.json_body["deleted_media"]))
+
+    def test_get_media(self):
+        """Tests that a normal lookup for media is successful"""
+
         number_media = 5
         other_user_tok = self.login("user", "pass")
         self._create_media_for_user(other_user_tok, number_media)
@@ -2517,6 +2578,35 @@ def test_get_media(self):
         self.assertNotIn("next_token", channel.json_body)
         self._check_fields(channel.json_body["media"])
 
+    def test_delete_media(self):
+        """Tests that a normal delete of media is successful"""
+
+        number_media = 5
+        other_user_tok = self.login("user", "pass")
+        media_ids = self._create_media_for_user(other_user_tok, number_media)
+
+        # Test if the file exists
+        local_paths = []
+        for media_id in media_ids:
+            local_path = self.filepaths.local_media_filepath(media_id)
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(local_path))
+            local_paths.append(local_path)
+
+        channel = self.make_request(
+            "DELETE",
+            self.url,
+            access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
+        self.assertEqual(number_media, channel.json_body["total"])
+        self.assertEqual(number_media, len(channel.json_body["deleted_media"]))
+        self.assertCountEqual(channel.json_body["deleted_media"], media_ids)
+
+        # Test if the file is deleted
+        for local_path in local_paths:
+            self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(local_path))
+
     def test_order_by(self):
         """
         Testing order list with parameter `order_by`
@@ -2622,13 +2712,16 @@ def test_order_by(self):
             [media2] + sorted([media1, media3]), "safe_from_quarantine", "b"
         )
 
-    def _create_media_for_user(self, user_token: str, number_media: int):
+    def _create_media_for_user(self, user_token: str, number_media: int) -> List[str]:
         """
         Create a number of media for a specific user
         Args:
             user_token: Access token of the user
             number_media: Number of media to be created for the user
+        Returns:
+            List of created media ID
         """
+        media_ids = []
         for _ in range(number_media):
             # file size is 67 Byte
             image_data = unhexlify(
@@ -2637,7 +2730,9 @@ def _create_media_for_user(self, user_token: str, number_media: int):
                 b"0a2db40000000049454e44ae426082"
             )
 
-            self._create_media_and_access(user_token, image_data)
+            media_ids.append(self._create_media_and_access(user_token, image_data))
+
+        return media_ids
 
     def _create_media_and_access(
         self,
@@ -2680,7 +2775,7 @@ def _create_media_and_access(
             200,
             channel.code,
             msg=(
-                "Expected to receive a 200 on accessing media: %s" % server_and_media_id
+                f"Expected to receive a 200 on accessing media: {server_and_media_id}"
             ),
         )
 
@@ -2718,12 +2813,12 @@ def _order_test(
 
         url = self.url + "?"
         if order_by is not None:
-            url += "order_by=%s&" % (order_by,)
+            url += f"order_by={order_by}&"
         if dir is not None and dir in ("b", "f"):
-            url += "dir=%s" % (dir,)
+            url += f"dir={dir}"
         channel = self.make_request(
             "GET",
-            url.encode("ascii"),
+            url,
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
         self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
@@ -2762,7 +2857,7 @@ def _get_token(self) -> str:
         channel = self.make_request(
             "POST", self.url, b"{}", access_token=self.admin_user_tok
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         return channel.json_body["access_token"]
 
     def test_no_auth(self):
@@ -2803,7 +2898,7 @@ def test_devices(self):
         channel = self.make_request(
             "GET", "devices", b"{}", access_token=self.other_user_tok
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
 
         # We should only see the one device (from the login in `prepare`)
         self.assertEqual(len(channel.json_body["devices"]), 1)
@@ -2815,11 +2910,11 @@ def test_logout(self):
 
         # Test that we can successfully make a request
         channel = self.make_request("GET", "devices", b"{}", access_token=puppet_token)
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
 
         # Logout with the puppet token
         channel = self.make_request("POST", "logout", b"{}", access_token=puppet_token)
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
 
         # The puppet token should no longer work
         channel = self.make_request("GET", "devices", b"{}", access_token=puppet_token)
@@ -2829,7 +2924,7 @@ def test_logout(self):
         channel = self.make_request(
             "GET", "devices", b"{}", access_token=self.other_user_tok
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
 
     def test_user_logout_all(self):
         """Tests that the target user calling `/logout/all` does *not* expire
@@ -2840,17 +2935,17 @@ def test_user_logout_all(self):
 
         # Test that we can successfully make a request
         channel = self.make_request("GET", "devices", b"{}", access_token=puppet_token)
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
 
         # Logout all with the real user token
         channel = self.make_request(
             "POST", "logout/all", b"{}", access_token=self.other_user_tok
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
 
         # The puppet token should still work
         channel = self.make_request("GET", "devices", b"{}", access_token=puppet_token)
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
 
         # .. but the real user's tokens shouldn't
         channel = self.make_request(
@@ -2867,13 +2962,13 @@ def test_admin_logout_all(self):
 
         # Test that we can successfully make a request
         channel = self.make_request("GET", "devices", b"{}", access_token=puppet_token)
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
 
         # Logout all with the admin user token
         channel = self.make_request(
             "POST", "logout/all", b"{}", access_token=self.admin_user_tok
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
 
         # The puppet token should no longer work
         channel = self.make_request("GET", "devices", b"{}", access_token=puppet_token)
@@ -2883,7 +2978,7 @@ def test_admin_logout_all(self):
         channel = self.make_request(
             "GET", "devices", b"{}", access_token=self.other_user_tok
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
 
     @unittest.override_config(
         {
@@ -3243,7 +3338,7 @@ def test_user_is_not_local(self):
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
-        self.assertEqual("Can only lookup local users", channel.json_body["error"])
+        self.assertEqual("Can only look up local users", channel.json_body["error"])
 
         channel = self.make_request(
             "POST",
@@ -3279,7 +3374,7 @@ def test_invalid_parameter(self):
             content={"messages_per_second": "string"},
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(Codes.INVALID_PARAM, channel.json_body["errcode"])
 
         # messages_per_second is negative
@@ -3290,7 +3385,7 @@ def test_invalid_parameter(self):
             content={"messages_per_second": -1},
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(Codes.INVALID_PARAM, channel.json_body["errcode"])
 
         # burst_count is a string
@@ -3301,7 +3396,7 @@ def test_invalid_parameter(self):
             content={"burst_count": "string"},
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(Codes.INVALID_PARAM, channel.json_body["errcode"])
 
         # burst_count is negative
@@ -3312,7 +3407,7 @@ def test_invalid_parameter(self):
             content={"burst_count": -1},
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(400, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(Codes.INVALID_PARAM, channel.json_body["errcode"])
 
     def test_return_zero_when_null(self):
@@ -3337,7 +3432,7 @@ def test_return_zero_when_null(self):
             self.url,
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(0, channel.json_body["messages_per_second"])
         self.assertEqual(0, channel.json_body["burst_count"])
 
@@ -3351,7 +3446,7 @@ def test_success(self):
             self.url,
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertNotIn("messages_per_second", channel.json_body)
         self.assertNotIn("burst_count", channel.json_body)
 
@@ -3362,7 +3457,7 @@ def test_success(self):
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
             content={"messages_per_second": 10, "burst_count": 11},
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(10, channel.json_body["messages_per_second"])
         self.assertEqual(11, channel.json_body["burst_count"])
 
@@ -3373,7 +3468,7 @@ def test_success(self):
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
             content={"messages_per_second": 20, "burst_count": 21},
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(20, channel.json_body["messages_per_second"])
         self.assertEqual(21, channel.json_body["burst_count"])
 
@@ -3383,7 +3478,7 @@ def test_success(self):
             self.url,
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertEqual(20, channel.json_body["messages_per_second"])
         self.assertEqual(21, channel.json_body["burst_count"])
 
@@ -3393,7 +3488,7 @@ def test_success(self):
             self.url,
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertNotIn("messages_per_second", channel.json_body)
         self.assertNotIn("burst_count", channel.json_body)
 
@@ -3403,6 +3498,6 @@ def test_success(self):
             self.url,
             access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
         )
-        self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
+        self.assertEqual(200, channel.code, msg=channel.json_body)
         self.assertNotIn("messages_per_second", channel.json_body)
         self.assertNotIn("burst_count", channel.json_body)