{"id":5679,"date":"2023-12-05T04:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T04:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/delete-workflow-runs\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:01:55","slug":"delete-workflow-runs","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/delete-workflow-runs\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Delete Workflow Runs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deleting workflow runs helps keep your workspace organized by removing unnecessary, duplicate, or outdated workflow runs.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Users: Only Admins or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/what-is-a-full-member\/\">Builders<\/a> with &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/user-permissions\/\">edit<\/a>&#8221; permissions can delete workflow runs.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Why Delete a Workflow Run?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remove <\/span>mistakenly created workflow runs<\/li>\n<li>Eliminate duplicate workflow runs<\/li>\n<li>Clear out unneeded data<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a cleaner workspace<\/span><\/li>\n<li>How to delete a workflow run<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>How to Delete a Workflow Run<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>From your Reports area click the name of the workflow run you would like to delete, to open it up.<\/p>\n<p>Next, click &#8220;<strong>Delete<\/strong>&#8221; in the right-hand menu.<\/p>\n<p>A pop-up window appears to make sure you really want to delete this workflow run. Click &#8220;<strong>Delete<\/strong>&#8221; again to finish (or cancel if you&#8217;ve changed your mind).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/delete-runs.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Completed workflow runs don&#8217;t have a <strong>Delete<\/strong> option. Reactivate a completed run first, then delete it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/archiving-checklists\/\">Archived<\/a> workflow runs can be deleted directly from the right-hand menu without unarchiving.<\/p>\n<h2>Bulk delete workflow runs<\/h2>\n<h3>Multi-select workflow runs in reports<\/h3>\n<p>If you are an admin or have edit permission on a workflow, you can bulk-delete workflow runs from the reports tab.<\/p>\n<p>Head to Reports and hover over the workflow runs you&#8217;d like to delete.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bulk-delete-workflow-runs.gif\" alt=\"Multi-select workflow runs to delete\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use the checkboxes to multi-select workflow runs or use the select all checkbox at the top.<\/p>\n<p>Select\u00a0<strong>delete<\/strong> and confirm your selection.<\/p>\n<h3>Delete all workflow runs<\/h3>\n<p>To delete all workflow runs, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/help\/docs\/delete-templates\/\">delete the workflow<\/a>. 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