diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php
index 39d2889..ef457b1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php
@@ -239,12 +239,20 @@ public function destroy($id)
     }
 
     // SAVE media
-    public function saveMedia($id)
-    {
-        auth()->user()->savedMedia()->syncWithoutDetaching([$id]);
+public function toggleSaveMedia($id)
+{
+    $user = auth()->user();
 
+    if ($user->savedMedia()->where('media_id', $id)->exists()) {
+        // already saved → unsave
+        $user->savedMedia()->detach($id);
+        return response()->json(['message' => 'Unsaved!']);
+    } else {
+        // not saved → save
+        $user->savedMedia()->attach($id);
         return response()->json(['message' => 'Saved!']);
     }
+}
 
     // GET saved
     public function saved()
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 4badb6f..9d510ba 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
     Route::post('/media/{id}', [MediaController::class, 'update']);
     Route::delete('/media/{id}', [MediaController::class, 'destroy']);
     Route::get('/media/{id}', [MediaController::class, 'show']);
-    Route::post('/media/{id}/save', [MediaController::class, 'saveMedia']);
+    Route::post('/media/{id}/save', [MediaController::class, 'toggleSaveMedia']);
     Route::get('/media/saved', [MediaController::class, 'saved']);
 
     Route::post('/media/{id}/note', [MediaController::class, 'storeNote']);