diff --git a/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/photo.html b/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/photo.html
index d8f7a5b..18923cc 100644
--- a/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/photo.html
+++ b/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/photo.html
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         <ul id="this_tags">
             <li>
                 <input id="add_tag_textbox" type="text" list="tag_autocomplete_datalist" autofocus>
-                <button id="add_tag_button" class="green_button" onclick="add_photo_tag_form('{{photo.id}}');">add</button>
+                <button id="add_tag_button" class="green_button" onclick="add_photo_tag_form();">add</button>
             </li>
             {% set tags = photo.get_tags()|sort_tags %}
             {% for tag in tags %}
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
         <!-- METADATA & DOWNLOAD -->
         <h4>
             File info
-            <button id="refresh_metadata_button" class="green_button" onclick="refresh_metadata_form('{{photo.id}}');">refresh</button>
+            <button id="refresh_metadata_button" class="green_button" onclick="api.photos.refresh_metadata('{{photo.id}}', common.refresh);">refresh</button>
         </h4>
         <ul id="metadata">
             <li>Filename: {{photo.basename}}</li>
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@
 
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
+var PHOTO_ID = "{{photo.id}}";
+
 var add_tag_box = document.getElementById('add_tag_textbox');
 var add_tag_button = document.getElementById('add_tag_button');
 add_tag_box.addEventListener("keyup", common.entry_with_history_hook);
@@ -239,14 +241,14 @@ common.bind_box_to_button(add_tag_box, add_tag_button, false);
 
 var message_area = document.getElementById('message_area');
 
-function add_photo_tag_form(photo_id)
+function add_photo_tag_form()
 {
     var tagname = document.getElementById("add_tag_textbox").value;
     if (tagname == "")
     {
         return;
     }
-    api.photos.add_tag('{{photo.id}}', tagname, receive_callback);
+    api.photos.add_tag(PHOTO_ID, tagname, receive_callback);
     add_tag_box.value = "";
 }
 
@@ -285,11 +287,6 @@ function receive_callback(response)
     common.create_message_bubble(message_area, message_positivity, message_text, 8000);
 }
 
-function refresh_metadata_form(photo_id)
-{
-    api.photos.refresh_metadata(photo_id, common.refresh);
-}
-
 var ZOOM_BG_URL = "url('{{photo|file_link}}')";
 function enable_hoverzoom(event)
 {
diff --git a/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html b/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html
index 15eff1e..8a688f0 100644
--- a/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html
+++ b/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ h2, h3
                     {{tag_object.tag_object(tag, link='search', innertext=qualified_name, with_alt_description=True)-}}
                     <button
                     class="remove_tag_button red_button button_with_confirm"
-                    data-onclick="remove_child_form('{{qualified_name.split('.')[-2]}}', '{{tag.name}}');"
+                    data-onclick="api.tags.remove_child('{{qualified_name.split('.')[-2]}}', '{{tag.name}}', receive_callback);"
                     data-prompt="Unlink Tags?"
                     data-confirm="Unlink"
                     data-confirm-class="remove_tag_button_perm red_button"
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ h2, h3
                     {{tag_object.tag_object(tag, link='search', innertext=qualified_name, with_alt_description=True)-}}
                     <button
                     class="remove_tag_button red_button button_with_confirm"
-                    data-onclick="delete_tag_form('{{qualified_name}}');"
+                    data-onclick="api.tags.delete('{{qualified_name}}', receive_callback);"
                     data-prompt="Delete Tag?"
                     data-confirm="Delete"
                     data-confirm-class="remove_tag_button_perm red_button"
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ h2, h3
                     {{tag_object.tag_object(tag, link='search', innertext=qualified_name + '+' + synonym)-}}
                     <button
                     class="remove_tag_button red_button button_with_confirm"
-                    data-onclick="remove_synonym_form('{{tag.name}}', '{{synonym}}');"
+                    data-onclick="api.tags.remove_synonym('{{tag.name}}', '{{synonym}}', receive_callback);"
                     data-prompt="Remove Synonym?"
                     data-confirm="Remove"
                     data-confirm-class="remove_tag_button_perm red_button"
@@ -221,11 +221,6 @@ var message_area = document.getElementById('message_area');
 box.addEventListener("keyup", common.entry_with_history_hook);
 common.bind_box_to_button(box, button, false);
 
-function delete_tag_form(tag_name)
-{
-    api.tags.delete(tag_name, receive_callback);
-}
-
 function easybake_form()
 {
     var box = document.getElementById('add_tag_textbox');
@@ -239,16 +234,6 @@ function easybake_form()
     box.value = "";
 }
 
-function remove_child_form(tag_name, child_name)
-{
-    api.tags.remove_child(tag_name, child_name, receive_callback);
-}
-
-function remove_synonym_form(tag_name, syn_name)
-{
-    api.tags.remove_synonym(tag_name, syn_name, receive_callback);
-}
-
 function receive_callback(response)
 {
     responses = response["data"];