Can a deleted viva engage community page be recovered

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Can a deleted viva engage community page be recovered

Abbas Shamael Rizvi 0

I accidentally deleted a viva engage community page. How can i restore it?

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Tamara-Hu 17,955 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hi @Abbas Shamael Rizvi,

It depends on what was deleted.

If you deleted an entire Viva Engage community, most Viva Engage communities are backed by a Microsoft 365 Group. When the community is deleted, the associated Microsoft 365 Group is typically placed in a soft-deleted state for up to 30 days, during which a Microsoft 365 Administrator can restore it. After the group is restored, the associated Viva Engage resources should also reappear.

If by "community page" you mean a specific post, article, or conversation within a community, those items generally cannot be restored directly back into the Viva Engage interface once deleted.

Could you clarify:

Did you delete the entire community, or
A specific post/page/conversation inside the community?
Also, approximately how long ago was it deleted?

That information will help determine whether recovery is possible and what steps to take next.

I apologize if I could not jump straight to a solution. I want to avoid suggesting anything that might be inaccurate or unhelpful. Once I have the details above, I’ll be able to assist you more effectively and guide you toward the right resolution.

Looking forward to your response so we can get this sorted out for you together.

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Abbas Shamael Rizvi 0 Reputation points

2026-07-27T09:00:58.53+00:00

I think i deleted the entire community from My M365 dashboard sharepoint list. I deleted a sharepoint from the sharepoint list and then the viva engage community page was also gone.
Tamara-Hu 17,955 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-07-27T12:25:56.62+00:00

Hi @Abbas Shamael Rizvi,

Thanks for the additional information.

To help confirm exactly what was deleted and whether it is related to the Viva Engage community, could you please provide a screenshot of the page where you deleted the SharePoint site (with any sensitive information blurred out if necessary)?

Once we can see where the deletion occurred, we can better determine whether the associated Microsoft 365 Group and Viva Engage community may still be recoverable.
Abbas Shamael Rizvi 0 Reputation points

2026-07-27T16:30:34.8+00:00

Hi Tamara.

The SharePoint site of that Viva Engage community was successfully restored by our IT team, but the Viva Engage community page was not reinstated for quite some time. When it eventually reappeared (I'm not sure whether it was triggered by my actions such as checking in/out or publishing/unpublishing the homepage.aspx file in the site contents on the restored SharePoint site, or if it was restored automatically), it locked me and everyone else out and prompted us that it was a private group and we need to request to join. The SharePoint site on the other hand showed my access as owner and all 449 members and their list.

I was only able to access the Viva engage community page and see all the reinstated community page in its entire original form with posts etc after our IT team removed me as an owner of the SharePoint site via the Microsoft 365 Admin Center and then re-added me as an owner. While I now have admin access again, it appears that the community membership has not been fully restored, but I am currently having to add members back manually.
Tamara-Hu 17,955 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-07-28T13:25:48.5866667+00:00
Hi @Abbas Shamael Rizvi,

Thank you for the detailed update and for sharing the screenshots.

Since the community content was ultimately restored and access was regained after your IT team removed and re-added you as an owner, this suggests that the restoration process may not have completely reinstated the community membership information within Viva Engage.

At this point, I am not aware of any documented Microsoft-supported method to force a full re-synchronization of all Viva Engage community members after a community recovery scenario like this.

Because the community has been restored but the membership count remains inconsistent with the associated Microsoft 365 group, I would recommend that your Microsoft 365 administrator open a support case with Microsoft. They can review the backend synchronization status between the Microsoft 365 group, SharePoint site, and Viva Engage community to determine whether additional recovery actions are available.

Your IT Admin/Microsoft 365 Admin can follow this instruction to create a support request: Get support - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn

If your subscription is from a partner or reseller, contact the reseller's support provider to help open a service request on behalf of you instead.

When contacting support, it may be helpful to provide the screenshots showing:

The Viva Engage community displaying 7 members.

The associated SharePoint site displaying 449 members.

Confirmation that the SharePoint site was previously deleted and later restored.

This will help Microsoft investigate whether the community membership data was only partially restored during the recovery process.

If you discover any solutions or have additional insights, please consider replying to this thread to help others in the community.

I sincerely apologize for redirecting you to the Microsoft Technical Support Team. While I strive to assist as much as possible here in the forum, my resources are limited when it comes to backend-level diagnostics and advanced troubleshooting.

Thank you, and please let me know if you need any further assistance.