How to Delete Messages

Keeping group chats organized sometimes requires deleting outdated or unnecessary messages. This guide explains how message deletion works in Onespot, including who can delete messages and how to manage entire chat feeds.

🧑‍💼 Who Can Delete Messages?

Only admins or moderators/editors of a specific group chat can delete messages.

• When you're an admin (or have edit permissions for the chat screen), you'll see a trash icon 🗑️ next to messages you've posted, allowing you to delete them.
• If you're not an admin, you won’t see the trash icon and won’t be able to delete messages, even your own.

✅ Admins must either:

• Have the Superpowers permission (which allows them to manage/edit all screens), or
• Be assigned as a moderator/editor for that specific group chat screen.

🚮 Can I Delete an Entire Chat Feed?

Currently, there is no built-in one-click way to delete an entire chat feed, but you have two simple options:

Option 1: Delete the Chat Screen

If you're sure you no longer need the chat, you can delete the entire group chat screen.

Option 2: Hide the Chat Screen

If you may need to reference the conversation later, you can hide the screen instead.

💡 Hiding is useful at the end of a school year or event. You can always unhide it when needed.

👉 Learn how to hide a screen: Hiding Screens