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How to Delete Your Instagram Account
- You can delete your Instagram account on the account deletion page on desktop or mobile browser.
- You can also delete your Instagram account on iOS using the mobile app.
- To take a short break from Instagram, you can temporarily deactivate your account.
Instagram is one of the most popular social media sites around — and one of the most addicting. If you want to tone down your Instagram habits, you can always delete or deactivate your Instagram account.
The difference between the two is that deleting your Instagram account is permanent, while deactivating is temporary and you can log back in later.
To delete or deactivate your Instagram account, you can use a web browser on desktop and mobile. iPhone users can even delete their account using the Instagram app.
Here's how.
Quick tip: Once you've deleted or deactivated your Instagram account, you'll probably want to delete the app from your phone as well. Check out our guides on how to delete apps on an iPhone or how to delete apps on your Android device to do it.
How to delete your Instagram on desktop1. On a desktop web browser, go to instagram.com and log into your account.
2. Once logged in, go to the Instagram account deletion page.
3. Click the drop-down menu in the right panel of the screen and choose the reason for deleting your account.
Tell Instagram why you’re deleting your account. Stefan Ionescu/Insider4.
Re-enter your password in the text box that appears below, and click the Delete [Account Name] button afterward.
Instagram will let you know that it'll take a month for your data to be fully erased. Until then, your account will just be hidden from public view.
Note: While your account is hidden, you can log back into it anytime before it is fully erased to cancel the deletion process, if you change your mind.
How to delete Instagram on iOS1. Open the Instagram app on your iOS device.
2. Tap the profile picture icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen and select Settings in the menu.
3. Tap More – the three horizontal lines – in the top-right corner of the screen and select Settings in the menu.
Select “Settings” in the “Mode” menu of the Instagram iOS app. Stefan Ionescu/Insider4. Tap Account.
5. Scroll down and tap Delete account.
Tap “Delete account.
” Stefan Ionescu/Insider 6. Tap Delete account again.
7. Confirm your decision by tapping Continue Deleting Account.
8. The Instagram app will then load the mobile version of the account deletion page. Tap the drop-down menu and select the reason for deleting your Instagram account.
9. Re-enter your Instagram password in the text box that appears below, and then tap the Delete [Account name] button afterward.
How to delete Instagram on Android1. In your Android device's mobile browser, head to instagram.com and log into your account.
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Head to the Instagram account deletion page once you have logged in.
3. Tap the drop-down menu and select the reason for deleting your Instagram account.
Select the reason for deleting your Instagram account in the dropdown-menu. Stefan Ionescu/Insider4. Re-enter your Instagram password in the text box that appears below, and then tap the Delete [Account Name] button afterward.
Re-enter your Instagram password, and the tap the “Delete” button.
Stefan Ionescu/Insider How to deactivate your Instagram account temporarilyIf you just need a short break from Instagram, you can temporarily disable your account instead. This hides it from public view, but lets you restore it whenever you like.
1. Log into your Instagram account on a web browser, go to your profile page, and then click the Edit profile button at the top.
Click “Edit profile.” Stefan Ionescu/Insider2.
At the bottom of the page that opens, click the Temporarily disable my account link.
3. Select the reason that you're disabling your account and re-enter your password.
4. Click the Temporarily Disable Account button.
Click the “Temporarily Disable Account” button. Stefan Ionescu/InsiderTo reactivate your account in the future, simply log back into the Instagram app with your username and password.
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How to Delete Your Instagram Account
Instagram now allows you to delete your account from directly within the Instagram app. This article shows you how it's done.
To comply with Apple's updated App Store guidelines, Instagram in June 2022 added an option in its app for users to delete their account on the service.
Previously it was only possible to delete your Instagram account by logging into a web browser on a desktop browser or mobile device. However, Apple told developers that apps offering account creation must also support account deletion from June 30, 2022, so Instagram had to add the feature.
If you want to delete your account, be aware that account deletion is permanent and it removes your profile, photos, videos, comments, likes, and followers.
That said, there is a 30-day period in which you can change your mind about deleting your account, so you can log back into Instagram after requesting deletion if you want to stop the deletion.
Note that instead of deleting your account, you could always deactivate your Instagram account temporarily, and all of your content will be hidden until your enable it again by logging back in.
Here are the steps to deleting (or deactivating) your Instagram account on iPhone.
- Launch the Instagram app.
- Tap the profile icon in the bottom-right corner.
- Tap the three lines in the top-right corner.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Account.
- Tap Delete account near the bottom of the menu.
- Confirm by tapping Delete Account (or Deactivate Account).
Instagram also lets you hide your status, which prevents anyone from knowing when you were last online or last active on the service. To learn how it works, check out our dedicated how-to article.
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How to close an Instagram account*
May 4, 2020 Likbez Technologies
Hide your photos and videos from strangers.
If you do not like publicity and do not want strangers to view your content, close your profile.
After that, all the stories and posts added to it will be available only to existing subscribers and people whom you allow to follow you in the future.
Even if you add a hashtag to the photo, outsiders will not be able to find it in the search. In addition, your content will not be recommended. nine0003
After closing your account, you can open it again at any time.
How to close your Instagram* profile using the mobile app
Open Settings. Go to the "Privacy" → "Account Privacy" section and enable the "Private account" option.
To open your profile, go to Settings → Privacy → Account Privacy again and turn off the “Closed Account” option.
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How to close your Instagram account * through the site
Open the settings: click on the profile icon in the upper right corner, and then click on the gear. In the menu that appears, select "Privacy and security" and check the "Closed account" box. nine0003
To open the profile, click again in the "Privacy and security" settings and uncheck the "Closed account" box.
How to close an Instagram author or business account*
If you previously switched from a regular profile to an author or business account, you won't be able to close that page. These types of accounts are for public users who promote their brand. Therefore, they do not imply the possibility of closure.
The only way out is to switch back to a regular account. This can be done in the Instagram* mobile app. Click in the settings "Account" → "Switch to personal account" and follow the prompts of the system.
After switching to a regular profile, you can close it as described above.
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*Activity of Meta Platforms Inc. and its social networks Facebook and Instagram are prohibited in the territory of the Russian Federation.
How to close an Instagram account 2021
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Someone actively promotes their profile, and someone wants to close their Instagram account from prying eyes. You can do this in a couple of clicks, you just need to find the desired item in the settings. nine0003
Now Instagram has updated the "Settings" section. We are posting screenshots of how to close your Instagram account after the 2022 update.
How to close your Instagram account in 2022 after the
update Below you will find instructions on how to close your Instagram profile so that posts and Stories are only visible to followers. Even on anonymous browsing sites, your Stories will not be viewable.
If you want to temporarily hide your account from everyone, you can block it. And if only from a specific person, then block his profile. nine0003
- Log in to your account, go to Settings (this is how they look after the 2022 update).
- On some phones in 2022, the settings menu looks like this:
- Scroll down and find the "Privacy" item, after - "Closed account" drag the slider to the right.
- Make account private? Click Make Private
How to add or remove followers on a private Instagram profile
When someone wants to follow you, you will need to go to notifications and confirm or decline the subscription.
In order for one of the already approved subscribers to no longer see your posts, he must be removed from the subscribers. Open the list of your subscribers, find the right one. Click the three dots on the right, select "Delete". Your subscriber will not know about this until he goes to your profile (he will no longer be able to see the posts and will understand that he was removed from the subscribers). nine0003
How to open a closed account on Instagram
To open the account back, repeat all the same steps (screenshots above). Open the settings, find "Privacy and security", after - "Account privacy". "Closed Account" Drag the slider to the left. "Make the account public?" Click OK.
How to make a private business account on Instagram?
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None. If you have an account with connected statistics (business account), then you can make it closed only by transferring it back to your personal account.
Business accounts were invented to make promotion on Instagram more efficient. Accordingly, such an account should be open in order to attract a maximum of subscribers. Still want to close your profile? Switch to a personal account without statistics and then close it according to the instructions above. nine0003
How to switch back to a personal account is in the article: How to make a business account on Instagram.
What is the difference between a closed Instagram account and an open one?
In 2020, after the update, only the interface has changed, while all the advantages and disadvantages of a closed account have remained the same.
- All photos and videos in a closed account can only be seen by subscribers.
- Your posts will not appear in hashtag searches.
- Your Instagram profile can be found in the general search by account name, but when you go to it, posts will not be visible. nine0026
- If you want to subscribe to a private account, you must first submit an application and wait for the owner of the private profile to approve it.
