How to delete a Facebook Page on computer

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Simple ways to remove your page from any device

Updated on January 12, 2021

What to Know

Facebook.com: Select Pages. Choose a page in Your Pages. Go to Settings > General > Remove Page > Delete page name > Delete.
Facebook app: Select the More icon, then go to Pages > page name > More tab > Settings > General > Delete page name> Delete.

This article explains how to delete a Facebook page on Facebook.com in a web browser or from the Facebook mobile app. It includes information on how to confirm you are an admin of the page and several alternatives to deleting a page.

How to Delete a Facebook Page on Facebook.com

Open Facebook.com in a computer browser and log in. You must be an admin of any page you want to delete.

Go to the page you want to delete and select Settings from the left menu.
Choose the General tab. Scroll down to Remove Page and select Edit.
Select Delete page name.
Select Delete in the window that opens.

How to Delete a Facebook Page Using the Facebook App

Open the Facebook app on your iOS or Android mobile device.

Navigate to your page by going to the More icon, choosing Pages, and tapping the name of your page.
Select the Settings icon.
Tap General.
Under Remove Page, tap Delete page name.
Select Delete to confirm.

If you change your mind about deleting the page, visit the page and select Cancel Deletion on Facebook.com or select Scheduled for deletion in X days on the app within the 14-day period to restore it.

How to Identify Page Admin Using a Computer

Only users assigned the role of admin can delete Facebook pages. If you created the page, you're the admin by default. However, if you were not the one who created the page, you must have permission from another admin of the page to become an admin.

To find out if you're an admin of a Facebook page on a computer:

Select Pages in the left menu.
Select the page you want to delete under Your Pages in the left column.
Select Settings from the left menu.
Select Page Roles from the left menu.
Scroll down to the Existing Page Roles section and look for the word Admin next to your name.

How to Identify Page Admin Using a Mobile Device

If you use the Facebook mobile app for iOS or Android:

Open the Facebook app and select the menu icon in the lower-right corner.
Select Pages.
Select your page.
Select Settings in the upper-right corner.
Tap Page Roles.
If you're an admin, your profile picture and name appear in the Current People section with the Admin label.

Confirm Page Deletion After 14 Days

Deleting a Facebook page removes it from Facebook for 14 days, after which you're asked to confirm its permanent deletion. Facebook maintains this 14-day page removal period in case you change your mind and want to restore it.

After you confirm its deletion, the Facebook page can never be restored.

Alternatives to Page Deletion

Before you delete your page, first consider a few alternative options:

Unpublish the page instead: Unpublishing your page makes it inaccessible to the public, including the people who liked the page. The only people who can see your page are those with page roles.
Merge the page with an existing similar page: If you're an admin of another page with a similar name and representation, Facebook allows you to merge it with the one you don't want to maintain anymore.
Download a copy of your page data before you delete it: Obtain your page data so that you have a copy of your posts, photos, videos, and page information.

Each of the above can be done from the page settings tab. Look for the Page Visibility section to unpublish the page, the Merge Posts section to combine it with a similar page, or the Download Page section to download a copy of the page.

You can only download your page from a web browser.

Facebook Page vs. Facebook Profile

A Facebook page is different from a profile. Your user profile represents you as an individual. It's where you interact with friends and maintain control over the privacy of the information you share. A page is a public representation of a person, place, business, organization, or group that other people on Facebook can like and follow.

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How do I completely delete a Facebook page?

To delete a Page you're an admin of:.

Tap in the top right of Facebook..

Tap Pages, then go to your Page..

Tap More..

Tap Edit Settings, then tap General..

Below Remove Page, tap Delete [Page name]?.

Tap Delete Page..

Why can't I delete a Facebook page?

Check to see if you are the only admin of the page. If there is another admin, it's possible they canceled the page deletion before the 14 days was up. Go through the process of trying to delete the page again. Maybe you didn't complete the process like you thought you did.

How do I delete my Facebook page on the app?

Tap Settings & privacy, then tap Settings. Tap Page settings..

In the top right of Facebook, tap. ..

Tap Pages, then go to your Page..

Tap in the top right..

Tap General..

Below Remove Page, tap Delete [Page name]?..