# Is it possible to delete posts from the database?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-delete-posts-from-the-database/139792
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [26 januari 2020 om 20:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-delete-posts-from-the-database/139792 "2020-01-26T20:53:27Z")
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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [28 januari 2020 om 20:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-delete-posts-from-the-database/139792/7 "2020-01-28T20:47:59Z")

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Also,

> [@If I want to completely delete a post, I should just hide them?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-i-want-to-completely-delete-a-post-i-should-just-hide-them/56720/13):
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> Hard deleting a post using .destroy is the recommended way. I will not break stuff in Discourse, there are jobs that ensure consistency. There may be some inconsistency in counts for 1 to 7 days depending. (Sam made 9997 posts but REALLY he only made 9996 posts)

But that would be pointless in op’s case.

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