diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/channels.py b/litecord/blueprints/channels.py
index 6711181..11c18a5 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/channels.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/channels.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 
 import time
+import datetime
 from typing import List, Optional
 
 from quart import Blueprint, request, current_app as app, jsonify
@@ -25,9 +26,10 @@ from logbook import Logger
 
 from litecord.auth import token_check
 from litecord.enums import ChannelType, GUILD_CHANS, MessageType
-from litecord.errors import ChannelNotFound, Forbidden
+from litecord.errors import ChannelNotFound, Forbidden, BadRequest
 from litecord.schemas import (
-    validate, CHAN_UPDATE, CHAN_OVERWRITE, SEARCH_CHANNEL, GROUP_DM_UPDATE
+    validate, CHAN_UPDATE, CHAN_OVERWRITE, SEARCH_CHANNEL, GROUP_DM_UPDATE,
+    BULK_DELETE,
 )
 
 from litecord.blueprints.checks import channel_check, channel_perm_check
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ from litecord.blueprints.dm_channels import (
 )
 from litecord.utils import search_result_from_list
 from litecord.embed.messages import process_url_embed, msg_update_embeds
+from litecord.snowflake import snowflake_datetime
 
 log = Logger(__name__)
 bp = Blueprint('channels', __name__)
@@ -664,3 +667,49 @@ async def suppress_embeds(channel_id: int, message_id: int):
         )
 
     return '', 204
+
+
+@bp.route('/<int:channel_id>/messages/bulk-delete', methods=['POST'])
+async def bulk_delete(channel_id: int):
+    user_id = await token_check()
+    ctype, guild_id = await channel_check(user_id, channel_id)
+    guild_id = guild_id if ctype in GUILD_CHANS else None
+
+    await channel_perm_check(user_id, channel_id, 'manage_messages')
+
+    j = validate(await request.get_json(), BULK_DELETE)
+    message_ids = set(j['messages'])
+
+    # as per discord behavior, if any id here is older than two weeks,
+    # we must error. a cuter behavior would be returning the message ids
+    # that were deleted, ignoring the 2 week+ old ones.
+    for message_id in message_ids:
+        message_dt = snowflake_datetime(message_id)
+        delta = datetime.datetime.utcnow() - message_dt
+
+        if delta.days > 14:
+            raise BadRequest(50034)
+
+    payload = {
+        'guild_id': str(guild_id),
+        'channel_id': str(channel_id),
+        'ids': list(map(str, message_ids)),
+    }
+
+    # payload.guild_id is optional in the event, not nullable.
+    if guild_id is None:
+        payload.pop('guild_id')
+
+    res = await app.db.execute("""
+    DELETE FROM messages
+    WHERE
+        channel_id = $1
+        AND ARRAY[id] <@ $2::bigint[]
+    """, channel_id, list(message_ids))
+
+    if res == 'DELETE 0':
+        raise BadRequest('No messages were removed')
+
+    await app.dispatcher.dispatch(
+        'channel', channel_id, 'MESSAGE_DELETE_BULK', payload)
+    return '', 204
diff --git a/litecord/errors.py b/litecord/errors.py
index 76f937c..c171b15 100644
--- a/litecord/errors.py
+++ b/litecord/errors.py
@@ -74,18 +74,24 @@ class LitecordError(Exception):
     """Base class for litecord errors"""
     status_code = 500
 
+    def _get_err_msg(self, err_code: int) -> str:
+        if err_code is not None:
+            return ERR_MSG_MAP.get(err_code) or self.args[0]
+
+        return repr(self)
+
     @property
     def message(self) -> str:
         """Get an error's message string."""
         try:
-            return self.args[0]
+            message = self.args[0]
+
+            if isinstance(message, int):
+                return self._get_err_msg(message)
+
+            return message
         except IndexError:
-            err_code = getattr(self, 'error_code', None)
-
-            if err_code is not None:
-                return ERR_MSG_MAP.get(err_code) or self.args[0]
-
-            return repr(self)
+            return self._get_err_msg(getattr(self, 'error_code', None))
 
     @property
     def json(self):
diff --git a/litecord/schemas.py b/litecord/schemas.py
index 50e6d09..bc9cce7 100644
--- a/litecord/schemas.py
+++ b/litecord/schemas.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 
 import re
-from typing import Union, Dict, List
+from typing import Union, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from cerberus import Validator
 from logbook import Logger
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class LitecordValidator(Validator):
         return isinstance(value, str) and (len(value) < 32)
 
 
-def validate(reqjson: Union[Dict, List], schema: Dict,
+def validate(reqjson: Optional[Union[Dict, List]], schema: Dict,
              raise_err: bool = True) -> Dict:
     """Validate the given user-given data against a schema, giving the
     "correct" version of the document, with all defaults applied.
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ def validate(reqjson: Union[Dict, List], schema: Dict,
     """
     validator = LitecordValidator(schema)
 
+    if reqjson is None:
+        raise BadRequest('No JSON provided')
+
     try:
         valid = validator.validate(reqjson)
     except Exception:
@@ -737,3 +740,11 @@ WEBHOOK_MESSAGE_CREATE = {
         'schema': {'type': 'dict', 'schema': EMBED_OBJECT}
     }
 }
+
+BULK_DELETE = {
+    'messages': {
+        'type': 'list', 'required': True,
+        'minlength': 2, 'maxlength': 100,
+        'schema': {'coerce': int}
+    }
+}