How to delete instagram on the app
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 delete Instagram or disable your account
Instagram is my social media jam. I share photos with friends and see their pictures as well. It's a happy space for me, or at least it used to be. Instagram has changed drastically over the years. There are ads everywhere, and it feels more like Snapchat and Facebook than the hip photo-sharing site it once was. To make matters worse, researchers discovered that Instagram's website leaked user contact information, including phone numbers and email addresses. All this has gotten me to the point where I want to delete Instagram.
If you're like me and want to delete or deactivate your Instagram account, here's how to do it.
Unfortunately, there isn't a simple way to delete your Instagram account from the app.
Check out the How To Delete Instagram video at the top from CNET's How To Do It All YouTube channel to follow along or get an overview of the process.
If you need a break or are ready to walk away from Instagram, you have a couple of options for your account.
Angela Lang/CNETTo delete or disable?
You have two main options for walking away from Instagram: Delete it or disable it. Deleting your account removes it permanently -- like Thanos snap permanent. Your profile, photos, videos, comments, likes, and follower list are gone forever - SNAP!
On the other hand, disabling your account hides it until you reactivate it by logging back in. It's kind of like when you buy that bag of cookies and push it to the back of your cabinet so you won't be tempted to scarf them all down in one sitting, but you know it's there for that tough day when you need some emotional cookie support.
I've said too much.
Request your data for download: photos, videos and more
Before you decide to delete or disable, take a moment to download your data. If you're permanently deleting your account, this will be the only time you can retrieve any photos or videos you took or comments you want to save. Seriously you don't want that photo when you met Laura Dern to be gone forever.
I got to meet and interview Laura Dern as part of a coding event for young women hosted by the travel site Booking.com.
You can request a data download from either a web browser or from the app itself. Just a heads up, this is not an instantaneous process. Once you request to download your data, Instagram can take hours compiling it all for you to download.
Download data from the Instagram app:
1. Go to your profile.
2. Tap on the hamburger menu icon on the top right aka the three horizontal lines.
3. Tap on Settings at the bottom right of the screen.
4. Tap on Security.
5. Then, tap on Download Data.
6. From there, enter your email address and press the blue Request Download button.
Download data from a web browser:
1. Go to your profile.
2. Click the Edit Profile button.
3. Click Privacy & Security.
4. Scroll down to Data Download section and click Request Download.
5. From there, you enter your email address and press the blue Request Download button.
Your Instagram data is ready to download
Next, you'll receive an email with the subject line: Your Instagram Data. Open up the message and there will be a link to your data. This link is only good for four days. Also, it can take up to 48 hours for Instagram to send you the link.
Though in my experience it took about an hour.
Before you permanently delete you account, take time to download your data.
Patrick Holland/CNETWhen you click on the link, a folder will download with your photos and videos in them. There will also be separate files for everything from your profile information to your comments. Instagram puts these into a JSON file, which stands for JavaScript Object Notation. It uses text to show data making it easy to read by humans.
The only way I found these files was by dragging them into a Firefox browser window. It's kind of ugly, but you can read captions, comments, even your profile information if you want. If you are having trouble viewing the files in Firefox, here's a Mozilla webpage with some settings to check.
If you use Google Chrome's browser you'll need to download an extension to view the JSON files. On Apple's Safari, an extension is also needed to view JSON files.
Instagram made deleting your account easy
The quickest way to delete your account is to visit this Delete Your Account page via a web browser.
You can't actually delete your account directly from the Instagram app, but you can navigate your way to the Delete Your Account page starting in the app if you prefer.
Delete Instagram by starting in the app
1. Go to your profile.
2. Tap on the hamburger menu icon on the top right (the three horizontal lines).
3. Tap on Settings at the bottom right of the screen.
4. Tap Help.
5. Tap Help Center, then a browser window will pop-up.
6. Tap Managing Your Account.
7. Tap Delete Your Account.
8. Tap How do I delete my account?
9.
Scroll down to the first step and tap on the link to the Delete Your Account page.
Once you're on the Delete your account page, select a reason why you're deleting your account from the drop down menu. And yes, you really have to do this or you can't move on. Then, scroll down and enter your password when prompted.
Instagram has a special web page for deleting your account. Getting to the page from the app involves a ridiculous number of steps.
InstagramFinally, tap the red Permanently delete my account button. A window will pop-up asking if you're sure that you want to delete your account. Tap OK.
Take a break by disabling your account
If you'd just like to take a break away from the IG or are on the fence about permanently deleting your account I recommend disabling it instead. The fastest way to do this is to use a web browser and visit the Temporarily Disable Your Account page.
To get to the disable page via a web browser
1. Go to Instagram's website.
2. Log in to your account.
3. Click on your profile.
4. Click on the Edit Profile button.
5. Scroll down, then click Temporarily disable my account in the bottom right.
You can also navigate to the same page through the app but it is extremely tedious. Follow the directions above for getting to the Delete Your Account page from the Instagram app. Once that page has loaded, click on the link to the Temporarily Disable Your Account page.
If you just need a break from Instagram, try disabling your account temporarily.
InstagramOnce you're on the page, select a reason why you're disabling your account from the drop down menu.
Then, click the blue Temporarily Disable Account button. A window will pop-up asking if you're sure that you want to delete your account. Tap OK.
There! You're done and Insta-free. But if you do ever want to get back into the world of influencers and whatever IGTV is you can fire up your dormant account. To reactivate your account, simply log back into your app or online.
HOW TO DELETE ACCOUNT ON INSTAGRAM - 2 options: permanently and temporarily
If you need to delete your profile on Instagram, follow the instructions. After that, the user will not be able to upload old photos and stories to his mobile phone.
We advise you to save photos and stories dear to your heart from the archive to your phone in advance. After a month or two, they cannot be returned, they are deleted from the servers.
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How to delete an Instagram account from your phone
Getting rid of the page without leaving the application on your smartphone is real.
To do this, do the following:
1. Go to the Instagram program and go to the profile.
2. Tap on the menu (three bars) on top and click on "Settings".
3. Go to "Help" and "Help Center".
4. Go to "Manage Account".
5. In the "Search" line, enter "Delete profile".
6. Find the "How to delete your account" guide and tap on the link.
7. Take any of the reasons for leaving and write down your password.
After that, the account is deactivated and disappears completely after 30-90 days.
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After a month or two, Internet users will no longer see the account itself. The information will be deleted. But at the same time, a backup (backup copy) may be on the servers of the service itself for a couple of months.
This is stated in the data usage policy.
The steps on how to permanently delete an Instagram account are the same as in the paragraph above: go to settings, go to help. In the search, register "Delete profile", take "How to delete an account." After tapping on the link, where to choose one of the reasons for getting rid of the page.
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How to temporarily delete an Instagram account
If you don’t want to leave social networks, but you just need to disable your Instagram account for a while, then follow these instructions. So photos, likes and comments will remain hidden: no one can access them. And they will appear only after the account is restored. You cannot turn off the profile in the application - only in the web version. How it's done:
- Open the social network Instagram.com in the browser itself.
- Click on the avatar and go to your profile.
- A page with a menu will open: there you can enter the mobile phone number, gender and other features of the account.
- Scroll and select "Temporarily disable account".
Next, you should find the reason why you want to deactivate the acc. If the point is that you need to delete a comment, you get a lot of ads, or the social network is distracting, Instagram will suggest solutions without deleting it. For those who still want to move away from social networks, just click "Temporarily disable".
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How to delete an Instagram account from a computer
Nickname will be lost when deleting a profile. If another user wants to take this "name" for himself, he can do it. And upon return, you will have to create a page with a new nickname.
Sometimes others may have time to take this name - consider this before deleting your Instagram account.
For those who decide to leave online, the algorithm is as follows:
All steps on how to delete an Instagram account are suitable for any type of profile - personal or professional. The instructions are identical in both cases.
But if you just want to hide the page and keep posting, hiding is enough. To do this, go to the privacy settings and check the box next to "Closed account". After that, only those who have already been subscribed can watch what is happening on the page. No one will even be able to view the content anonymously and through bots.
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How to delete an Instagram account from an Android or iPhone phone
Created a second account and the first one is no longer needed or just tired of the social network itself? In both cases, you can delete your Instagram account. And how to do it on smartphones and tablets running on Android, as well as on iPhone and iPad, is described in this instruction.
The account deletion function is not available in the Instagram app, so you will have to use the website. In addition, through the web version, you can not delete, but temporarily suspend your account, keeping uploaded photos, videos and stories in your account.
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Article content:
- How to temporarily block an Instagram account
- How to back up user data
- How to delete an Instagram account permanently
- How to uninstall the Instagram app
- Pure Android
- On Samsung, Huawei and Honor
- For iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
- Which folder on the phone stores profile photos
- Archive publications from profile
How to temporarily block an account
Deleting an account is an irreversible process, therefore, added photos, videos, galleries and stories, as well as the account itself, will be permanently deleted. To save your account and continue using it later, temporarily block your account. This procedure can be carried out only once a week.
In a browser, open the authorization page https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/ and sign in to your account. Then click on the user icon and click on the "Edit Profile" button. Scroll down and select Temporarily disable my account.
Specify the reason why you chose to block your account by selecting an option from the list. After that, re-enter the password, click "Temporarily block the account" and confirm the blocking.
Before deleting an account
A temporarily blocked account is restored in a couple of clicks. Moreover, at a time when the profile is not active, account data continues to be stored on Instagram servers. But when you delete your account, this data will be erased. And if the materials uploaded to the profile were saved on the device to the Instagram folder, as described later in the article, then you will no longer be able to view comments on posts or read messages received in Direct.
Especially for users who want to save all information from the profile, including added stories, photos and videos, saved posts, likes, comments, search history and more, Instagram developers have created a special feature.
If you are not interested in downloading account data and you want to quickly move on to deleting your profile, scroll to the next paragraph of this instruction. For the rest: go to the application, click on the user icon in the lower right corner, and then you will be taken to the profile. Now click on the "Menu" button and select "Settings".
Open the "Security" section and click on the "Download data" item.
In the "Email address" field, you can leave the email address associated with the account or enter another one. Click Request File, enter your account password, and click Next.
A message will appear that the file has been requested. It can take up to 48 hours to collect data and send an email with a download link, but usually the email arrives within 10 minutes. If there is no message for a long time, check your Spam folder. You can create such requests no more than once every four days.
The email you receive will contain a link to download the file. Follow it (the page will open in the browser), if necessary, log in. Then click "Download data" already on the site page.
The download of the archive will start. Its size depends on the number of correspondence, published publications and stories. Therefore, for users who regularly post on Instagram, the archive size can exceed several gigabytes, and its download can take a long time.
Extract the contents of the archive. Media files are stored in separate folders: "direct", "photos", "profile", "stories", "videos". And the correspondence, comments left, likes, search history and settings are recorded in text format in files with the JSON extension. To open the latter, use a text editor such as Notepad++.
How to permanently delete an Instagram account
In a browser on your computer or phone, go to https://instagram. com/accounts/remove/request/permanent/ and log in if you haven't done so before. Select the reason why you want to delete your account from the drop-down menu. Enter the password again, click the "Permanently delete my account" button and confirm that you are sure.
How to uninstall the Instagram app
Since the account has been deactivated, the Instagram app is no longer needed and can be safely deleted.
On pure Android
Go to the application menu or to the desktop if there is no menu in the launcher, and drag the Instagram icon to the trash. To confirm the deletion, select "OK" in the pop-up window.
For Samsung, Huawei and Honor
Hold your finger on the Instagram app icon for a few seconds and a menu with available options will open. Click on the "Delete" item and confirm the action by selecting "OK" in the dialog box that appears.
For iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Hold your finger on the Instagram icon until the icons begin to shake. Click on the cross in the upper left corner of the icon and select "Delete". Finally, press the Home or Done button if you have one of these models: iPhone X, XR, XS, XS Max, 11, 11 Pro, or 11 Pro Max.
How to restore a temporarily blocked account
To activate a frozen account, just log into it through the application or log in to the Instagram website. If you try to log in shortly after your account has been deactivated, you will be notified that your account has not yet been locked out. Then try again in a couple of hours.
Where are profile photos stored? It appears in the Gallery or Google Photos and is located in the internal memory in the "Pictures" directory. After deleting your account, the downloaded media files will remain there.
The Instagram client for iOS cannot disable saving photos and videos added to the profile, so they are uploaded to the Camera Roll in the "Instagram" folder by default.
Archiving posts from the profile
In addition to blocking the account, deleting posts and creating a private account, there is another way to hide content.
