How To Delete Your Instagram Account? An Ultimate Guide With 3 Easy Steps.

How to delete your Instagram account-Introduction

There are two ways you can delete or disable your Instagram account.

Temporarily disable your account
Delete your account permanently

We will be discussing both of these options here…So stay tuned!

Temporarily disable your account...

If you disable your account temporarily, your profile, photos, comments, and likes will be hidden until you reactivate it by logging back in. Only from a computer or mobile browser can you disable your Instagram account. [How to delete your Instagram account?]

To temporarily disable your account follow the steps below:

From a computer, go to instagram.com and sign in. You cannot disable your account temporarily from within the Instagram app.
Click your profile picture in the upper right corner, then Profile, and finally Edit profile.
Scroll down and, in the bottom right, click Temporarily disable my account.
Choose an option from the drop-down menu next to Why are you deactivating your account? and retype your password After you’ve selected a reason from the menu and entered your password, the option to disable your account will appear.
Click the Temporarily Disable Account button. [How to delete your Instagram account?]

Delete your Instagram account permanently.

When you delete your account, all of your profile information, photos, videos, comments, likes, and followers are permanently deleted. If you simply want to take a break, you can disable your account temporarily.

After your account has been deleted, you can sign up with the same username again or add that username to another account as long as it hasn’t been taken by a new Instagram user. [How to delete your Instagram account?]

Keep in mind that if your account was deleted for violating Community Guidelines, you may not be able to sign up with the same username again.

In case Instagram is unable to delete your account for security reasons. To request deletion, you must be able to log in to your account. If you can’t remember your password or username, check out these logging-in tips.

To request that your account be permanently deleted, please follow these steps:

Before you delete your account, you should log in and download a copy of your information from Instagram (such as your photos and posts). You will no longer have access to Instagram’s Data Download tool after your account has been deleted.
Using a mobile browser or a computer, navigate to the Delete your account Page. If you are not logged in to Instagram on the web, you will be prompted to do so. You can’t delete your Instagram account from within the app.
Choose one of the options from the drop-down menu next to Why are you deleting your account? and retype your password After you’ve chosen a reason from the menu, the option to permanently delete your account will appear.
Delete [username] by clicking or tapping the button. [How to delete your Instagram account?]

If you would like to delete a different account:

On the Delete your account Page, click or tap the username in the upper right corner.
Select Log out from the drop-down menu next to Edit profile.
Log in as the account you want to delete and follow the steps outlined above. [How to delete your Instagram account?]

Conclusion:

Your account and all of your information will be permanently deleted 30 days after you request deletion, and you will not be able to retrieve it.

During those 30 days, the content will be subject to Instagram’s Terms of Service and Data Policy and will be inaccessible to other Instagram users. After the deletion process begins, it may take up to 90 days to complete.

After 90 days, copies of your content may remain in backup storage that we use to recover in the event of a disaster, software error, or other data loss event. We may also keep your information for legal reasons, terms violations, or harm prevention efforts. [How to delete your Instagram account?]

How to review your account details

On Instagram, you have complete control over your data. On Instagram, you can view your account data or download a copy of it at any time.

Instagram App

Tap or your profile picture in the bottom right to go to your profile.
Tap in the top right, then tap Settings.
Tap Security, then tap Access data.
To review a specific type of data, tap View all.

From Computer

Click your profile picture in the top right corner, then click Settings.
Click Privacy and security.
Scroll down to Account data and click View account data.
To review a specific type of data, click View all.

From a mobile browser

Tap your profile picture in the bottom right to go to your profile.
Tap Settings in the top left.
Tap Privacy and security.
Scroll down to Account data and tap View account data.
To review a specific type of data, tap View all.

Downloading your data from Instagram account

You can request a download of your data in machine readable (JSON) format if you want a copy of everything you’ve shared on Instagram. To request this information, you will need to enter your Instagram account password. If you’ve forgotten your password or are unable to log in, read on. [How to delete your Instagram account?]