Whether it’s your personal or business page, Facebook allows you to reach a broader audience. However, if you don’t need your Facebook page anymore, you can delete your page easily. Alternatively, you can also keep your page in “unpublished” status so no one can see or visit your page. Before heading down towards the steps, make sure you are the page admin.

Note: Deleting a Facebook page is permanent and you cannot recover once it’s done.

How to close a Facebook page using a desktop web browser

Visit facebook.com and log in to your account.
Select Pages from the left menu pane.
Open the page you want to delete.
Select Settings from the bottom left corner.
Scroll down to the bottom and click Remove page.
Click “Permanently delete *page name*”.
Choose Delete in the popup window to confirm.

How to delete a Facebook page using the mobile app

Launch the Facebook app on your phone.
Tap on the ≡ (menu) icon at the top right corner.
Tap on Pages.
Open the page you want to delete.
Swipe left on the top menu and tap More. It’s on the side of Overview, Ads, and Notifications.
Scroll down to Page Controls and tap Settings.
On the settings page, select General.
Scroll down to Remove Page section and tap “Permanently delete *page name*”.
Tap on the Delete Page button to confirm.

How to Unpublish Facebook Page

Unpublishing your page is the best alternative option for deleting. When your Facebook page is unpublished, it will hide the page from the public (including followers), and only the ones who manage the page will be able to view and edit it.

You can publish the page anytime you want, which makes it visible to the public.

How to unpublish your Facebook page on Mobile

Open the Facebook app.
Tap on the ≡ (menu) icon at the top right corner of your screen.
Tap on Pages.
Open the page you want to unpublish.
Swipe left on the top menu and tap More. It’s on the side of Overview, Ads, and Notifications.
Scroll down to Page Controls section and tap Settings.
Tap General at the top.
Scroll down to Page Visibility and select Unpublish.