Sep 2, 2025
12 Min
Facebook users often find themselves needing to remove comments they've posted or manage unwanted remarks on their own content. Maybe you regret a hasty reply, or you just want to keep the tone of conversation on your posts in check—either way, knowing how to handle comments is pretty essential for a decent social media experience.
You can delete your own comments on any Facebook post by clicking the three-dot menu next to the comment and choosing "Delete." If it's your post, you can also remove comments made by others.
The steps are mostly the same whether you're on desktop, mobile browser, or the Facebook app, though the buttons might be in slightly different spots.
This guide covers everything from deleting a single comment to managing a bunch at once.
Facebook has a few different types of comments, and there are specific rules about who can see and delete them. When you delete a comment, it's gone from the post completely.
Facebook comments pop up in a bunch of places. Each type acts a little differently.
Post Comments are the standard ones you see under posts on profiles, pages, and groups.
Reply Comments let you answer someone directly, showing up indented beneath the original.
Live Video Comments come in during Facebook Live streams. They move fast and disappear after the live ends.
Story Comments are a bit odd—you can only comment on stories by sending a direct message to the creator.
Page Comments show up on business or public figure pages, and page owners have more control over these than on personal profiles.
Who can see and delete comments really depends on who's posting and who's commenting.
Your Own Comments: You can always delete your own comments. Doesn't matter if they're on your posts or someone else's.
Comments on Your Posts: If it's your post, you can remove any comment, whether it's yours or someone else's.
Other People's Comments: You can't delete comments on posts that aren't yours. No luck there.
Group Comments: Group admins and moderators can delete any comment in their groups—even if they didn't make the post.
Privacy Settings: Comments are visible to anyone who can see the original post. So if the post is public, so are the comments.
When you delete a comment, it's gone. Vanishes from Facebook, just like that.
Complete Removal is instant. Deleting a comment removes it from the post for good.
No Notification goes out to anyone. Unless someone was staring at the post, they probably won't even notice.
If you delete a parent comment, all its replies disappear too. That can make threads look a little weird.
There's no way to get a deleted comment back. Once it's gone, it's gone.
Doesn't matter if you delete on mobile or desktop—the result is the same everywhere.
You can delete comments you've posted on any Facebook post, whether you're on desktop or the app. The steps are a bit different, but the result is the same—your comment disappears for good.
On desktop, start by finding the comment you want to get rid of. Hover your mouse over the text.
You'll see a little Options button or three dots pop up next to the comment. Click it.
A dropdown menu appears—just pick Delete.
Sometimes Facebook asks if you're sure. Click Delete again to finish.
It only takes a few seconds. If you want to delete more than one, just repeat the steps.
On the Facebook app, it's all about touch. Find your comment, then long press on it.
A menu pops up. Tap Delete.
You might get a confirmation dialog. If so, tap Delete again.
The comment's gone right away. This works for comments on posts, photos, and videos, no matter if you're on Android or iPhone.
Once you delete a comment, it's gone from Facebook. Nobody else will see it.
The comment vanishes from the post immediately. If someone had a notification about your comment, it won't show up anymore if they click it.
Facebook doesn't tell anyone that you deleted a comment. No alerts, no messages.
There's no undo. Once you hit delete, that's it.
Sometimes, if you delete a parent comment, the reply threads can look a bit broken or empty.
Facebook's Activity Log is where you can see and manage all your past comments. It's a handy spot for deleting comments one by one or in bigger batches.
You can get to your Activity Log from Facebook's settings menu, whether you're on mobile or desktop. It's in the main app, Facebook Lite, and on the web.
Go to Settings & Privacy from your profile menu. Look for Activity Log in the list.
Inside, you'll see a list of everything you've done on Facebook—posts, photos, videos, comments, all of it.
Stuff is organized by date and type, which is nice if you're hunting for something from years ago.
Once you're in the Activity Log, you can filter to just see your comments. Look under Your Activities Across Facebook.
Pick Comments and Reactions, then Comments to pull up your comment history. Makes it a lot easier to find what you want to delete.
You can delete comments one at a time, or select several for bulk deletion.
Sometimes, deleting a ton of comments at once causes Facebook to glitch or freeze. If that happens, try sorting by year and doing it in smaller batches.
Bulk deleting comments on Facebook isn't as easy as you'd hope. You're limited to small batches, and there are a few technical headaches.
You can only delete up to 25 comments at a time through Facebook's official tools. If you've got hundreds or thousands, well, it's going to take a while.
You get to bulk delete by going through Settings > Activity Log > Your Activities Across Facebook > Comments and Reactions > Comments.
Trying to delete more than about 75 comments in one go? The interface often crashes.
There are also API limits—most people hit them within 10 minutes if they're deleting lots of comments.
Deleting your account doesn't automatically wipe your comments. You'll have to do that yourself first.
Browser extensions can help speed things up. Stuff like Delete All Posts for Facebook works with Chrome and similar browsers.
Doing it by hand is smoother if you break it up by month or year. Filter comments by date and delete in chunks to avoid crashes.
There used to be free tools for this, but most don't work anymore. Some paid tools exist, but honestly, they're hit or miss.
If you're savvy, you can use JavaScript to automate the process, but you'll still need to wait for API limits to reset.
The best bet? Mix and match:
You can remove unwanted comments from your posts any time to keep things tidy. If you delete someone else's comment, every reply under it goes too.
If it's your post, you're in charge. You can delete comments from your Facebook posts on desktop or mobile.
On Desktop:Hover over the comment you want gone. A little arrow or X shows up—click it and pick "Delete" from the menu.
On Mobile:Long press on the comment. When the menu appears, tap "Delete."
The original commenter doesn't get a notification, but they might notice their comment's vanished if they check back.
Deleting a Facebook comment takes out more than just your own words. It wipes out the entire thread connected to that comment.
What Gets Deleted:
If you delete a parent comment, Facebook will remove every response underneath it. So, even other people's replies—helpful or not—just vanish.
This all happens instantly, and there's no going back. Honestly, it's worth thinking twice before nuking a comment that's sparked good conversation.
Facebook keeps user activity on its servers, so deleted comments might still be hanging around somewhere in the backend. You might have a shot at recovery if you move fast or use Facebook's data download feature.
Facebook doesn't completely erase comments when you hit delete. Everything you do gets tucked away in their data retention system.
Immediate Recovery Options:
Long-term Recovery Limitations:Once you've deleted a comment from both sides, it's gone for good. Comments deleted by group admins might stick around in admin logs, but that's not the case for regular users.
If you delete your own comment, you lose access to it forever. And no, Facebook won't ping you if someone else deletes your comment.
You can dig up your comment history using Facebook's data download trick. This pulls archived info they've stored about your activity.
Steps to Download Comment Data:
Activity Log Access:The activity log lets you scroll through your recent Facebook moves, including comments. It's handy for spotting missing stuff or just retracing your steps.
Data Retention Timeframes:Deleted messages stick around on Facebook's servers for up to 90 days. Deleted posts can be pulled for up to 30 days with the download tool.
People run into all sorts of situations when trying to get rid of Facebook comments. The details can shift depending on who's posting and where the comment lives.
You can delete your own comment under a Facebook post pretty easily. First, tap the post with your comment.
Then, tap and hold the comment you want gone. A menu pops up with delete options.
Just tap "Delete comment" and confirm. Once you do, it's off the post for good.
If you're the page owner, you've got the power to delete comments from your Page posts using the mobile app.
Go to the post with the comment you want out. Tap and hold that comment.
Select "Delete," confirm, and that's it. It's a good way to keep your comment sections tidy.
There's a bulk deletion option in the Activity Log. You can get there by following Settings > Activity Log > Your Activities Across Facebook > Comments and Reactions > Comments.
Hit "All" to select everything you want gone. It's a huge time-saver if you're cleaning up your history.
But keep in mind, this only works for comments you've posted yourself.
Group comments are deleted the same way as regular ones. Tap and hold your comment in the group post.
Some folks run into glitches when deleting group comments. If it doesn't work, try using the Activity Log instead.
The Activity Log can help when the usual method refuses to cooperate. Find your group comment there and delete it from that list.
Facebook comments go live instantly, and deleting them is for keeps. Once they're gone, that's it.
Other users won't see your deleted comment anymore. It's just not there in the thread.
There's no undo button for a deleted comment on Facebook. If you want it back, you'll have to retype and repost.
Facebook doesn't send out notifications when you delete a comment. The person who wrote it won't get any kind of alert.
Now, if the comment's author had notifications turned on for replies, they might spot the missing comment anyway. Sometimes the notification list will mention replies to something that's vanished.
When you remove someone else's comment from your own post, they aren't told about it. It's a pretty quiet way to tidy things up.
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