How To Delete A Meta Business Account [In 2024]?

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If you don’t want to use a Meta Business Suite account anymore, you can just simply delete the Meta Business Suite.

In this Meta Business Suite tutorial, we are going to show you how to delete a Meta Business Suite account, step by step.

If you prefer to watch a video tutorial on how to delete a Meta Business account, check out this one:

(Note: Meta Business Suite used to be called Facebook Business Suite, so I use these terms interchangeably. Also, the process of deleting a Meta Business Suite account is almost the same as deleting a legacy Facebook Business Manager account.)

How To Delete A Meta Business Account?

Here is how to delete a Meta Business Account:

  1. Open business.facebook.com
  2. Click on ‘Settings’ in the left sidebar
  3. Then select ‘More Business Settings’More Business Settings in Meta Business Suite
  4. Scroll down on the left and click on ‘Business Info’
  5. Click on ‘Permanently Delete Business’ in the top right cornerhow to delete Meta Business Suite
  6. Confirm that you want to delete this Meta Business Suite.

If you go through this process, the Meta Business Suite should be permanently deleted.

What happens when you delete a Meta Business Suite Account?

Keep in mind that the Meta Business Suite account won’t be deleted immediately, you will have 24 hours to cancel the deletion.

However, if you don’t reserve the deletion, the Meta Business Suite will be permanently deleted after 24 hours. You can’t recover the Meta Business Suite account after that.

When you delete a Meta Business Suite profile, anything strongly related to the Meta Business will also be deleted such as:

  • Event source groups
  • Asset library
  • Projects

It should be quite obvious but when you delete a Facebook Business Manager, all access to any other Meta assets (Meta ad accounts, Facebook pages, Meta Pixels) that were granted to you via the Meta Business Suite will all be lost.

Can’t delete Meta Business account

If you can’t delete the Meta Business Account, here are some of the most frequent reasons.

First, you have to be a Meta Business Suite admin to be able to delete the Meta Business Suite. Here you find help how to add someone as an admin to the Meta Business Suite:

If you are an Meta Business Suite admin, but you can’t delete the Meta Business Suite, then the issue is most likely related to one or more asset that have been added to the Meta Business Suite.

These assets need to be deleted or removed from your account before you would be able to delete the Meta Business Suite.

Here you can find more info on these kinds of issues:

Related Tutorials – Removing a Meta Business Suite profile

Here are some related tutorials, you might find useful related to deleting a Meta Business Suite:

Frequently Asked Questions – Deleting a Meta Business Account

Here are some FAQ questions related to deleting a Meta Business Suite account:

What happens when I delete a Meta Business Suite account?

When you delete a Meta Business Suite account, anything strongly related to the Meta Business will also be deleted, such as event source groups, asset library, and projects. All access to any other Meta assets that were granted to you via the Meta Business Suite will be lost.

Why can’t I delete my Meta Business Suite account?

If you can’t delete your Meta Business Suite account, the most likely reason is that one or more assets have been added to the Meta Business Suite. These assets need to be deleted or removed from your account before you can delete the Meta Business Suite.

How do I add someone as an admin to the Meta Business Suite?

To add someone as an admin to the Meta Business Suite, you need to be an admin yourself. Go to business.facebook.com, click on ‘Settings’ in the left sidebar, then select ‘People,’ click on ‘Add People,’ enter the person’s email address, select their role, and click on ‘Add.’ The person will receive an email invitation to join the Meta Business Suite.

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