How to Delete Your Facebook Business Page

Facebook business pages are means of growth, engagement, and online promotion for businesses, brands, organizations, public figures, and other entities. Well, you might be moving on to a new venture and shutting the current one or probably for any other reason. Regardless, do you want to delete your Facebook Business page but don’t know how to do the same? No worries we will guide you out. Let’s get into it.

How to Delete Your Facebook Business Page

How to Delete Your Facebook Business Page

Facebook business pages allow brands to establish a presence on the platform. Unlike personal profiles, these offer features needed for businesses.

Owners can provide important business details, check insights to monitor their growth, use marketing tools, and engage with their consumers directly.

However, if you’ve decided to delete your page, we are here to help.

Option 1: On PC

To delete the Facebook page on your PC, ensure that you have switched to the business page before performing the following steps.

  1. Open Facebook and click on your page’s profile icon.
  2. Select Settings & privacy.
  3. Click on Settings.
  4. On the left panel, scroll down to Your information and click on Access and control.
  5. Select Delete Page and click on Continue.
  6. Choose Download your information or Transfer a copy of your information and click on Continue.
  7. Enter the password to confirm that the page is yours and click on Continue.
  8. Click on Continue in the prompt that says if you want you can reactivate your Facebook business page within 30 days.

click on continue

Option 2: On Android/iOS

Here’s how you can get rid of your Facebook business page via your phone:

  1. Open the Facebook app.
  2. Switch to your business page and tap the Menu icon at the top-right corner.
  3. Tap on the settings icon.
  4. Scroll down to Your information section and tap on Access and control.
  5. Tap on Deactivation and deletion.
  6. Select Delete Page and tap on Continue.
  7. Tap on Continue again.
  8. Choose if you want to Download or transfer your information or else tap on Continue.
  9. Enter the password of your Facebook account and tap on Continue.

Select Delete Page and tap on Continue

What Happens When You Delete Your Facebook Business Page?

When you delete your business page, all of its content and data will be permanently removed including:

  • All posts, photos, videos, and other content shared on the page
  • Page likes and followers
  • Comments and other interactions on your page content
  • Page insights and analytics
  • Ads that you’ve run for the page

Also, the page URL will no longer be available for use.

Can you Recover a Deleted Facebook Page?

Yes, if you have deleted the business page yourself, you can restore it within 14 days before it is permanently deleted.

After 30 days, your deleted business page will be permanently lost and cannot be recovered.

How to Remove Facebook Business Page From Your Business Portfolio

If you have multiple pages under your Business Portfolio, you can remove one from it, which is formerly known as the Meta Business Account.

Note: Make sure your page is not connected to other business assets.

  1. Visit the Meta Business Suite website on your PC.
  2. Click on Start now at the top-right corner.
  3. Click on Settings in the left panel.
  4. Now, select Pages under Accounts.
  5. Click on the page you want to remove in the right pane.
  6. Click on the three dots icon and select Remove from business portfolio.
  7. Click on Remove Page.

Click on the three dots icon and select Remove from business portfolio

Also Read: How to Claim an Unofficial Facebook Page

We hope our guide helped you delete your Facebook business page permanently. If you have any queries or suggestions for us, do let us know in the comments section. Stay connected to TechCult for more helpful tech guides.

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