diff --git a/cortexapps_cli/commands/catalog.py b/cortexapps_cli/commands/catalog.py
index 2717b891..26d73f00 100644
--- a/cortexapps_cli/commands/catalog.py
+++ b/cortexapps_cli/commands/catalog.py
@@ -123,22 +123,29 @@ def delete(
     client.delete("api/v1/catalog/" + tag)
 
 @app.command()
-def delete_by_type(
+def delete_by_id(
     ctx: typer.Context,
-    types: CatalogCommandOptions.types = None,
+    ids: Optional[List[str]] = typer.Option(None, "--id", "-i", help="CID of an entity to delete (e.g. en2da8159dbeefb974). Can be specified multiple times.", show_default=False),
+    file_input: Annotated[Optional[typer.FileText], typer.Option("--file", "-f", help="File containing one CID per line; can be passed as stdin with -, example: -f-")] = None,
+    batch_size: int = typer.Option(100, "--batch-size", hidden=True, help="Number of IDs per API call when processing file input"),
 ):
     """
-    Dangerous operation that will delete all entities that are of the given type
+    Delete entities by CID. Accepts one or more --id flags, or a file with one CID per line.
     """
-    client = ctx.obj["client"]
+    if ids and file_input:
+        raise typer.BadParameter("Specify either --id or --file, not both")
 
-    #TODO: check if types is a regex of form: ([-A-Za-z]+,)+
+    if not ids and not file_input:
+        raise typer.BadParameter("One of --id or --file is required")
 
-    params = {
-        "types": types
-    }
+    client = ctx.obj["client"]
 
-    client.delete("api/v1/catalog", params=params)
+    if file_input:
+        all_ids = [line.strip() for line in file_input if line.strip()]
+        for i in range(0, len(all_ids), batch_size):
+            client.delete("api/v1/catalog", params={"ids": all_ids[i:i + batch_size]})
+    else:
+        client.delete("api/v1/catalog", params={"ids": ids})
 
 @app.command()
 def descriptor(
diff --git a/data/run-time/catalog-delete-by-type-entity.yaml b/data/run-time/catalog-delete-by-type-entity.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b33be910..00000000
--- a/data/run-time/catalog-delete-by-type-entity.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-openapi: 3.0.1
-info:
-  title: Delete By Type Test Entity
-  x-cortex-tag: cli-test-delete-by-type-entity
-  x-cortex-type: cli-test-delete-by-type
diff --git a/data/run-time/entity-type-delete-by-type.json b/data/run-time/entity-type-delete-by-type.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8af27dbb..00000000
--- a/data/run-time/entity-type-delete-by-type.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "description": "Temporary entity type for testing delete-by-type.",
-  "name": "CLI Test Delete By Type",
-  "schema": {},
-  "type": "cli-test-delete-by-type"
-}
diff --git a/tests/test_catalog_delete_by_id.py b/tests/test_catalog_delete_by_id.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b12343d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_catalog_delete_by_id.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+from tests.helpers.utils import *
+import tempfile
+import os
+
+def _create_entity(tag):
+    content = f"""openapi: 3.0.1
+info:
+  title: Delete By ID Test Entity
+  x-cortex-tag: {tag}
+  x-cortex-type: service
+"""
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', suffix='.yaml', delete=False) as f:
+        f.write(content)
+        return f.name
+
+def test_delete_by_id_flag():
+    tag = "cli-test-delete-by-id-flag"
+    path = _create_entity(tag)
+    try:
+        cli(["catalog", "create", "-f", path])
+
+        response = cli(["catalog", "details", "-t", tag])
+        cid = response['id']
+        assert cid.startswith("en"), f"Expected a CID starting with 'en', got: {cid}"
+
+        cli(["catalog", "delete-by-id", "--id", cid])
+
+        response = cli(["catalog", "details", "-t", tag], ReturnType.RAW)
+        assert "HTTP Error 404:" in response.stdout, "Entity should be deleted (404 expected)"
+    finally:
+        os.unlink(path)
+
+def test_delete_by_id_file():
+    tag1 = "cli-test-delete-by-id-file-1"
+    tag2 = "cli-test-delete-by-id-file-2"
+    path1 = _create_entity(tag1)
+    path2 = _create_entity(tag2)
+    try:
+        cli(["catalog", "create", "-f", path1])
+        cli(["catalog", "create", "-f", path2])
+
+        cid1 = cli(["catalog", "details", "-t", tag1])['id']
+        cid2 = cli(["catalog", "details", "-t", tag2])['id']
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', suffix='.txt', delete=False) as f:
+            f.write(f"{cid1}\n{cid2}\n")
+            ids_file = f.name
+
+        try:
+            cli(["catalog", "delete-by-id", "--file", ids_file])
+
+            for tag in [tag1, tag2]:
+                response = cli(["catalog", "details", "-t", tag], ReturnType.RAW)
+                assert "HTTP Error 404:" in response.stdout, f"Entity {tag} should be deleted (404 expected)"
+        finally:
+            os.unlink(ids_file)
+    finally:
+        os.unlink(path1)
+        os.unlink(path2)
diff --git a/tests/test_catalog_delete_by_type.py b/tests/test_catalog_delete_by_type.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fe5e796..00000000
--- a/tests/test_catalog_delete_by_type.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-from tests.helpers.utils import *
-
-#@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Disabled until CET-24425 is resolved.")
-def test():
-    # Create the entity type
-    cli(["entity-types", "create", "-f", "data/run-time/entity-type-delete-by-type.json"], ReturnType.RAW)
-
-    # Create an entity of that type
-    cli(["catalog", "create", "-f", "data/run-time/catalog-delete-by-type-entity.yaml"])
-
-    # Verify the entity exists
-    response = cli(["catalog", "list", "-t", "cli-test-delete-by-type"])
-    assert response['total'] > 0, "Should find at least 1 entity of type 'cli-test-delete-by-type'"
-
-    # Delete all entities of that type
-    cli(["catalog", "delete-by-type", "-t", "cli-test-delete-by-type"])
-
-    # Verify 0 entities remain of that type
-    response = cli(["catalog", "list", "-t", "cli-test-delete-by-type"])
-    assert response['total'] == 0, f"Expected 0 entities of x-cortex-type:cli-test-delete-by-type, but found: {response['total']}"