diff --git a/apps/dhp-broker-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/controllers/EventsController.java b/apps/dhp-broker-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/controllers/EventsController.java
index e993fd9a..13ac14fe 100644
--- a/apps/dhp-broker-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/controllers/EventsController.java
+++ b/apps/dhp-broker-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/controllers/EventsController.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class EventsController extends AbstractLbsController {
 
 	@ApiOperation("Delete the expired events")
 	@DeleteMapping("/expired")
-	public Map<String, Long> deleteExpiredEvents() {
+	public Map<String, Object> deleteExpiredEvents() {
 		return deleteEventsByExpiryDate(0, new Date().getTime());
 	}
 
@@ -115,14 +115,16 @@ public class EventsController extends AbstractLbsController {
 
 	@ApiOperation("Delete the events with the expiryDate in a range")
 	@DeleteMapping("/byExpiryDate/{from}/{to}")
-	public Map<String, Long> deleteEventsByExpiryDate(@PathVariable final long from, @PathVariable final long to) {
-		final Map<String, Long> res = new HashMap<>();
-		res.put("deleted", eventRepository.deleteByExpiryDateBetween(from, to));
+	public Map<String, Object> deleteEventsByExpiryDate(@PathVariable final long from, @PathVariable final long to) {
+		new Thread(() -> {
+			final long n = eventRepository.deleteByExpiryDateBetween(from, to);
+			log.info(String.format("Deleted %s events in expiryDate range %s-%s", n, from, to));
+		}).start();
+
+		final Map<String, Object> res = new HashMap<>();
+		res.put("status", "deleting...");
 		res.put("from", from);
 		res.put("to", to);
-
-		log.info(String.format("Deleted %s events in expiryDate range %s-%s", res.get("deleted"), from, to));
-
 		return res;
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/dhp-broker-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/controllers/NotificationsController.java b/apps/dhp-broker-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/controllers/NotificationsController.java
index 88df5107..0cfda4ea 100644
--- a/apps/dhp-broker-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/controllers/NotificationsController.java
+++ b/apps/dhp-broker-application/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/controllers/NotificationsController.java
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package eu.dnetlib.broker.controllers;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
@@ -21,6 +26,8 @@ import io.swagger.annotations.ApiOperation;
 @Api(tags = LiteratureBrokerServiceConfiguration.TAG_NOTIFICATIONS)
 public class NotificationsController extends AbstractLbsController {
 
+	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(NotificationsController.class);
+
 	@Autowired
 	private NotificationRepository notificationRepository;
 
@@ -48,4 +55,19 @@ public class NotificationsController extends AbstractLbsController {
 		notificationRepository.deleteAll();
 	}
 
+	@ApiOperation("Delete the notifications with the date in a range")
+	@DeleteMapping("/byDate/{from}/{to}")
+	public Map<String, Object> deleteNotificationsByDate(@PathVariable final long from, @PathVariable final long to) {
+		new Thread(() -> {
+			final long n = notificationRepository.deleteByDateBetween(from, to);
+			log.info(String.format("Deleted %s notifications in date range %s-%s", n, from, to));
+		}).start();
+
+		final Map<String, Object> res = new HashMap<>();
+		res.put("status", "deleting...");
+		res.put("from", from);
+		res.put("to", to);
+		return res;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/libs/dnet-broker-apps-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/common/elasticsearch/NotificationRepository.java b/libs/dnet-broker-apps-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/common/elasticsearch/NotificationRepository.java
index 648341fb..758b39f6 100644
--- a/libs/dnet-broker-apps-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/common/elasticsearch/NotificationRepository.java
+++ b/libs/dnet-broker-apps-common/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/common/elasticsearch/NotificationRepository.java
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ public interface NotificationRepository extends ElasticsearchRepository<Notifica
 
 	void deleteBySubscriptionId(String subscriptionId);
 
+	long deleteByDateBetween(long from, long to);
+
 }