How to delete an Instagram account

Instagram has become one of the most popular social media platforms in recent years, with more than one billion users worldwide. If you’re considering deleting your Instagram account, you may wonder whether it’s possible to do so and how long it takes for an account to be deleted once you request it. In this article, we’ll walk through how to delete an Instagram account permanently from either a phone or computer browser, discuss why you might want to do this, and explain what happens afterwards—including if there is any way to undo your decision after the fact!

How to Delete an account on Instagram

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If you want to delete your Instagram account, you can do it permanently from a computer browser while logged into the app.

This guide will tell you how to remove an Instagram account on any device.

As long as you have not deleted your account, you can undo the deletion by logging back into your account within 30 days after deleting it.

As long as you have not deleted your account, you can undo the deletion by logging back into your account within 30 days after deleting it. To delete your Instagram from a computer:

Log in to your account on www.instagram.com
Click on the gear icon at the bottom right corner of the screen and select Delete Your Account option from there.
On this page, you will see two options: “Delete My Profile” and “Deactivate Account”. If you want to deactivate your profile instead of deleting it then select Deactivate Profile option and confirm again by clicking on Deactivate button. You will receive an email notification once your profile has been successfully deactivated which means that if ever decide to reactivate it again later then all of its contents will be restored automatically (though followers won’t be retained). But make sure that if ever decide to reactivate it later then make sure that everything is backed up first before doing so otherwise all data might get lost permanently when reactivating if something goes wrong during this process!

Log in to your account on a computer by visiting https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?hl=en
Click the “Account Settings” link at the bottom of the page. This will take you to your account settings page, where you can manage your profile, security and privacy settings, follower count, username and password and more information about you as an Instagram user.

The direct link for this page is https://www.instagram.com/accounts/remove/request/

If you’re looking to delete your Instagram account, here’s how.

Go to this link: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/remove/request/permanent/?hl=en
Click “Remove My Account” in the top right corner of the page that appears after you click the link. (If you’re using Chrome on a computer, it’ll be under “Advanced Settings.”)
Enter your password when prompted and then click Continue.*

From there, you will be able to permanently delete your Instagram account.

Once you’ve gone through the steps above to delete your account, you will be shown a final warning message. It will ask if you’re certain that this is what you want to do. If so, click on “Permanently delete my account.” This will permanently remove your Instagram profile from the internet—and there’s no going back! You’ll also see a message stating that your account has been deleted and can no longer be accessed from Instagram or any other third party (like another social media site).

You can delete an instagram account from either a phone or a computer

Whether you want to delete your account for good or just deactivate it for a little while, there’s no need to worry. You’ll be able to jump back on Instagram whenever you please.

To permanently delete your account:

Log in to the Instagram app on your phone and tap on Profile from the bottom menu bar.
Tap Settings (gear icon) at top right corner of page if you’re using an iPhone or iPod touch, or tap More Settings at top left corner if using an Android device (Samsung Galaxy S9 shown here). 3a) If prompted by Snapchat-like pop-up window asking whether you’re sure about deleting your profile, click Delete My Account Now. 3b) If prompted with message asking why are you leaving us?, click Delete Profile & Data option at bottom of screen before proceeding further down this list 4a) In most cases I’ve found deleting my account directly from my own phone worked best because it immediately logs me out but sometimes there’s a delay where I need to log back into my device again after hitting okay button although this only happens when opening Instagram app that was already open when trying first time during step 3 above which may explain why some users report success while others report failure 4b). After clicking “Delete My Account” button again 5

Goodbye Instagram

We hope this article has helped you understand the process of deleting an Instagram account, as well as some of the reasons why people might want to do it. It’s important to note that deleting your account does not delete any posts or comments you have made on other people’s feeds; these will remain visible to all users. But if you’re starting fresh and want nothing left behind but memories, then we wish you luck on your journey!