Delete Multiple Jobs at Once
Clean up your Jobs list in one action instead of deleting jobs one at a time. Bulk delete is reversible, so you can act with confidence — nothing is gone for good.
This article covers how to bulk delete jobs, what happens when deleted jobs carry revenue, and how to restore them.
Status: This feature is in early alpha testing and may not be available on your account yet.
What you can do with Bulk Delete
Select multiple jobs on your web Jobs list and delete them all at once.
See a warning if any of the selected jobs carry revenue (invoices, payments, or are QuickBooks-synced) before you confirm.
Restore any deleted job at any time — nothing is permanently removed.
Get notified when a large batch finishes deleting in the background.
Who Can Do What
Role | What they can do |
Pros with the job delete/cancel permission | Can see and use the bulk Delete action |
Pros without that permission | Don't see the bulk Delete action at all |
Any signed-in Pro | Can restore deleted jobs, regardless of the delete permission |
Bulk Delete on the Web
To delete multiple jobs:
Go to the left sidebar and click Jobs.
Select the checkboxes next to the jobs you want to delete (or use Select all {N} matching after applying a filter to select everything that matches, not just what's on the current page).
Click Delete in the bulk action bar that appears.
If none of the selected jobs carry revenue, you'll see: "Delete {N} jobs? These will be removed from your lists, Pipeline, and reports. You can restore them anytime from the Deleted filter." — click Delete {N} to confirm.
If some selected jobs have invoices, payments, or are linked to a won estimate, you'll instead see a warning naming how many are affected, with the choice to Delete all {N}, Skip the tied ones and delete the rest, or Cancel.
📌 Note: Deleting 100 or fewer jobs happens immediately, with a success message and an Undo option. Deleting more than 100 jobs runs in the background — you'll get a notification (in-app and email) when it's done, showing how many were deleted, skipped, or couldn't be deleted.
Restore deleted jobs
Go to the left sidebar and click Jobs.
Open the Deleted filter to see jobs you or your team have deleted.
Select the jobs you want to bring back.
Click Restore.
Restored jobs return to their previous active state, reappear in your lists, Pipeline, schedule, and reports, and any revenue they carried returns to your reports.
Good To Know
This is a reversible soft-delete, not a permanent removal. Deleted jobs are never automatically purged — they stay recoverable in the Deleted filter indefinitely.
Revenue is affected. If a deleted job has an invoice, a payment, or is linked to a won estimate, deleting it removes that revenue from your reports until you restore it.
QuickBooks is untouched. If a deleted job is QuickBooks-synced, deleting it in Housecall Pro does not change or remove anything on the QuickBooks side.
No cascading deletes. Deleting a job doesn't delete anything linked to it, like an invoice — linked records are what trigger the revenue warning in the first place.
Recurring jobs: deleting one occurrence of a recurring job only removes that instance — the rest of the series is unaffected.
Customer notifications are suppressed. Deleting a job won't trigger any customer-facing texts, emails, or automations for that job.
Estimates aren't included in this release. This currently covers the Jobs list only.
Frequently Asked Questions
If I delete a job by mistake, can I get it back?
Yes — go to the Deleted filter on your Jobs list, select the job, and click Restore. There's no time limit.
What happens to a job's revenue when I delete it?
If the job has an invoice, a payment, or is linked to a won estimate, its revenue is removed from your reports until you restore the job. You'll be warned about this before you confirm the delete.
Will deleting a job affect my QuickBooks records?
No — Housecall Pro doesn't push the deletion to QuickBooks. Your QuickBooks data is untouched.
Can I bulk delete estimates too?
Not in this release — this currently applies to the Jobs list only.
Will my customer be notified if I delete their job?
No — deleting a job suppresses any customer notifications or automations tied to it.
What if I don't see the Delete option?
You need the job delete/cancel permission to see and use bulk delete. If you don't see it, check with your account admin.
Need help?
We're here for you! Chat with Support using the Blue Chat Bubble in your Housecall Pro account, or give us a call at 858-842-5746.