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title: "Delete a field"
slug: "deleting-a-field"
updated: 2026-04-29T17:00:28Z
published: 2026-04-29T17:00:28Z
canonical: "help.quickbase.com/deleting-a-field"
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# Delete a field

Before you delete an app field, be absolutely sure that you won't need the field or any data it contains.

> [!WARNING]
> Warning: When you delete a field, Quickbase also deletes all the data in the field, which can't be recovered. The field is also automatically removed from forms and reports.

> [!NOTE]
> Note: If you must delete a field, understand the impact of the deletion. A good first step is to find all the places your app references a particular field. Quickbase shows you this information on the Usage page.

## To delete a field

You can delete fields using either field settings or [Visual Builder](/v1/docs/visual-builder).

### Delete fields with field settings

1. Open the table that contains the field that you want to delete.
2. Select **Settings**, then Select **Fields**, then locate the field you want to delete.
3. Optionally, check the usage of this field:

Hover over the field name, then Select **Where is this field used?** in the popup that appears.

![Fields list showing the Where is this field used? popup](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/where-used.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T19%3A43%3A58Z&se=2026-10-26T20%3A43%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BxspOPpAJxImgz5Ak%2BbfZbr%2F4RU8HsN%2FRwtn2APYwGk%3D)

The Usage page displays a list of the places where your app references this field. If you don't want to delete this field now, Select **Cancel** to return to the Fields list.
4. Do one of the following:
  - To delete more than one field, select the checkbox next to the name of each field that you want to delete, then Select **![](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/deleteicon_12x12(2).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T19%3A43%3A58Z&se=2026-10-26T20%3A43%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BxspOPpAJxImgz5Ak%2BbfZbr%2F4RU8HsN%2FRwtn2APYwGk%3D) Delete** at the top of the table.
  - To delete a single field, Select the delete icon (![delete icon](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/deleteicon_12x12(2).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T19%3A43%3A58Z&se=2026-10-26T20%3A43%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BxspOPpAJxImgz5Ak%2BbfZbr%2F4RU8HsN%2FRwtn2APYwGk%3D)), to the right of the field that you want to delete.
5. Select **Delete** to confirm the deletion.

### Delete fields with Visual Builder

1. Open a table, Select **Settings**, then Select **Structure**. Visual Builder opens with the table expanded.
2. Hover over the field, then Select the edit icon:
3. Select the delete icon:

![Visual Builder showing the delete icon for a field](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/vb-delete-field.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T19%3A43%3A58Z&se=2026-10-26T20%3A43%3A58Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BxspOPpAJxImgz5Ak%2BbfZbr%2F4RU8HsN%2FRwtn2APYwGk%3D)
4. A confirmation dialog appears. Select **Delete** to finish deleting the field.
5. All changes are saved automatically.