# Delete a goal

Permanently delete a goal, and what happens to its sub-goals and check-ins.

Deleting a goal removes it, its check-ins and its sub-goals for good. To hide it instead, [archive it](https://help.brev.io/archive-a-goal/).

**Who can do this:** anyone who can delete the goal. By default that is the same people who can edit it. See [Roles and permissions](https://help.brev.io/roles-and-permissions/).

## Delete a goal {#steps}

1. Open the goal's ⋯ menu and choose **Delete Goal** (Delete Metric, Delete Project).
2. Click **Delete** to confirm.

> **Tip: Success check**
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> The goal and its sub-goals leave every view. From the goal's own page, Brev takes you back to the view you came from.

## What happens to sub-goals {#sub-goals}

- Each sub-goal is deleted with its check-ins, all the way down.
- A sub-goal with another parent that isn't being deleted stays, under that parent. See [Align to more than one parent](https://help.brev.io/align-to-multiple-parents/).
- If Brev can't save the delete, the goal comes back with an error so you can try again.

To delete several goals, select them and click **Delete** in the toolbar. The confirmation counts sub-goals too.

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