# Delete Confirmation

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/delete-confirmation/62808>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [June 15, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/delete-confirmation/62808 "2023-06-15T18:39:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_Romano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/john_romano/32/74316_2.png) [@John\_Romano](https://community.glideapps.com/u/John_Romano)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/delete-confirmation/62808/1 "2023-06-15T18:39:31Z")

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What is the best practice to put a confirmation before a delete button…I find this troublesome if someone accidentally hits delete and destroys a lot of work at one time on a glide table from an interface

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/delete-confirmation/62808/2 "2023-06-15T19:00:01Z")

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You could have a delete button with a ‘Show New Screen’ → ‘This Item’ action to show a slide in. Then on that new screen have a confirm or cancel button. Cancel would go back, and Confirm would do the actual delete.

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**Author:** ![John\_Romano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/john_romano/32/74316_2.png) [@John\_Romano](https://community.glideapps.com/u/John_Romano)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/delete-confirmation/62808/3 "2023-06-15T23:12:03Z")

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Thank you Jeff!!! Perfect!

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/delete-confirmation/62808/4 "2023-06-16T23:12:19Z")

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