> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.podigee.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.podigee.com/documentation/create-and-publish/hosting-and-management/delete-a-podcast.md).

# Delete a podcast

Permanently delete a podcast with all its episodes and custom feeds, and know the alternatives.

Use this task to permanently delete a podcast, all its episodes, and all its custom feeds. You cannot undo this action. Choose a reversible alternative when you are not sure.

## Before you start

* You must be the owner of the podcast, or an organization owner or admin.
* Consider the alternatives:
  * You want the podcast offline but keep the content: [unpublish it](/documentation/create-and-publish/hosting-and-management/publish-or-unpublish-a-podcast.md). You can publish it again later.
  * You move the podcast to another host: [redirect it](/documentation/create-and-publish/hosting-and-management/clone-or-redirect-a-podcast.md) first and delete it only when the new host serves the podcast.
* Before you delete the podcast, download the audio files and texts that you still need.
* The web address of a deleted podcast stays reserved. You cannot use it for a new podcast.

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### Complete the task

The dialog **Delete podcast - \[title]** warns that you cannot undo the deletion of the podcast and all its episodes. It also warns that the deletion removes all custom feeds of the podcast.

1. Open the podcast and select the **Podcast settings** tab.
2. Under **Danger zone**, select **Delete podcast**.
3. Read the dialog.
4. Under "Enter the podcast's title below in order to permanently delete it", type the exact title of the podcast. The button stays disabled until the title matches.
5. Select **I understand, delete**.

![The dialog Delete podcast - Field Notes with the warning, the title confirmation field, and the disabled button I understand, delete](https://2032417310-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FbqUKO6lljHGzkEAzliPI%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b3c0fbaa2293d0abe112a16cbcc9d2c86b9c4ff3%2Fdoc-hosting-015-classic-delete-dialog.png?alt=media)

The delete dialog keeps the button I understand, delete disabled until you type the exact podcast title.

### Expected result

Podigee shows "Podcast successfully removed." The podcast disappears from your overview. Podigee no longer serves its feeds and its website. Podigee also tries to remove the podcast from the connected directories and platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, and YouTube). A removal at a platform can take effect later than the deletion in Podigee.

### If you cannot complete the task

* The **Danger zone** is missing: you are not the owner or an organization admin. Ask the owner or an admin to delete the podcast.
* The button **I understand, delete** stays disabled: the typed title does not match the podcast title exactly.
* You deleted the wrong podcast: contact Podigee Support immediately and name the podcast title and its web address. Podigee designed the deletion as irreversible. Do not rely on a restore.
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1. Open the podcast and select **Settings** in the sidebar.
2. On the **Advanced** card, select **Open advanced**.
3. Go to the card **Delete this show** ("Permanently deletes the show, its episodes and everything attached to them.").
4. Select **Review deletion**.
5. Read the dialog. It lists what Podigee deletes: the episodes, the recordings, the transcripts, the chapters, and the comments. The website and custom feeds are no longer available.
6. Under **Type the exact show title**, type the title of the podcast.
7. Select **Delete this show**. To stop, select **Keep this show**.

Expected result: the workspace shows "The show has been deleted."

What is different:

* The action is on the **Advanced** settings page, not in a **Danger zone**.
* A **Review deletion** step opens the dialog. The confirm button reads **Delete this show**.
* A wrong title shows "The title does not match. Type the exact show title shown above."
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## Next step

[Create a podcast](/documentation/create-and-publish/hosting-and-management/create-a-podcast.md), or review the remaining podcasts in your overview.


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