diff --git a/public/js/title.js b/public/js/title.js
index fb4f4c1..7ddd093 100644
--- a/public/js/title.js
+++ b/public/js/title.js
@@ -256,11 +256,13 @@ const bulkProgress = (action, el) => {
 const tagsComponent = () => {
 	return {
 		loading: true,
+		isAdmin: false,
 		tags: [],
 		newTag: '',
 		inputShown: false,
 		tid: $('.upload-field').attr('data-title-id'),
-		load() {
+		load(admin) {
+			this.isAdmin = admin;
 			const url = `${base_url}api/tags/${this.tid}`;
 			this.request(url, 'GET', (data) => {
 				this.tags = data.tags;
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ const tagsComponent = () => {
 		},
 		add() {
 			const tag = this.newTag.trim();
-			const url = `${base_url}api/tags/${this.tid}/${encodeURIComponent(tag)}`;
+			const url = `${base_url}api/admin/tags/${this.tid}/${encodeURIComponent(tag)}`;
 			this.request(url, 'PUT', () => {
 				this.tags.push(tag);
 				this.newTag = '';
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ const tagsComponent = () => {
 		},
 		rm(event) {
 			const tag = event.currentTarget.id.split('-')[0];
-			const url = `${base_url}api/tags/${this.tid}/${encodeURIComponent(tag)}`;
+			const url = `${base_url}api/admin/tags/${this.tid}/${encodeURIComponent(tag)}`;
 			this.request(url, 'DELETE', () => {
 				const idx = this.tags.indexOf(tag);
 				if (idx < 0) return;
@@ -295,9 +297,6 @@ const tagsComponent = () => {
 					$('#tag-input').get(0).focus();
 				});
 			}
-		},
-		buildURL(tid, tag) {
-
 		},
 		request(url, method, cb) {
 			$.ajax({
diff --git a/src/routes/api.cr b/src/routes/api.cr
index 9a85215..4ec7407 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.cr
+++ b/src/routes/api.cr
@@ -715,7 +715,8 @@ class APIRouter < Router
     Koa.describe "Adds a new tag to a title"
     Koa.path "tid", desc: "A title ID"
     Koa.response 200, ref: "$result"
-    put "/api/tags/:tid/:tag" do |env|
+    Koa.tag "admin"
+    put "/api/admin/tags/:tid/:tag" do |env|
       begin
         title = (@context.library.get_title env.params.url["tid"]).not_nil!
         tag = env.params.url["tag"]
@@ -737,7 +738,8 @@ class APIRouter < Router
     Koa.describe "Deletes a tag from a title"
     Koa.path "tid", desc: "A title ID"
     Koa.response 200, ref: "$result"
-    delete "/api/tags/:tid/:tag" do |env|
+    Koa.tag "admin"
+    delete "/api/admin/tags/:tid/:tag" do |env|
       begin
         title = (@context.library.get_title env.params.url["tid"]).not_nil!
         tag = env.params.url["tag"]
diff --git a/src/views/components/tags.html.ecr b/src/views/components/tags.html.ecr
index 4385569..67588a5 100644
--- a/src/views/components/tags.html.ecr
+++ b/src/views/components/tags.html.ecr
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-<div class="uk-margin" x-data="tagsComponent()" x-cloak x-init="load()">
+<div class="uk-margin" x-data="tagsComponent()" x-cloak x-init="load(<%= is_admin %>)">
   <p class="uk-text-meta" @selectstart.prevent>
   <span style="position:relative; bottom:3px; margin-right:5px;">Tags: </span>
   <template x-for="tag in tags" :key="tag">
     <span class="uk-label uk-label-primary" style="padding:2px 5px; margin:0 5px 5px 5px; text-transform:none;">
-      <a class="uk-link-reset" @click="rm($event)" :id="`${tag}-rm`"><span uk-icon="close" style="margin-right: 5px; position: relative; bottom: 1.5px;"></span></a><a class="uk-link-reset" x-text="tag" :href="`<%= base_url %>tags/${encodeURIComponent(tag)}`"></a>
+      <a class="uk-link-reset" x-show="isAdmin" @click="rm($event)" :id="`${tag}-rm`"><span uk-icon="close" style="margin-right: 5px; position: relative; bottom: 1.5px;"></span></a><a class="uk-link-reset" x-text="tag" :href="`<%= base_url %>tags/${encodeURIComponent(tag)}`"></a>
     </span>
   </template>
-  <a class="uk-link-reset" style="position:relative; bottom:3px;" :uk-icon="inputShown ? 'close' : 'plus'" @click="toggleInput($nextTick)"></a>
+  <a class="uk-link-reset" style="position:relative; bottom:3px;" :uk-icon="inputShown ? 'close' : 'plus'" @click="toggleInput($nextTick)" x-show="isAdmin"></a>
   </p>
   <input id="tag-input" class="uk-input" type="text" placeholder="Type in a new tag and hit enter" x-model="newTag" @keydown="keydown($event)" x-show="inputShown">
 </div>