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title: "Deleting Custom Fields"
slug: "how-to-delete-a-custom-field"
updated: 2022-05-09T09:17:56Z
published: 2022-05-09T09:17:56Z
canonical: "success.panaya.com/how-to-delete-a-custom-field"
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# Deleting Custom Fields

This article explains how to **delete**previously defined **c****ustom fields**.

Important!

The deletion of custom fields and values cannot be resotred. Alternatively, you can [disconnect a Custom Field](/v1/docs/how-to-disconnect-a-custom-field-from-a-project) from a specific project, so it will not appear in the project activities.

To **delete a Custom Field -**

1. Click on the **Settings![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639048808434.png)**button to open up the Setting panel, then select **Configuration**
2. Select to**View & Manage Fileds & Tabs Customization ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639048825030.png)**
3. Select to view Custom Fields **By Entity ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639048839664.png)**
4. Expand the activity type and**Highlight**the Custom Field that you wish to delete, then click the **Delete**button.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639048849364.png)
5. Click **OK**to confirm and delete the custom field.

## Related

- [Disconnecting Fields from a Project](/how-to-disconnect-a-custom-field-from-a-project.md)
- [Custom Fields Default Location](/where-can-i-view-the-newly-created-custom-field.md)