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Instagram will clearly show you what account you\u2019re about to delete, and ask you why.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n\nYou should end up on a page with the old Instagram logo and a dropdown asking you why you want to delete your account. Depending on which option you choose, you may be shown various links to Instagram\u2019s help center promising to fix your issues or a message helpfully reminding you to check which account you\u2019re deleting. <\/li>\n Whichever you pick, there\u2019ll be a box below the links that asks you to reenter your password. After you do, tap or click the button that says Delete (your account name)<\/strong>, and confirm that you\u2019re sure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/source><\/picture>\n
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Tapping the delete button after entering your password will give you one last confirmation pop-up.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nAs Instagram says a few times on the account deletion page, your data won\u2019t be immediately erased \u2014 Meta will keep it around for 30 days. But your profile and posts will be hidden on the site.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re completely breaking up with Instagram, don\u2019t forget to remove the app from your phone as well. Doing so will save you a little space and will also put a little bit of friction between you and signing back up for the service.<\/p>\n
How to un-delete your Instagram account<\/h2>\n Be aware that you won\u2019t be able to bring your account back if it\u2019s been over 30 days since you asked Instagram to delete it. You\u2019ll have to recreate your account (your username will be freed up after your account\u2019s deleted, but it\u2019s possible someone could\u2019ve taken it).<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/source><\/picture>\n
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You can restore your account within 30 days by logging back in.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nHowever, if you\u2019re within that 30-day time period, you can get your account back, along with its posts and DMs. To do so, simply go back to Instagram and log in with your credentials. You\u2019ll see a message saying that you requested your account be deleted, along with the date your data will be gone. To keep that from happening, just press the \u201cKeep Account\u201d button.<\/p>\n
Temporarily suspending your Instagram account<\/h2>\n If you want to remove your account from public view, but don\u2019t want to permanently delete all your photos and messages, you can suspend your account instead.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The screen to suspend your account is relatively easy to access, but you\u2019ll have to do it through a web browser.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nAgain, Meta makes you use the web version of Instagram, instead of the app, but at least you won\u2019t have to get a link from a help article. <\/p>\n
\nAfter logging into Instagram.com, go to your profile and click the Edit Profile button (if you\u2019re using a mobile browser, you\u2019ll have to tap the settings cog to get the option).<\/li>\n From there, go to Edit Profile <\/strong>> Temporarily disable my account<\/strong> (it\u2019ll be an option at the very bottom). As with deleting your account, you\u2019ll have to select a reason why you\u2019re suspending your account, and put in your password. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/source><\/picture>\n
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Instagram\u2019s \u201cTemporarily disable account\u201d screen.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nTo re-enable your account, simply log back in using the app or the website. You\u2019ll only be able to suspend your account once a week, so if you accidentally log back in your profile, your posts will be back online and visible to followers, at least for a little while. <\/p>\n
Update July 2nd, 2022, 8:32AM ET:<\/strong><\/em> This article was originally published on November 17th, 2021. Updated to add instructions for deleting your account through the app.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nSource: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/22786305\/how-to-delete-restore-instagram-account-web-app-temporarily-suspend<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Source: If you\u2019ve made the decision to delete Instagram, whether because you\u2019ve outgrown the need for a certain finsta or because its parent company Meta is courting controversy again, doing so isn\u2019t as quick or easy as it should be. Up until recently, it couldn\u2019t even be done from within the Instagram app. Go ahead […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,8],"tags":[58],"class_list":["post-9162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","category-technology","tag-how-to"],"yoast_head":"\n
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