Can You Edit a Facebook Lead Form After Publishing?

A published instant form is locked. Meta doesn’t let you edit an instant form once it’s published. What you can do is copy it: duplicate the published form, make your changes in the copy, and publish that as a new form. If you think you’ll want changes later, save your form as a draft instead of publishing it straight away.

What can and can’t you edit?

Form state	Can you edit it?	What to do
Saved as a draft	Yes	Open it, edit, then Save draft or Publish
Published	No	Duplicate it, edit the copy, publish the copy

How do you edit a draft in Ads Manager?

1. Start creating an instant form for your lead ad.
2. At the ad level, scroll to the instant form section that lists your existing forms.
3. Hover over the form and click Edit. No Edit option means the form isn’t a draft.
4. Make your changes, then click Save draft to keep working later or Publish to finish.

How do you change a published form in Ads Manager?

1. Start creating an instant form for your lead ad.
2. At the ad level, scroll to the instant form section and hover over the form.
3. Click the duplication icon.
4. If you like, give the copy a new name so you can tell the two apart.
5. Make your edits, then click Save draft or Publish.
6. Select the new form at the ad level so your ad uses it.

How do you duplicate a form in Meta Business Suite?

1. Go to Meta Business Suite and click All tools.
2. Click Instant forms, then Create form.
3. Select Duplicate an existing form.
4. Search for the form by name, select it and click Next.
5. Optionally rename the copy, make your edits, then click Save draft or Publish.

To edit a draft in Business Suite instead, open Instant forms under Advertise in All tools, click the Draft forms tab and click Edit next to the form.

What happens to old forms?

Meta says you can save up to 100 instant forms in Ads Manager. When you reach 100 and create a new one, only the most recent 100 are kept. In Business Suite you can archive a form you no longer need: check the box next to it, click Actions, then Archive.

FAQ

Why don’t I see an Edit option on my form?

Meta says a form must have been saved as a draft for the Edit option to appear; if it isn’t a draft, you won’t see Edit. You can still click the duplication icon, make your changes in the copy and publish that as a new form.

Should I save my form as a draft first?

If you expect to change it, yes. Meta’s Business Suite instructions say to click Save draft if you think you’ll want to make changes later, because once you publish an instant form you won’t be able to edit it.

Is there a character limit on the form’s ending?

In Meta Business Suite, Meta says the headline and call-to-action text boxes on the completion screen can include up to 60 characters. Custom disclaimers in the privacy section have no character limit there.