How to delete an Instagram account

How to delete an Instagram account

If you don't want to use Instagram anymore, you can delete an Instagram account permanently. Once you are done, your photos, videos, subscribers and any other information related to your account will be permanently deleted and you will not be able to reuse the same username. If you do not want to delete all this data, you can also temporarily deactivate the account, which we will see in another article.



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Disabling an Instagram account from a computer

  1. Start your internet browser and go to https://www.facebook.com/help/instagram/?rdrhc.
  2. Note that deleting your Instagram account will be final. Once you are done, you will not be able to access your username, photo or video.
  3. Click on Manage your account. Select Delete your account. This is the second option on the page.
  4. View information. Click on How to deactivate my Instagram account? to view a section with the necessary information.
  5. Open the account cancellation page. Click Delete your account. This is a link written in blue located in the first section of the steps which explains how to permanently delete your account. Log in. Enter your username (or email address) and password and tap Login.
  6. Choose a reason. Select the reason you want to delete your account. Click the drop-down menu and choose the reason. If you don't want to give a reason, select Something else.
  7. Enter your password and type one last time in the field provided for this purpose to confirm that you want to permanently delete your account.
  8. Select Permanently delete my account. A window will appear asking you to confirm. Click OK. Your account will be permanently deleted.

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Delete an Instagram account from a mobile device

  1. Launch Instagram, tap on the icon that looks like a white camera on a multicolored background. If you are already logged in to Instagram, go to the homepage.
  2. Open your profile or go to your profile picture to access this page.
  3. Open the settings, tap the gear icon (for the iOS system) or the three dots (for the Android system). The icon is located at the top of the page and provides access to the settings page.
  4. Tap Help Center the option is near the bottom of the menu in the Help section. Select Manage your account. This is the second option at the top of the page. Open the explanatory page. Tap the Delete your account link. This is the second option on the page.
  5. View information next to How to delete an Instagram account? to open a section with the necessary information.
  6. Open the account cancellation page. Tap Delete your account, this is a link written in blue which is in the first section of the steps which explains how to permanently delete your account. Log in. Enter your username (or email address) and password and tap Login.
  7. Choose a reason, select the reason you want to delete your account. Tap the drop-down menu and choose the reason. If you don't want to give a reason, select Something else.
  8. Enter your password and type one last time in the field provided for this purpose to confirm that you want to permanently delete your account. Select Permanently delete my account. A window will appear asking you to confirm the deletion.
  9. Press OK. Your account will be permanently deleted.

Remember to save any photos and videos you want to keep on your device before deleting your account. If you delete your username, you will no longer be able to use it later. Once your account has been deleted, all of its data will be permanently lost.




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