{"id":3235,"date":"2021-11-16T12:42:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T12:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/?p=3235"},"modified":"2022-02-13T16:41:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T16:41:06","slug":"cancel-facebook-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/cancel-facebook-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Cancel (Delete) Facebook Ads, Ad Sets And Campaigns? [in 2022]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are multiple reasons why you might want to cancel Facebook ads, ad sets or entire Facebook ad campaign. In this <a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/facebook-ads-tutorials-3\/\">Facebook ads tutorial,<\/a> we are going to show you h<strong>ow to cancel (delete) a Facebook ad, ad set or campaign<\/strong> and everything related to this topic.<\/p>\n<p>Without further ado, let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" 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cancel Facebook ads and campaigns?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/cancel-facebook-ads\/#What_does_cancelling_or_deleting_a_Facebook_ad_ad_set_or_ad_campaign_mean\" title=\"What does cancelling or deleting a Facebook ad, ad set or ad campaign mean?\">What does cancelling or deleting a Facebook ad, ad set or ad campaign mean?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/cancel-facebook-ads\/#Turn_off_vs_deleting_Facebook\" title=\"Turn off vs deleting Facebook\">Turn off vs deleting Facebook<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/cancel-facebook-ads\/#How_to_cancel_Facebook_ads_campaigns_or_ad_sets\" title=\"How to cancel Facebook ads, campaigns, or ad sets?\">How to cancel Facebook ads, campaigns, or ad sets?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/cancel-facebook-ads\/#How_to_check_the_cancelled_Facebook_Ads\" title=\"How to check the cancelled Facebook Ads?\">How to check the cancelled Facebook Ads?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/cancel-facebook-ads\/#Cant_cancel_Facebook_ads\" title=\"Can\u2019t cancel Facebook ads\">Can\u2019t cancel Facebook ads<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/cancel-facebook-ads\/#Related_articles_%E2%80%93_How_to_cancel_Facebook_ads\" title=\"Related articles \u2013 How to cancel Facebook ads\">Related articles \u2013 How to cancel Facebook ads<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_you_should_cancel_Facebook_ads_and_campaigns\"><\/span>Why you should cancel Facebook ads and campaigns?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two main reasons why you want to<strong> cancel a Facebook ad, ad set or campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you mess up something and want to completely get rid of that ad, ad set or campaign from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/business\/tools\/ads-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Ads Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li>you exceeded the <a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/facebook-ad-limit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Ad Account limit<\/a> so you need to delete some campaigns, ad sets or ads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As we explain later, if you want to just stop a Facebook ad campaign temporarily, you shouldn\u2019t cancel the Facebook campaign, you should turn it off.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_cancelling_or_deleting_a_Facebook_ad_ad_set_or_ad_campaign_mean\"><\/span>What does cancelling or deleting a Facebook ad, ad set or ad campaign mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you delete or cancel or archive (all three mean the same thing) a Facebook ad, it means that the Facebook ad will not only be paused but you won\u2019t be able to run that Facebook ad ever again. So once it is deleted, you won&#8217;t be able to restart that ad or campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Also, duplicating the deleted ad, ad set or campaign is not possible either.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Turn_off_vs_deleting_Facebook\"><\/span>Turn off vs deleting Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Deleting (cancelling) a Facebook ad is completely different from turning off a Facebook ad. When you turn off a Facebook ad, you can restart the ad any time you want. You can also duplicate the ad or the campaign easily.<\/p>\n<p>More about turning off Facebook ads here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to turn off Facebook ads?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_cancel_Facebook_ads_campaigns_or_ad_sets\"><\/span>How to cancel Facebook ads, campaigns, or ad sets?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here is how you can cancel a Facebook ad:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Facebook Ads Manager.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the Campaign, Ad sets or Ads tab.<\/li>\n<li>Select the Campaigns, Ads or Ad Sets you want to cancel.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3238\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cancel-a-Facebook-ad-campaign-or-ad-set.png\" alt=\"cancel a Facebook ad, campaign or ad set\" width=\"876\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cancel-a-Facebook-ad-campaign-or-ad-set.png 876w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cancel-a-Facebook-ad-campaign-or-ad-set-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cancel-a-Facebook-ad-campaign-or-ad-set-768x224.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the trash icon.<\/li>\n<li>Confirm that you want to delete the campaign or the ad.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3237\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/confirm-deletin-a-Facebook-ad-campaign.png\" alt=\"confirm deleting a Facebook ad campaign\" width=\"431\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/confirm-deletin-a-Facebook-ad-campaign.png 431w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/confirm-deletin-a-Facebook-ad-campaign-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Your Facebook ads, campaigns or ad sets should be deleted now. Keep in mind that this is an irreversible decision, so once you cancelled a Facebook ad or campaign, you no longer will be able to run or duplicate that Facebook ad.<\/p>\n<p>You can also check out this video on cancelling Facebook ads here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Complete Guide to Facebook Ads Part 6 | How to Pause or Cancel Your Facebook Ads From Running\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2tBUmJtS1sA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/roihacks.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_check_the_cancelled_Facebook_Ads\"><\/span>How to check the cancelled Facebook Ads?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The good thing about cancelled Facebook ads and campaigns is that although you can\u2019t cancel the deletion, you can always check the performance of cancelled campaigns and ads. All you have to do is to apply the right Ads Manager filter:<\/p>\n<p>Here is how to check cancelled Facebook campaign in Ads Manager:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the Facebook Ads Manager<\/li>\n<li>Click into the Filter area<\/li>\n<li>Select \u2018Delivery\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Select Campaign, Ad Set or Ad Delivery.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3242\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/see-deleted-campaigns-in-Facebook-Ads-Manager.png\" alt=\"see deleted campaigns in Facebook Ads Manager\" width=\"269\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/see-deleted-campaigns-in-Facebook-Ads-Manager.png 269w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/see-deleted-campaigns-in-Facebook-Ads-Manager-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select \u2018Deleted\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018Apply\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now, only the deleted Facebook ad campaign should appear in the Ads Manager.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cant_cancel_Facebook_ads\"><\/span>Can\u2019t cancel Facebook ads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you can\u2019t cancel a Facebook ad, ad set or campaign, there are two main reasons that might prevent you from that:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You have already deleted the ads, ad sets campaigns, there is some UI glitch with Facebook Ads Manager<\/li>\n<li>You don\u2019t have to right access level to the Facebook ad account that would allow you to cancel the Facebook ad or campaign. We would suggest contacting the <a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/add-admin-to-facebook-business-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Manager admin<\/a> and asking him to grant you the necessary access level to the Facebook ad account.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_articles_%E2%80%93_How_to_cancel_Facebook_ads\"><\/span>Related articles \u2013 How to cancel Facebook ads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here are some related articles you might want to read als<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to block Facebook Ads<\/li>\n<li>How to pause Facebook ads<\/li>\n<li>How to turn off Facebook ads<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/delete-a-facebook-ad-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to delete a Facebook Ad Account?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are multiple reasons why you might want to cancel Facebook ads, ad sets or entire Facebook ad campaign. 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