Tried another fix that helped a little. Not there yet.

packetserver/http/templates/objects.html

@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@
             <a href="/api/v1/objects/{{ obj.uuid }}/text" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-info me-1" target="_blank">View Text</a>
             {% endif %}
             <a href="/api/v1/objects/{{ obj.uuid }}/download" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary me-1">Download</a>
-            <form action="/api/v1/objects/{{ obj.uuid }}" method="post" style="display:inline;" onsubmit="return confirm('Permanently delete {{ obj.name | e }}?');">
-                <input type="hidden" name="_method" value="DELETE">
-                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger">Delete</button>
-            </form>
+            <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger" onclick="deleteObject('{{ obj.uuid }}', '{{ obj.name | e }}')">Delete</button>
         </td>
     </tr>
     {% endfor %}
@@ -104,4 +101,16 @@
 <p>No objects uploaded yet.</p>
 {% endif %}
 
+<script>
+async function deleteObject(uuid, name) {
+    if (!confirm(`Permanently delete ${name}?`)) return;
+    const response = await fetch(`/api/v1/objects/${uuid}`, { method: 'DELETE' });
+    if (response.ok) {
+        location.reload();
+    } else {
+        alert('Delete failed');
+    }
+}
+</script>
+
 {% endblock %}