How to Delete Instagram Account: First Download Your Data
Although you can request your data through the mobile app, you’ll need to turn to the Instagram website through a web browser — either on a computer or a mobile device — to delete your account.
1. Log in to Your Account
Open a web browser and go to the Instagram deletion page. Enter your credentials and click “log in.”
2. Select a Reason for Deleting Your Account
You’ll now see a dropdown menu. Here you can select one of eight options for why you want to delete your account. Select any of them.
3. Enter Your Password and Delete Your Account
Your Instagram account will now be invisible to other users, including your followers. If you change your mind about deleting your account, you have 30 days to log back in with your username and password to undo the deletion.
How to Temporarily Disable Your Instagram Account
If permanently deleting your account sounds a bit too final for you, you can also deactivate your Instagram account temporarily, which gives you the option to reactivate it at a later date. As with account deletion, you’ll have to do this on your computer or via a mobile browser.
1. Log in to Your Instagram Account
Go to instagram.com on your computer’s web browser or a mobile browser. Enter your login credentials and click the “log in” button.
Go to Your Profile
Click your profile picture in the top right of the browser window and
3. Edit Your Profile
Once on your profile page, click on the button that says “edit profile.”
4. Request to Temporarily Disable Your Instagram Account
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the link that says “temporarily disable my account.”
Provide a Reason for Disabling Your Account
Select an option from the dropdown menu. You’ll then be asked to re-enter your password. Do so and then click or tap on the button that says “temporarily disable account.”
With that, your Instagram account is disabled. That means that it won’t be searchable for other users, and you won’t be able to log back in without reactivating it.
Final Thoughts: Leaving Instagram
All in all, deleting or disabling your Instagram account is a simple enough process. Unfortunately there’s no way to do so in the iPhone or Android app, but having to use a browser only makes the deletion process slightly more complicated. If you’re in a restrictive country, be sure to use one of the best VPNs for Instagram.
