diff --git a/data.c b/data.c
index ab597e7..46d95b4 100644
--- a/data.c
+++ b/data.c
@@ -1731,9 +1731,9 @@ xs_list *tag_search(char *tag, int skip, int show)
 
 /** lists **/
 
-xs_list *list_maint(snac *user, const char *list, int op)
+xs_val *list_maint(snac *user, const char *list, int op)
 {
-    xs_list *l = NULL;
+    xs_val *l = NULL;
 
     switch (op) {
     case 0: /** list of lists **/
@@ -1752,10 +1752,12 @@ xs_list *list_maint(snac *user, const char *list, int op)
                     fclose(f);
 
                     title = xs_strip_i(title);
-                    xs *md5 = xs_md5_hex(title, strlen(title));
+
+                    xs *v2 = xs_replace(v, ".id", "");
+                    xs *l2 = xs_split(v2, "/");
 
                     /* return [ list_id, list_title ] */
-                    l = xs_list_append(l, xs_list_append(xs_list_new(), md5, title));
+                    l = xs_list_append(l, xs_list_append(xs_list_new(), xs_list_get(l2, -1), title));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1764,26 +1766,58 @@ xs_list *list_maint(snac *user, const char *list, int op)
 
     case 1: /** create new list (list is the name) **/
         {
-            FILE *f;
-            xs *dir = xs_fmt("%s/list/", user->basedir);
-            xs *md5 = xs_md5_hex(list, strlen(list));
+            xs *lol = list_maint(user, NULL, 0);
+            int c = 0;
+            xs_list *v;
+            int add = 1;
 
-            mkdirx(dir);
+            /* check if this list name already exists */
+            while (xs_list_next(lol, &v, &c)) {
+                if (strcmp(xs_list_get(v, 1), list) == 0) {
+                    add = 0;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
 
-            xs *fn = xs_fmt("%s%s.id", dir, md5);
+            if (add) {
+                FILE *f;
+                xs *dir = xs_fmt("%s/list/", user->basedir);
+                xs *id  = xs_fmt("%010x", time(NULL));
 
-            if ((f = fopen(fn, "w")) != NULL) {
-                fprintf(f, "%s\n", list);
-                fclose(f);
+                mkdirx(dir);
+
+                xs *fn = xs_fmt("%s%s.id", dir, id);
+
+                if ((f = fopen(fn, "w")) != NULL) {
+                    fprintf(f, "%s\n", list);
+                    fclose(f);
+                }
+
+                l = xs_stock(XSTYPE_TRUE);
+            }
+            else
+                l = xs_stock(XSTYPE_FALSE);
+        }
+
+        break;
+
+    case 2: /** delete list (list is the id) **/
+        {
+            if (xs_is_hex(list)) {
+                xs *fn = xs_fmt("%s/list/%s.id", user->basedir, list);
+                unlink(fn);
+
+                fn = xs_replace_i(fn, ".id", ".lst");
+                unlink(fn);
+
+                fn = xs_replace_i(fn, ".list", ".idx");
+                unlink(fn);
             }
         }
 
         break;
 
-    case 2: /** delete list (list is md5 id) **/
-        break;
-
-    case 3: /** list content (list is md5 id) **/
+    case 3: /** list content (list is the id) **/
         break;
     }
 
diff --git a/mastoapi.c b/mastoapi.c
index 20d6208..54d2777 100644
--- a/mastoapi.c
+++ b/mastoapi.c
@@ -1766,7 +1766,6 @@ int mastoapi_get_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
     }
     else
     if (strcmp(cmd, "/v1/lists") == 0) { /** **/
-        /* snac does not support lists */
         if (logged_in) {
             xs *lol = list_maint(&snac1, NULL, 0);
             xs *l   = xs_list_new();
@@ -2656,17 +2655,22 @@ int mastoapi_post_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
 
             if (xs_type(title) == XSTYPE_STRING) {
                 /* add the list */
-                list_maint(&snac, title, 1);
-
                 xs *out = xs_dict_new();
 
-                out = xs_dict_append(out, "title", title);
-                out = xs_dict_append(out, "replies_policy", xs_dict_get_def(args, "replies_policy", "list"));
-                out = xs_dict_append(out, "exclusive", xs_stock(XSTYPE_FALSE));
+                if (xs_type(list_maint(&snac, title, 1)) == XSTYPE_TRUE) {
+                    out = xs_dict_append(out, "title", title);
+                    out = xs_dict_append(out, "replies_policy", xs_dict_get_def(args, "replies_policy", "list"));
+                    out = xs_dict_append(out, "exclusive", xs_stock(XSTYPE_FALSE));
+
+                    status = 200;
+                }
+                else {
+                    out = xs_dict_append(out, "error", "cannot create list");
+                    status = 422;
+                }
 
                 *body  = xs_json_dumps(out, 4);
                 *ctype = "application/json";
-                status = 200;
             }
             else
                 status = 422;
@@ -2691,16 +2695,43 @@ int mastoapi_delete_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
     (void)b_size;
     (void)ctype;
 
+    int status = 404;
+
     if (!xs_startswith(q_path, "/api/v1/") && !xs_startswith(q_path, "/api/v2/"))
         return 0;
 
-    srv_debug(1, xs_fmt("mastoapi_delete_handler %s", q_path));
+    snac snac = {0};
+    int logged_in = process_auth_token(&snac, req);
+
     xs *cmd = xs_replace_n(q_path, "/api", "", 1);
+
     if (xs_startswith(cmd, "/v1/push/subscription") || xs_startswith(cmd, "/v2/push/subscription")) { /** **/
         // pretend we deleted it, since it doesn't exist anyway
-        return 200;
+        status = 200;
     }
-    return 0;
+    else
+    if (xs_startswith(cmd, "/v1/lists/")) {
+        if (logged_in) {
+            xs *l = xs_split(cmd, "/");
+            char *id = xs_list_get(l, -1);
+
+            if (xs_is_hex(id)) {
+                list_maint(&snac, id, 2);
+            }
+
+            status = 200;
+        }
+        else
+            status = 401;
+    }
+
+    /* user cleanup */
+    if (logged_in)
+        user_free(&snac);
+
+    srv_debug(1, xs_fmt("mastoapi_delete_handler %s %d", q_path, status));
+
+    return status;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/snac.h b/snac.h
index 1cd8603..f76f8e0 100644
--- a/snac.h
+++ b/snac.h
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int is_hidden(snac *snac, const char *id);
 void tag_index(const char *id, const xs_dict *obj);
 xs_list *tag_search(char *tag, int skip, int show);
 
-xs_list *list_maint(snac *user, const char *list, int op);
+xs_val *list_maint(snac *user, const char *list, int op);
 
 int actor_add(const char *actor, xs_dict *msg);
 int actor_get(const char *actor, xs_dict **data);