diff --git a/frigate/api/app.py b/frigate/api/app.py
index fb32529ea..1482b07a6 100644
--- a/frigate/api/app.py
+++ b/frigate/api/app.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from pydantic import ValidationError
 
 from frigate.api.auth import allow_any_authenticated, allow_public, require_role
 from frigate.api.defs.query.app_query_parameters import AppTimelineHourlyQueryParameters
-from frigate.api.defs.request.app_body import AppConfigSetBody
+from frigate.api.defs.request.app_body import AppConfigSetBody, MediaSyncBody
 from frigate.api.defs.tags import Tags
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
 from frigate.config.camera.updater import (
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from frigate.config.camera.updater import (
 )
 from frigate.ffmpeg_presets import FFMPEG_HWACCEL_VAAPI, _gpu_selector
 from frigate.models import Event, Timeline
+from frigate.record.util import sync_all_media
 from frigate.stats.prometheus import get_metrics, update_metrics
 from frigate.util.builtin import (
     clean_camera_user_pass,
@@ -602,6 +603,68 @@ def restart():
     )
 
 
+@router.post("/media/sync", dependencies=[Depends(require_role(["admin"]))])
+def sync_media(body: MediaSyncBody = Body(...)):
+    """Sync media files with database - remove orphaned files.
+
+    Syncs specified media types: event snapshots, event thumbnails, review thumbnails,
+    previews, exports, and/or recordings.
+
+    Args:
+        body: MediaSyncBody with dry_run flag and media_types list.
+              media_types can include: 'all', 'event_snapshots', 'event_thumbnails',
+              'review_thumbnails', 'previews', 'exports', 'recordings'
+
+    Returns:
+        JSON response with sync results for each requested media type.
+    """
+    try:
+        results = sync_all_media(
+            dry_run=body.dry_run, media_types=body.media_types, force=body.force
+        )
+
+        # Check if any operations were aborted or had errors
+        has_errors = False
+        for result_name in [
+            "event_snapshots",
+            "event_thumbnails",
+            "review_thumbnails",
+            "previews",
+            "exports",
+            "recordings",
+        ]:
+            result = getattr(results, result_name, None)
+            if result and (result.aborted or result.error):
+                has_errors = True
+                break
+
+        content = {
+            "success": not has_errors,
+            "dry_run": body.dry_run,
+            "media_types": body.media_types,
+            "results": results.to_dict(),
+        }
+
+        if has_errors:
+            content["message"] = (
+                "Some sync operations were aborted or had errors; check logs for details."
+            )
+
+        return JSONResponse(
+            content=content,
+            status_code=200,
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error syncing media files: {e}")
+        return JSONResponse(
+            content={
+                "success": False,
+                "message": f"Error syncing media files: {str(e)}",
+            },
+            status_code=500,
+        )
+
+
 @router.get("/labels", dependencies=[Depends(allow_any_authenticated())])
 def get_labels(camera: str = ""):
     try:
diff --git a/frigate/api/defs/request/app_body.py b/frigate/api/defs/request/app_body.py
index c4129d8da..6059daf6e 100644
--- a/frigate/api/defs/request/app_body.py
+++ b/frigate/api/defs/request/app_body.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 
 class AppConfigSetBody(BaseModel):
@@ -27,3 +27,16 @@ class AppPostLoginBody(BaseModel):
 
 class AppPutRoleBody(BaseModel):
     role: str
+
+
+class MediaSyncBody(BaseModel):
+    dry_run: bool = Field(
+        default=True, description="If True, only report orphans without deleting them"
+    )
+    media_types: List[str] = Field(
+        default=["all"],
+        description="Types of media to sync: 'all', 'event_snapshots', 'event_thumbnails', 'review_thumbnails', 'previews', 'exports', 'recordings'",
+    )
+    force: bool = Field(
+        default=False, description="If True, bypass safety threshold checks"
+    )