diff --git a/src/api/operations.ts b/src/api/operations.ts
index fa18b0b..14561f3 100644
--- a/src/api/operations.ts
+++ b/src/api/operations.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import { AxiosResponse } from "axios";
 import { apiRespBaseType, axiosInstance } from "./axiosInstance";
-import { opFetchGraphURL, opUpdateUserDataURL } from "./paths";
+import {
+  opCreateLinkURL,
+  opDeleteLinkURL,
+  opFetchGraphURL,
+  opUpdateUserDataURL,
+} from "./paths";
 
 interface fetchGraphDataType extends apiRespBaseType {
   playlists?: {
@@ -17,6 +22,13 @@ interface updateUserDataType extends apiRespBaseType {
   removedLinks: boolean;
 }
 
+type createLinkBodyType = {
+  from: string; // playlistID
+  to: string; // playlistID
+};
+
+type deleteLinkBodyType = createLinkBodyType;
+
 export const apiFetchGraph = async (): Promise<
   AxiosResponse<fetchGraphDataType, any>
 > => {
@@ -38,3 +50,25 @@ export const apiUpdateUserData = async (): Promise<
     return error.response;
   }
 };
+
+export const apiCreateLink = async (
+  data: createLinkBodyType
+): Promise<AxiosResponse<apiRespBaseType, any>> => {
+  try {
+    const response = await axiosInstance.post(opCreateLinkURL, data);
+    return response;
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    return error.response;
+  }
+};
+
+export const apiDeleteLink = async (
+  data: deleteLinkBodyType
+): Promise<AxiosResponse<apiRespBaseType, any>> => {
+  try {
+    const response = await axiosInstance.delete(opDeleteLinkURL, { data });
+    return response;
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    return error.response;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/api/paths.ts b/src/api/paths.ts
index 8f6d834..38cb629 100644
--- a/src/api/paths.ts
+++ b/src/api/paths.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ export const authRefreshURL = "api/auth/refresh";
 
 export const opFetchGraphURL = "api/operations/fetch";
 export const opUpdateUserDataURL = "api/operations/update";
+export const opCreateLinkURL = "api/operations/link";
+export const opDeleteLinkURL = opCreateLinkURL;
diff --git a/src/components/APIWrapper/index.tsx b/src/components/APIWrapper/index.tsx
index f70e69a..6ddf35c 100644
--- a/src/components/APIWrapper/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/APIWrapper/index.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const APIWrapper = async <T extends apiRespBaseType>({
 
     if (apiResp === undefined) {
       showErrorToastNotification("Please try again after sometime");
-    } else if (apiResp.status === 200) {
+    } else if (apiResp.status >= 200 && apiResp.status < 300) {
       return apiResp;
     } else if (apiResp.status === 401) {
       showWarnToastNotification("Session expired, refreshing...");
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ const APIWrapper = async <T extends apiRespBaseType>({
         showErrorToastNotification("Session invalid.");
         return;
       }
+    } else if (apiResp.status >= 400 && apiResp.status < 500) {
+      showErrorToastNotification(apiResp.data.message);
+      return; // no retry on 4XX
     } else {
       showErrorToastNotification(apiResp.data.message);
     }
diff --git a/src/pages/Graph/index.tsx b/src/pages/Graph/index.tsx
index 556f455..e6e717f 100644
--- a/src/pages/Graph/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Graph/index.tsx
@@ -35,10 +35,16 @@ import { AiFillSpotify } from "react-icons/ai";
 import {
   showErrorToastNotification,
   showInfoToastNotification,
+  showSuccessToastNotification,
   showWarnToastNotification,
 } from "../../components/ToastNotification";
 
-import { apiFetchGraph, apiUpdateUserData } from "../../api/operations";
+import {
+  apiCreateLink,
+  apiDeleteLink,
+  apiFetchGraph,
+  apiUpdateUserData,
+} from "../../api/operations";
 
 import { RefreshAuthContext } from "../../App";
 import Button from "../../components/Button";
@@ -125,10 +131,26 @@ const Graph = () => {
     []
   );
 
-  const onFlowAfterDelete: OnDelete = useCallback(({ nodes, edges }) => {
-    console.debug("deleted edges");
-    console.debug(edges);
-  }, []);
+  const onFlowAfterDelete: OnDelete = useCallback(
+    async ({ nodes, edges }) => {
+      console.debug(
+        `deleted connection: ${edges[0].source} -> ${edges[0].target}`
+      );
+      // call API to delete link
+      const spotifyPlaylistLinkPrefix = "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/";
+      const resp = await APIWrapper({
+        apiFn: apiDeleteLink,
+        data: {
+          from: spotifyPlaylistLinkPrefix + edges[0].source,
+          to: spotifyPlaylistLinkPrefix + edges[0].target,
+        },
+        refreshAuth,
+      });
+      if (resp?.status === 200)
+        showSuccessToastNotification(resp?.data.message);
+    },
+    [refreshAuth]
+  );
 
   // base event handling
   const onNodesChange: OnNodesChange = useCallback(
@@ -141,14 +163,25 @@ const Graph = () => {
   );
 
   const onConnect: OnConnect = useCallback(
-    (connection) => {
+    async (connection) => {
       setLinkEdges((eds) => addEdge(connection, eds));
       console.debug(
         `new connection: ${connection.source} -> ${connection.target}`
       );
       // call API to create link
+      const spotifyPlaylistLinkPrefix = "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/";
+      const resp = await APIWrapper({
+        apiFn: apiCreateLink,
+        data: {
+          from: spotifyPlaylistLinkPrefix + connection.source,
+          to: spotifyPlaylistLinkPrefix + connection.target,
+        },
+        refreshAuth,
+      });
+      if (resp?.status === 201)
+        showSuccessToastNotification(resp?.data.message);
     },
-    [setLinkEdges]
+    [setLinkEdges, refreshAuth]
   );
 
   type getLayoutedElementsOpts = {