I accidentally deleted my best performing Facebook ad by mistake, can I recover it?

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The algorithmic momentum of that ad is permanently dead. Meta does not have an "undo" button for the machine learning phase. However, you don't necessarily have to build the creative from absolute scratch if you want to keep the social proof. Go up to your filters in Ads Manager, filter by "Delivery," and select "Deleted." You will be able to see the trashed ad. Preview it, grab the specific Post ID, and then create a brand new ad using "Use Existing Post" instead of uploading the video again. You will keep all your likes and comments, but be prepared for the CPA to fluctuate because you are forcing the algorithm to re-enter the auction pool from zero.
 
Try this in Ads Manager
Go to Ads Manager.
At the Ad level, click Search and Filter.
Filter by Delivery → Deleted.
Find the deleted ad.
If it appears:
Duplicate it into the same ad set or a new one. This recreates the ad, though performance stats start fresh.
Or click Preview → Share → Facebook post with comments and open the post. Copy the post ID from the URL.
Create a new ad and choose Use Existing Post, then paste that post ID. This can preserve likes, comments, and shares on the original post.
 
Unfortunately deleted Facebook ads cannot be restored once they are permanently deleted

If you still have the campaign ad set or creative assets available you can usually recreate the ad with the same settings targeting and copy

If the ad was only turned off rather than deleted you can simply reactivate it

For the future it is a good idea to duplicate high performing ads before making major changes so you always have a backup version available
 
hugorichmond9 said:
Try this in Ads Manager
Go to Ads Manager.
At the Ad level, click Search and Filter.
Filter by Delivery → Deleted.
Find the deleted ad.
If it appears:
Duplicate it into the same ad set or a new one. This recreates the ad, though performance stats start fresh.
Or click Preview → Share → Facebook post with comments and open the post. Copy the post ID from the URL.
Create a new ad and choose Use Existing Post, then paste that post ID. This can preserve likes, comments, and shares on the original post.
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Note: There is no official "Undo" or recycle bin, but this step may still be able to recover the creative and even preserve the post engagement.
 
Unfortunately, Facebook doesn't have a recycle bin, so a deleted ad cannot be directly restored. your best workaround is to find the original Post ID in your page history and use it to set up a new ad.
 
If it’s fully deleted, you can’t restore it. But you can duplicate a similar ad set or rebuild it using past data from Ads Manager performance history.
 
If it was actually deleted, there’s usually no way to restore it. I’d check Ads Manager first.. sometimes people only archive or turn ads off. If it’s gone, you’ll most likely need to duplicate a similar ad or recreate it from scratch.
 
Can't be restores it also will just start all over again even if it was possible, learn from the mistake and re-add it
 
nah once ad is deleted it cant be restored, u can only try to recreate it or duplicate from old campaign if its still showing in ads manager.
 
StormLynx said:
I accidentally deleted my best performing Facebook ad by mistake. Is there any way to recover it or bring it back? Or do I need to create a new one from scratch? Any help or workaround would be appreciated.
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Losing a winning ad hurts, but sometimes the replacement ends up even better once you rebuild it with fresh testing.
 
You do not have to start from scratch. Find the deleted ad using the Deleted filter, select it, and click Duplicate. This copies the exact settings and text into a brand-new draft.
 
You can not turn it back on, but you can copy it. change your filter to show deleted items. Select the old ad, click duplicate, and publish it. It will look exactly the same but will start running as a new ad.
 
Hi I do not think there is a way to restore a deleted ad If you still have the creative and copy I would recreate it as closely as possible and keep backups of winning ads going forward to avoid this again
 
I don't think you can recover those. Just in case it helps, for future campaigns, maybe you can save the creatives externally or duplicate the campaign before deletion
 
Cant undo deletion on FB, mate. Once its gone, its gone.
But dont start from scratch yet. Go to ads mgr, filter by "Deleted" and grab that ad's Post ID. Then create a new camp and choose "Use Existing Post" with that ID. You'll keep all the likes & comments. Learning phase resets, but way better than nothing
 
Check your Ads Manager first, sometimes deleted ads can still be found in filters/history, but if it’s fully deleted you’ll probably need to recreate it.
 
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