diff --git a/md2cf/__main__.py b/md2cf/__main__.py
index 7db41fb..20f6f92 100644
--- a/md2cf/__main__.py
+++ b/md2cf/__main__.py
@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@ def get_parser():
         help="only upload pages and attachments that have changed. "
         "This adds a hash of the page or attachment contents to the update message",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--clear",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="delete all subpages of the parent pages before uploading new ones",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "file_list",
         type=Path,
@@ -317,6 +322,15 @@ def main():
         )
         sys.exit(1)
 
+    # if --clear is detected, we need to delete all the pages in the space or subpages of the parent pages
+    if args.clear:
+        pages_to_delete = []
+        if args.parent_id:
+            pages_to_delete = confluence.get_all_pages_from_parent_id(args.parent_id)
+
+        for page in pages_to_delete:
+            delete_page_and_subpages(confluence, page.id)
+
     pages_to_upload = collect_pages_to_upload(args)
 
     page_title_counts = Counter([page.title for page in pages_to_upload])
@@ -740,5 +754,18 @@ def collect_pages_to_upload(args):
     return pages_to_upload
 
 
+def delete_page_and_subpages(confluence, page_id):
+    pages_to_delete = confluence.get_all_pages_from_parent_id(page_id)
+    for page in pages_to_delete:
+        try:
+            delete_page_and_subpages(confluence, page.id)
+            console.log(f"Deleted page {page.title}")
+        except HTTPError as e:
+            error_console.log(
+                f"Failed to delete page {page.title} with error {e.response.content}"
+            )
+    confluence.delete_page(page_id)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/md2cf/api.py b/md2cf/api.py
index 54ba44a..f96b2bd 100644
--- a/md2cf/api.py
+++ b/md2cf/api.py
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ def __init__(
     def _request(self, method, path, **kwargs):
         r = self.api.request(method, urljoin(self.host, path), **kwargs)
         r.raise_for_status()
-        return bunchify(r.json())
+        
+        if r.status_code != 204:
+            return bunchify(r.json())
+        else:
+            return None
 
     def _get(self, path, **kwargs):
         return self._request("GET", path, **kwargs)
@@ -77,6 +81,9 @@ def _post(self, path, **kwargs):
     def _put(self, path, **kwargs):
         return self._request("PUT", path, **kwargs)
 
+    def _delete(self, path, **kwargs):
+        return self._request("DELETE", path, **kwargs)
+
     def get_page(
         self,
         title=None,
@@ -212,6 +219,13 @@ def update_page(
 
         return self._put(f"content/{page.id}", json=update_structure)
 
+    def delete_page(self, confluence_page):
+        return self._delete(f"content/{confluence_page.id}")
+
+    def get_all_pages_from_parent_id(self, parent_id):
+        pages = self._get(f"content/{parent_id}/child/page")['results']
+        return pages
+
     def get_attachment(self, confluence_page, name):
         existing_attachments = self._get(
             f"content/{confluence_page.id}/child/attachment",