Where is the delete option? | Voters

Where is the delete option?

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Dawn Larzelier

The Social Media feature does not give me an option to delete a post. It only allows for scheduling out to the future. This is very problematic. This is very very bad.

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Melissa Patrice

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Melissa Patrice

Hi Dawn, thank you for your message. You are right - we don't currently allow deleting of published posts from Ahrefs. As security measures, we only request the minimum permissions needed from each social platform, which don't include deletion. However, you can delete the post directly on the social network where it was published. Would that be an acceptable workaround for now?

Dawn Larzelier

Melissa Patrice
Revised Version:
No, you misunderstood. I don’t want to publish the post I scheduled in your system—I want to delete it before it goes live. I’m not trying to delete posts on Instagram through Ahrefs; I’m simply trying to remove the one I added to the area’s calendar. I made a mistake in the post, and now the only available option is to schedule it.
As a marketing manager, I plan my content in advance, but sometimes I need to cancel or adjust a post before it’s published. Unfortunately, your system doesn’t allow for that flexibility. Because of this limitation, I won’t be using the platform moving forward. I even had to manually disconnect my Instagram account to prevent the mistaken post from being published.

Melissa Patrice

Dawn Larzelier: 
Thank you for the clarification. For scheduled and draft post, you can delete them from the post listing as below.
It sounds like you were expecting to be able to delete it from the calendar view as well? I will note this and add the ability to delete from calendar.