# How to permanently delete a post?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-permanently-delete-a-post/230105
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** moderation, permanently-delete
**Created:** [June 15, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-permanently-delete-a-post/230105 "2022-06-15T18:26:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Bitweb\_Core](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bitweb_core/32/263343_2.png) [@Bitweb\_Core](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bitweb_Core)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-permanently-delete-a-post/230105/1 "2022-06-15T18:26:33Z")

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Qustion is how i can permanet delete post. thread ?

i was see there was

```plaintext
./launcher enter app
rails c
Post.find(THE_POST_ID).destroy

```

but no really undestand how find it id , and how to delete it compleate .

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-permanently-delete-a-post/230105/2 "2022-06-15T18:37:14Z")

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You can permanently delete from the console, but there is now an easier option that will allow you to do it from the UI. 👍 You do need to enable a hidden site setting, but you can find the instructions here:

> [@Enable setting to allow admins to permanently delete data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-the-hidden-can-permanently-delete-site-setting/206678):
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> bookmark This is a guide on how to enable the setting for administrators to permanently delete data on a Discourse instance. person_raising_hand Required user level: Admin As of [v2026.4.0 Changelog | Discourse Releases](https://releases.discourse.org/changelog/v2026.4.0/?filter=permanently_delete&tab=feature) the site setting to allow admins to permanently delete data is no longer a hidden site setting. To use this feature, enable the can permanently delete setting. However, please be aware of the risks involved with this feature — as the setting name suggests, if you permanen…

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### Author: ![Bitweb\_Core](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bitweb_core/32/263343_2.png) [@Bitweb\_Core](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bitweb_Core)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-permanently-delete-a-post/230105/3 "2022-06-15T18:40:35Z")

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is that will be enabled for all posts or that will be only like option ?  
example “hide or delete”

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-permanently-delete-a-post/230105/4 "2022-06-15T18:46:24Z")

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It adds an option to the post wrench:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/f/6/bf6ef3b8220f14f3c5a1b165c3feb6e21ff9bdb2.png)

There are a couple of safeguards too, and a bit more detailed info in this topic:

> [@Introducing permanently delete post functionality](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-permanently-delete-post-functionality/207109/1):
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> This feature was implemented under a hidden site setting because of how dangerous it can be, once a post is destroyed it cannot be recovered. As an additional protection mechanism, posts can be permanently deleted by the same administrator who deleted the post only after 5 minutes have passed OR by a different administrator immediately. If the post cannot be deleted because none of the preconditions were met, it will show an error message:

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-permanently-delete-a-post/230105/5 "2022-07-15T18:46:39Z")

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