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title: How do I permanently delete a recurring campaign?
description: "⚠️ **Warning:** Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone! **Before You Delete, Consider:** ✅ **Pausing Instead:** 1. - Campaigns can be disabled/paused - All settings preserved - Can be resumed anytime - Recommended for seasonal campaigns ✅ **Historical Data:** 1.…"
url: "https://www.smsgatewaycenter.com/blog/kb/how-do-i-permanently-delete-a-recurring-campaign/"
updated: "2025-10-23"
category: Bulk SMS / Recurring SMS
---

# How do I permanently delete a recurring campaign?

⚠️ **Warning:** Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone!

**Before You Delete, Consider:**

✅ **Pausing Instead:**

1.

- Campaigns can be disabled/paused
- All settings preserved
- Can be resumed anytime
- Recommended for seasonal campaigns

✅ **Historical Data:**

1.

- Execution reports are preserved even after deletion
- Can still view past performance
- But cannot restart the campaign

**How to Delete:**

1. Go to **Compose SMS → Recurring SMS**
2. Find the campaign to delete
3. Click the **"Delete"** button (trash icon)
4. Read the confirmation dialog carefully
5. Type confirmation if required
6. Click **"Confirm Delete"**
7. Campaign is removed from list

**What Gets Deleted:**

❌ Campaign configuration
❌ Scheduled future executions
❌ Association with groups (groups themselves remain)

**What's Preserved:**

✅ Historical execution reports
✅ Transaction IDs
✅ Credit usage history
✅ Contact groups (not affected)

**When to Delete:**

✅ **Campaign is no longer needed**

- One-time promotional period ended
- Business model changed
- Replacing with completely different campaign

✅ **Test campaigns**

- Created for testing purposes
- No longer useful

✅ **Duplicate campaigns**

- Created by mistake
- Redundant with another campaign

**When NOT to Delete:**

❌ **Seasonal campaigns** - Pause instead
❌ **Temporary budget constraints** - Pause instead
❌ **Minor changes needed** - Edit instead
❌ **Want to preserve exact settings** - Pause instead

**Alternative: Archive Strategy**

Instead of deleting:

1. Pause the campaign
2. Update name: "[ARCHIVED] Original Name"
3. Add note in description: "Archived on [date] - Reason"
4. Keeps all settings for future reference

**Bulk Delete:**

Currently, you must delete campaigns one at a time. This prevents accidental mass deletion.

**Recovery:**

❌ Once deleted, campaigns cannot be recovered
❌ You'll need to recreate from scratch
❌ Support cannot restore deleted campaigns

**Best Practice:**

Take screenshots of settings before deleting, especially if you might want to recreate a similar campaign later.

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