Facebook Marketplace saved searches, saved, found, edited, deleted

A saved search on Facebook Marketplace is a search you asked Facebook to remember, with an optional notification when it has new results. People get stuck on four things: saving one in the first place, finding it again, turning its notifications on (which is a separate switch inside Marketplace), and deleting one that will not go away. Each is below, with the labels as they appear on the app and the website in October 2026; Facebook moves these around, so if a label differs, the bell icon is the constant.

Save a search

In the app: open Marketplace (Menu → Marketplace, or See more if hidden), search for the item, set the filters you want (distance, price, condition) because the saved search keeps them, then tap the bell or Notify me next to the search bar and confirm.

On a computer: facebook.com → Marketplace in the left column → run the search → click Notify Me under the search bar.

Find your saved searches

In the app: tap the Marketplace search bar. Your saved searches are listed there, alongside recent searches, before you type. Tapping one runs it with its saved filters, and the bell on the results page shows whether notifications are on for it.

On a computer: in Marketplace, the search bar shows saved searches when you click into it, and the left sidebar has a Saved section with See all, which lists saved items and searches.

Turn notifications on for a saved search

Two switches, both needed:

1. Inside Marketplace: Marketplace → your Marketplace profile → Settings → Notifications → turn on the Saved searches category (Facebook lists updates, saved searches and tips for sellers here).
2. Facebook's main settings: Menu → Settings & privacy → Settings → Notifications → Marketplace → push on.

Plus your phone's own notification permission for the Facebook app. If the notifications do not arrive, saved search notifications not working walks through every switch.

Source: Facebook Help Center, "Turn your Facebook Marketplace notifications on or off" and "Turn your Marketplace notifications on or off". Checked October 26, 2026.

Edit a saved search

There is no edit screen. Run the saved search, change the keywords or filters, and save the new version with the bell; then delete the old one.

Delete a saved search, including one that will not delete

1. Tap the Marketplace search bar, find the saved search, and use the X or the three-dot menu next to it to remove it. On the results page, tapping the bell off also stops its notifications.
2. On a computer, open the search from the Saved → See all list and remove it from there, or click into the search bar and use the X next to it.
3. If it keeps coming back: force-close the app and reopen; on Android clear the Facebook app's cache (Settings → Apps → Facebook → Storage → Clear cache); try deleting it from the website instead of the app, or the app instead of the website. A saved search that reappears after deletion is a sync glitch between the two, and deleting it on both sides usually ends it.
4. To stop the notifications without deleting anything, turn off the Saved searches category under Marketplace profile → Settings → Notifications.

What a saved search actually gets you

A reminder of what you searched for, with your filters, and a notification when Facebook decides the search has new results. In our use that notification arrives hours after the listing and sometimes a day or more, the match is loose (a saved search for one model buzzes for lookalikes and accessories), there is no low price limit, and saved searches turn themselves off without warning. It only covers Facebook.

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FAQ

How do I save a search on Facebook Marketplace?

Search for the item with the filters you want, then tap the bell or Notify me next to the search bar (app) or click Notify Me under the search bar (website).

Where are my saved searches on Facebook Marketplace?

Tap into the Marketplace search bar; they are listed there before you type. On the website, the search bar and the Saved → See all list in the sidebar.

How do I delete a saved search on Facebook Marketplace?

Tap into the search bar, find it, and use the X or three-dot menu next to it. If it will not delete, force-close the app, clear the app's cache on Android, and delete it from the website as well.

Why isn't my saved search notifying me?

The Saved searches category under Marketplace profile → Settings → Notifications is off, Facebook's main Marketplace notifications are off, your phone's permission for Facebook is off, or the search has stopped on its own. Re-saving it usually restarts it for a while.

How often does Facebook check a saved search?

Facebook does not say. In our use the notification arrives hours to days after the listing was posted.

Sources checked

Facebook Help Center, "Turn your Facebook Marketplace notifications on or off" and "Turn your Marketplace notifications on or off"; the Marketplace app and website as of October 26, 2026. Labels vary by version; email us if yours differ.