Delete diagrams

You can permanently delete a diagram from the Confluence page where it was created. Gliffy diagrams are stored as attachments on a page, therefore you must delete it from the Confluence attachments.

To remove a diagram from a page without permanently deleting it, while editing the Confluence page, click the diagram and, from the properties pane above or below the diagram, click Remove.

Delete a diagram from a page in Confluence Cloud

  1. In the Confluence page that contains the diagram, click Show details > Attachments from the Confluence floating menu.


  2. Locate your diagram in the list.

  3. For both the GLIFFY DIAGRAM and GLIFFY IMAGE attachments, click Delete.

  4. When prompted to confirm the deletion, click OK.

  5. Return to the Confluence page.

  6. Edit the Confluence page. You see a Gliffy error where the diagram should be.

  7. Delete the error image.

Delete a diagram from a page in Confluence Data Center

  1. In the Confluence page that contains the diagram, click > Attachments.

  2. Locate your diagram in the list.

  3. For both the GLIFFY DIAGRAM and GLIFFY IMAGE attachments, click Delete.

  4. When prompted to confirm the deletion, click OK.

  5. Return to the Confluence page.

  6. Edit the Confluence page. You see a Gliffy error where the diagram should be.

  7. Delete the error image.

Delete a linked diagram

Linked diagrams are existing diagrams that are attached to a different Confluence page. If a diagram is linked on a page, you will not see the diagram in the page attachments. When a diagram is linked to a different page, you can also see the ... menu in the diagram toolbar:

Delete a linked diagram from the linked page

If you want to delete a linked diagram only from one of the pages where the diagram is linked, follow these steps:

  1. In the Confluence page that contains the linked diagram, click the ... menu in the diagram toolbar.

  2. Click Unlink Diagram.

  3. You will see an error where the diagram should be. Delete the error image.

Delete a linked diagram from the original page

If you want to delete a linked diagram from the original page and therefore from all pages where it is linked, follow these steps:

If you have multiple Confluence pages linked to the same original diagram, and the Gliffy attachments are deleted from that original page, the diagrams will also be removed from every linked page.

  1. In the Confluence page that contains the linked diagram, click the ... menu in the diagram toolbar.

  2. Click View Attachment.

    This will take you to the Attachments screen of the page where the diagram was originally created.

  3. Locate your diagram in the list.

  4. For both the GLIFFY DIAGRAM and GLIFFY IMAGE attachments, click Delete.

  5. When prompted to confirm the deletion, click OK.

  6. Return to the Confluence page.

  7. Edit the Confluence page. You see a Gliffy error where the diagram should be.

  8. Delete the error image.