Bulk delete, unlike, hide, or remove Facebook actions (in Activity Feed) by year.

unlike-delete-hide-facebook-posts.js

// DISCLAIMER: I'VE ONLY RUN THIS SCRIPT ON MY OWN ACCOUNT ONLY. PROCEED/USE WITH RISK! I MADE THIS SCRIPT IN 20 MINUTES SO BE WARNED!
// On the other hand, I've deleted 50,000 comments in a matter of minutes so it's been pretty damn handy

// 1. Go to Activity feed, like facebook.com/<username>/allactivity
// 2. Navigate to specific section of FB, like "Likes and Reactions" or "Comments", 
// like https://www.facebook.com/<username>/allactivity?privacy_source=activity_log&log_filter=cluster_<clusterid>
// 3. Navigate to year that you want to batch delete. You may need to scroll a little bit to let it load
// 4. Once you enter this there's no going back!!


// deletes, hides, and unlikes posts all within a specific year (in options.year)
function delete_hide_unlike(options) {
  var rows = document.querySelectorAll('#facebook #year_' + options.year + ' ._42fu');
  for (var k = rows.length - 1; k >= options.limit; k--) {
    var row = rows[k];
    var rowButton = row.click();
    var editButtons = document.querySelectorAll('._54nh');
    for (var j = editButtons.length - 1; j >= options.limit; j--) {
      var editButton = editButtons[j];
      if (!editButton) {
        console.log('Nope!');
        break;
      }
      if (editButton.textContent == 'Delete') {
        editButton.click();  // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("DELETED");
      } else if (editButton.textContent == 'Hidden from timeline') {
        editButton.click();   // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("HIDDEN");
      } else if (editButton.textContent == 'Unlike') {
        editButton.click();   // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("UNLIKE");
      } else {
        console.log("IGNORED")
      }
    }
  }
}
var options = {
  year: '2007',
  limit: 0, // use 1000 if you want to throttle how much to delete
}
delete_hide_unlike(options);


// unlikes and deletes anything that is globally public, by year (set in options.year)
function unlike_delete_globally_public_posts(options) {
  var rows = document.querySelectorAll('#year_' + options.year + ' *[aria-label="Public"]')
  for (var i = 0; i < rows.length; i++) {
    var global_like = rows[i]
    var likeButton = global_like.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.querySelector('._42fu')
    likeButton.click();
    var editButtons = document.querySelectorAll('._54nh');
    for (var j = editButtons.length - 1; j >= options.limit; j--) {
      var editButton = editButtons[j];
      if (!editButton) {
        console.log('Nope!');
        break;
      } else if (editButton.textContent == 'Delete') {
        editButton.click(); // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("DELETED");
      } else if (editButton.textContent == 'Unlike') {
        editButton.click(); // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("UNLIKE");
      } else {
        console.log("No action")
      }
    }
  }
}
var options = {
  year: '2009',
  limit: 0 // use 1000 if you want to throttle it
}
unlike_delete_globally_public_posts(options)

Disclaimer

PROCEED ONLY IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING!!!! I've only tested this on my account and no one else's (except @sonalranjit says its not working with his?). That being said, I've deleted 50,000 comments/likes in a matter of minutes, so it's pretty damn handy.

Comment out the ..click() lines if you want to do a trial run without deleting anything.

Step 1: Go to activity feed

Step 2: Pick one of the options here, if you want to be more selective

Step 3: Navigate to the year you want to focus on.

You may need to scroll a bit to let the lazy load work

Step 3: Run the script. Comment out the ..click() lines if you want to do a safe test run

It should look something like this

Time to delete everything

Here's an update that also supports removing reactions:

function delete_hide_unlike(options) {
  var rows = document.querySelectorAll('#facebook #year_' + options.year + ' ._42fu');
  for (var k = rows.length - 1; k >= options.limit; k--) {
    var row = rows[k];
    var rowButton = row.click();
    var editButtons = document.querySelectorAll('._54nh');
    for (var j = editButtons.length - 1; j >= options.limit; j--) {
      var editButton = editButtons[j];
      if (!editButton) {
        console.log('Nope!');
        break;
      }
      if (editButton.textContent == 'Delete') {
        editButton.click();  // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("DELETED");
      } else if (editButton.textContent == 'Hidden from timeline') {
        editButton.click();   // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("HIDDEN");
      } else if (editButton.textContent == 'Unlike') {
        editButton.click();   // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("UNLIKED");
      } else if (editButton.textContent == 'Remove Reaction') {
      	editButton.click();   // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("REACTION REMOVED");
      } else {
        console.log("IGNORED")
      }
    }
  }
}

Hello. It is not working. I copied and pasted the code in "Console" and once I entered the code it says "undefined". What's the problem. Please help me. Thank you! :D

you need to set the proper date in the options and @andrewtheis there is a typo, seems like now it's "Remove reaction" without capital R in the reaction :)

@lanceLMD15 run:

var options = {
  year: '2018', // MIND THE YEAR
  limit: 0 // use 1000 if you want to throttle it
};

function delete_hide_unlike(options) {
  var rows = document.querySelectorAll('#facebook #year_' + options.year + ' ._42fu');
  for (var k = rows.length - 1; k >= options.limit; k--) {
    var row = rows[k];
    var rowButton = row.click();
    var editButtons = document.querySelectorAll('._54nh');
    for (var j = editButtons.length - 1; j >= options.limit; j--) {
      var editButton = editButtons[j];
      if (!editButton) {
        console.log('Nope!');
        break;
      }
      if (editButton.textContent == 'Delete') {
        editButton.click();  // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("DELETED");
      } else if (editButton.textContent == 'Hidden from timeline') {
        editButton.click();   // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("HIDDEN");
      } else if (editButton.textContent == 'Unlike') {
        editButton.click();   // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("UNLIKED");
      } else if (editButton.textContent == 'Remove reaction') {
      	editButton.click();   // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
        console.log("REACTION REMOVED");
      } else {
        console.log("IGNORED")
      }
    }
  }
}

delete_hide_unlike(options)

Any idea how to unlike only specific items using keyword and dates ? (Eg: unlike everything from website.com from 2017 to 2018)

Tip: Doesn't seem to work in the "new" FB design. FB removed the option to switch to the old layout too. But... if you manage a page or group, go to that page, and use the link top-left to switch back to the "old" interface for 48 hours.

Is there an update on this? But only for removing "likes and reactions" BUT not comments?
Thank you. :)

Could anybody please explain, how the coding needs to be changed and how to find out new object names with the new facebook website?

can you please update the script?

agreed - this is just what i"m looking for - but even with the "updated" script a few posts down from the top - i define the year and still get the undefined "error" at the bottom

Hello All
This is exactly what I was looking for but, can anyone please tell us where exactly to run the script? It may sound silly but I don't where to run it.

Thank you all.

@aalyassin - I don't think the script works at the moment, but this is how you're supposed to 'run' scripts.

open the script in an editor. change any options as required. copy the script.
open the appropriate FB page in your browser.
open the developer tools (F12), select console in the menu
paste the script into the console window/section.

@Lanterfanten Thank you.

This worked for me to unlike stuff (connections => pages, page likes...). May work for other logs too.

async function clear_fb() {
    var rows = document.querySelectorAll('.kvgmc6g5 > .l9j0dhe7 .cypi58rs i')

    for (const row of rows) {
        // open
        row.click()
        // wait
        await new Promise( resolve => {
            setTimeout( () => {
                resolve()
            }, 100)
        })
        // confirm
        document.querySelector('[role=menu] [role=menuitem]').click()
    }
}
clear_fb()

@TobiaszCudnik Thank you! works flawlessly 😌

This clears a specific date:

START

await (async function clear_fb(dateTextFilter) {
  var count = 0;
  var accumulator = 0;

  async function wait(time = 16) {
    await new Promise((resolve) => {
      setTimeout(() => {
        resolve();
      }, time);
    });
  }

  async function try_click(element) {
    if (!element) return;
    try {
      element.scrollTo();
      await wait(1);
    } catch (e) {}
    try {
      element.focus();
      await wait(1);
    } catch (e) {}
    try {
      element.click();
      await wait();
    } catch (e) {}
  }

  async function do_clear() {
    window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollHeight);
    await wait(500);

    var parent = [...document.querySelectorAll(".bi6gxh9e")].filter((e) =>
      e.innerText.includes(dateTextFilter)
    )[0].parentElement;
    var rows = [
      ...parent.querySelectorAll(".kvgmc6g5 > .l9j0dhe7 .cypi58rs i"),
    ];

    console.log("Discovered " + rows.length + " rows");

    for (const row of rows) {
      await try_click(row);
      console.log(row.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.innerText);
      var unlike = document.querySelector("[role=menu] [role=menuitem]");
      await try_click(unlike);

      var ok = [
        ...document.querySelectorAll(
          ".a8c37x1j.ni8dbmo4.stjgntxs.l9j0dhe7.ltmttdrg.g0qnabr5"
        ),
      ].filter((e) => e.innerText.includes("OK"))[0];
      await try_click(ok);

      var x = [
        ...document.querySelectorAll(
          "div.rq0escxv.l9j0dhe7.du4w35lb.j83agx80.cbu4d94t.pfnyh3mw.d2edcug0.hpfvmrgz.p8fzw8mz.pcp91wgn.iuny7tx3.ipjc6fyt > div > i"
        ),
      ][0];
      await try_click(x);
      row.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.remove();
      await wait();
    }

    return rows.length;
  }

  do {
    window.scrollTo(0, 0);
    await wait();
    count = await do_clear();
    accumulator += count;
    console.log("Finished clearing " + accumulator + " rows");
  } while (count != 0);

  console.log("Done");
})("February 28, 2022");

END

Not future proof at all, but does the job for now.

@DeanyBox you run it in the browser console directly (in Developer Tools).

Wish I'd had this years ago; I tried all sorts of plugins and scripts to delete FB activity, and some of them worked quite well -- for a short time, until Zucky changed the code so they wouldn't work. Moot point now, though, because I finally utilized the nuclear option and deleted my FB, Insta, and WhatsApp about six months ago. You can do it, too! :)

Can someone please show me how this is supposed executed in console, I copied and pasted into console but i think the reason its not working is because i might be adding text that i shouldn’t be?

// deletes, hides, and unlikes posts all within a specific year (in options.year)
function delete_hide_unlike(options) {
var rows = document.querySelectorAll('#facebook #year_' + options.year + ' ._42fu');
for (var k = rows.length - 1; k >= options.limit; k--) {
var row = rows[k];
var rowButton = row.click();
var editButtons = document.querySelectorAll('._54nh');
for (var j = editButtons.length - 1; j >= options.limit; j--) {
var editButton = editButtons[j];
if (!editButton) {
console.log('Nope!');
break;
}
if (editButton.textContent == 'Delete') {
editButton.click(); // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
console.log("DELETED");
} else if (editButton.textContent == 'Hidden from timeline') {
editButton.click(); // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
console.log("HIDDEN");
} else if (editButton.textContent == 'Unlike') {
editButton.click(); // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
console.log("UNLIKE");
} else {
console.log("IGNORED")
}
}
}
}
var options = {
year: '2007',
limit: 0, // use 1000 if you want to throttle how much to delete
}
delete_hide_unlike(options);

// unlikes and deletes anything that is globally public, by year (set in options.year)
function unlike_delete_globally_public_posts(options) {
var rows = document.querySelectorAll('#year_' + options.year + ' *[aria-label="Public"]')
for (var i = 0; i < rows.length; i++) {
var global_like = rows[i]
var likeButton = global_like.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.querySelector('._42fu')
likeButton.click();
var editButtons = document.querySelectorAll('._54nh');
for (var j = editButtons.length - 1; j >= options.limit; j--) {
var editButton = editButtons[j];
if (!editButton) {
console.log('Nope!');
break;
} else if (editButton.textContent == 'Delete') {
editButton.click(); // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
console.log("DELETED");
} else if (editButton.textContent == 'Unlike') {
editButton.click(); // COMMENT OUT IF YOU WANT TO TEST IT OUT WITHOUT ACTUALY DELETING
console.log("UNLIKE");
} else {
console.log("No action")
}
}
}
}
var options = {
year: '2009',
limit: 0 // use 1000 if you want to throttle it
}
unlike_delete_globally_public_posts(options)

@mi-lee Hello :) I have tried all scripts but it's not working. I think it needs an update to the new Facebook, Could you please recheck the script? I just need interactions (post likes/comment likes) remover. Thanks in advance :)

@Meligy Hello :) the script you wrote is not working, could you please update it, just specific to the year (not specific to a date)? It gave me undefined result, as of a specific date too. Thanks!