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Can I delete a published Facebook or Instagram post?

Remove Facebook and Instagram posts that were published through a social campaign.

Written by Justin Verhoeve

Yes. You can delete Facebook and Instagram posts that were published through a social campaign from the campaign's status overview. Marvia then also removes them from the location's Facebook page or Instagram account, so you don't have to do that yourself.

Delete one post

  1. Open the social campaign and go to the status overview.

  2. Find the location and click the three dots (⋮) in the Actions column.

  3. Select Delete.

  4. In the Delete window, keep Also remove content from Facebook or Also remove content from Instagram selected.

  5. Select Delete.

Delete several posts at once

  1. In the status overview, select the checkboxes in front of the posts you want to delete. To select all posts, use the checkbox in the header.

  2. In the blue action bar at the bottom, select Actions › Delete.

  3. Keep Also remove content from Facebook or Also remove content from Instagram selected and select Delete.

After deleting, the status of the post changes to DELETED.

If you clear this option, the post is only removed from Marvia. It stays online on Facebook or Instagram.

⚠️ Important: A post that is removed from Facebook or Instagram can't be restored. Check your selection before you delete.

Instagram: check that the post is gone

Marvia can only remove a post from Instagram if the location's connected account has given permission to delete content. Accounts that were connected before this option existed may not have that permission yet.

If the Published ID is still visible after deleting, the post was not removed from Instagram. In that case:

  • Delete the post manually on Instagram, or ask the location to do so.

  • Ask the location to reconnect their Instagram account, so future posts can be removed automatically. You can send them a request from the Social Campaigns connection overview with Send email to location.

Note: Selecting several items with checkboxes works the same way in other overviews. Read How can I use bulk actions?

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