How to Merge Facebook Pages (and What You Lose)
You can merge Facebook Pages if both qualify and Meta offers the feature to you: same name, same thing, same address (if they have one), same business portfolio, and Facebook access to both. You request it on a computer, in the Page’s settings. Followers and check-ins combine; the other Page’s posts, photos, reviews, ratings and username are deleted for good.
Merging is how Meta lets you consolidate Facebook Pages that duplicate each other, such as a second Page someone set up by mistake. Every rule below comes from Meta’s own pages, starting with its Merge 2 Facebook Pages article (checked 2 October 2026). For setting up a Page properly from the start, see how to create a Facebook Page; our guide to using Facebook covers Pages more broadly.
Table of Contents
- Can you merge Facebook Pages?
- What do you need before you merge two Pages?
- How to merge Facebook Pages
- What happens when you merge Facebook Pages?
- Why can’t I merge my Facebook Pages?
- If you can’t merge: deactivate, unpublish or delete a Page
- Frequently asked questions
Can you merge Facebook Pages?
Yes, when the two Pages really are the same thing and Meta offers you the feature. Its Help Center says the ability to merge Pages “may not currently be available to all users”, and that if you don’t see the option, your Pages aren’t eligible. The merge is permanent: you keep one Page, and the other is removed from Facebook. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Merge 2 Facebook Pages
Merging is meant for duplicates, not for joining two different projects. Meta’s Pages, Groups and Events Policies (checked 2 October 2026) say it plainly: “Do not merge two Pages when their purposes are dissimilar.”
What do you need before you merge two Pages?
Five conditions, all from Meta’s merge article. Tick every one before you look for the option:
- ☐ The same name, for the same thing. If the names differ, request a name change for one Page first, then request the merge once the change is approved.
- ☐ The same address, if the Pages have physical locations.
- ☐ The same business portfolio. Meta’s merge article still says “Business Manager account”; business portfolio is the current name for it. Checked against Meta Business Help Center: About business portfolios
- ☐ Not the portfolio’s primary Page. The Page you merge from can’t be the primary Page of that account.
- ☐ Facebook access to both Pages. With task access, you can’t merge.
Checked against Facebook Help Center: Merge 2 Facebook Pages.
Two combinations never qualify, whatever else matches: global Pages, and a verified Page merging into one that isn’t verified.
How to merge Facebook Pages
Merging Facebook Pages is a request you submit on a computer: Meta says you’ll need to log into Facebook on one, so there are no app steps. Switch into the Page, then open Settings > Page setup > Merge Pages. If Merge Pages isn’t there, Meta says the Pages aren’t eligible.
On a computer:
- Log into Facebook, then click your profile photo in the top right.
- Click See all profiles, then select the Page you want to switch into.
- Click your Page's profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
- Click Settings & privacy, then click Settings.
- In the left menu, click Page setup.
- Next to Merge Pages, click View.
- Next to Merge multiple Pages, click Start request.
Checked against Facebook Help Center: Merge 2 Facebook Pages.
Before you submit the request
Meta’s article gives one pre-check, and three more follow from what a merge deletes:
- Check your campaigns. Meta asks you to make sure no campaigns you’re running point to the Page that will be deleted. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Merge 2 Facebook Pages
- Download a copy of that Page. With Facebook access with full control, open the Page’s Settings > Download your information and choose the format, media quality and date range. Meta’s guide to downloading a copy of your Page (checked 2 October 2026) says the link to the file expires after 4 days.
- Update links to its username. A Page’s username is its web address (facebook.com/username), and the merged Page’s username is deleted, so update your website, email signature and anything else that links to it. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Create a username for your Facebook Page
- Move scheduled posts. If a scheduler, Outfeed AI included, posts to the Page you’re merging away, move those posts to the Page you keep. Outfeed publishes to Facebook Pages only, not to profiles or Groups. For the native options, see how to schedule Facebook posts.
What happens when you merge Facebook Pages?
The Page you keep stays as it is and gains the other Page’s followers; the Page you merge disappears with most of its content. Meta lists both sides:
| Combined into the Page you keep | Deleted with the Page you merge |
|---|---|
| Followers of both Pages | Posts |
| Check-ins from profiles | Photos |
| Groups linked to the merged Page, which move over | Reviews and ratings |
| The username | |
| The Page itself, which is removed from Facebook |
Apart from the new followers, the Page you keep is unchanged. There’s no undo either: Meta says you won’t be able to unmerge. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Merge 2 Facebook Pages
Meta’s merge article doesn’t say how long a request takes or whether followers are told. If the merge follows a rebrand, refresh the kept Page’s photos too; our Facebook cover photo size guide has the dimensions.
Why can’t I merge my Facebook Pages?
Because one of Meta’s conditions isn’t met, or the feature isn’t available to you yet. Meta’s article gives a single test: if you don’t see the option, the Pages aren’t eligible. Match your situation to a fix below; each one uses an official setting, not a workaround.
- The names don’t match. If they’re the same business, request a name change for one Page from Settings > Page setup > Name, wait for approval, then try again. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Change your Facebook Page's name Meta’s Pages, Groups and Events Policies forbid name changes that significantly alter a Page’s existing purpose.
- They’re in different portfolios, or in none. Someone with full control of the portfolio adds both Pages from Settings > Pages in Meta Business Suite; a Page owned by another person or business can’t be added. Checked against Meta Business Help Center: Add a Facebook Page to your organization's business portfolio in Meta Business Suite Our Meta Business Manager guide explains portfolios.
- You’re merging from the primary Page. Keep the primary Page and merge the other one into it.
- You only have task access. Task access can’t merge. Ask someone with full control of each Page to give you Facebook access. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Create and manage a Facebook Page
- The addresses differ. If both Pages are the same place, correct the outdated address. If they’re two real locations, they aren’t duplicates, and Meta’s rules don’t allow the merge.
- One Page is verified. You can’t merge a verified Page into an unverified one, so make the verified Page the one you keep.
- They’re global Pages. Global Pages can’t be merged.
- Everything checks out, and still no option. Meta says merging “may not currently be available to all users”. Use one of the alternatives below.
If you can’t merge: deactivate, unpublish or delete a Page
If a merge isn’t possible, Meta offers three official ways to take the extra Page out of public view. Deactivate or unpublish it if you might want it back; delete it only when you’re sure. Unlike a merge, none of them combines anything: they hide the Page or remove it.
| Can the public see it? | Can you edit it? | Can you undo it? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deactivate | No, followers included | No, until you reactivate it | Yes, by reactivating it from your personal profile |
| Unpublish | No | Yes; edits go public when you publish again | Yes, by publishing it again |
| Delete | No: Facebook deactivates it at once | No | Only within 14 days; after that it’s permanently deleted |
Deactivating and deleting both need Facebook access with full control, and deactivating a parent Page also deactivates its child Pages. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Deactivate or reactivate your Facebook Page Checked against Facebook Help Center: Delete or cancel deletion of your Facebook Page A Page is reactivated, or its deletion cancelled, only from a personal profile’s settings (Reactivate a Page), not from the Page’s business settings. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Delete or cancel deletion of your Facebook Page To deactivate the extra Page:
On a computer:
- Log into Facebook, then click your profile photo in the top right.
- Click See all profiles, then select the Page you want to switch into.
- Click your Page's profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
- Click Settings & privacy, then click Settings.
- In the left menu, click Access and control.
- Select Deactivate Page and click Continue, then follow the steps to deactivate your page. You may be asked to enter your password.
On iPhone:
- Tap Menu in the top left of Facebook or your profile picture.
- Tap Options, then select the Page you want to switch into.
- Tap Menu in the top left of Facebook.
- Tap Settings & privacy, then tap Settings.
- Tap Access and control.
- Select Deactivate Page then tap Continue, then follow the steps to deactivate your Page. You may be asked to re-enter your password.
Checked against Facebook Help Center: Deactivate or reactivate your Facebook Page.
Unpublishing needs Facebook access, and Meta’s unpublish guide (checked 2 October 2026) adds that an unpublished Page can’t start new ad campaigns and its existing ones are paused. Checked against Facebook Help Center: Deactivate or reactivate your Facebook Page
Schedule posts for the Page you keep in Outfeed AI
Frequently asked questions
Can you merge two Facebook Pages?
Yes, if Meta offers you the feature and both Pages qualify: the same name and the same thing, the same address if they have physical locations, the same Business Manager account (now called a business portfolio) and Facebook access to both. The Page you merge from can’t be that account’s primary Page.
What happens when you merge Facebook Pages?
Followers and check-ins from profiles are combined, and groups linked to the merged Page move to the Page you keep. The merged Page’s posts, photos, reviews, ratings and username are deleted, and that Page is removed from Facebook. The Page you keep is unchanged apart from its new followers.
Do you lose followers when you merge Facebook Pages?
No. Meta says the Pages’ followers are combined, so people who followed the Page you merge are added to the Page you keep. What you lose is the merged Page’s content: its posts, photos, reviews, ratings and username.
Can you undo a Facebook Page merge?
No. Meta says the Page you don’t keep is removed from Facebook and you won’t be able to unmerge it. Before you request a merge, download a copy of that Page if you have full control, and update any links that use its username.
Why can’t I merge my Facebook Pages?
If you don’t see the option, Meta says the Pages aren’t eligible, and the feature may not be available to everyone. Check that they share a name, address and business portfolio, that you have Facebook access rather than task access to both, and that you aren’t merging from the portfolio’s primary Page. Global Pages can’t be merged, nor can a verified Page into an unverified one.