How to delete an Instagram account

Disable Instagram account

Delete an Instagram account It is a process very similar to delete a Facebook accountFor a reason, both companies are part of the same group. As a company, you want to retain your users / customers as much as possible, Instagram offers us two methods to stop using this platform, each with different objectives.

On the one hand, we find the option that allows us to temporarily deactivate the account and on the other, we have the option to completely eliminate our trace in this social network. Each of these two options, offers us different results, so we must be clear about what both options offer us.

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Deactivate or delete Instagram account

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Deactivate my account temporarily

As we can well deduce from the names of these options, each one has different effects on the status of our account. The process called deactivating the Instagram account allows us to temporarily pause our activity on this platform for as long as we want.

In this way, our entire account will remain hidden from everyone. Both our photos and comments and likes will be hidden until we log back into the account, since at that time, the platform understands that you want to use this social network again.

Permanently delete my account

On the contrary, the option Delete the account Instagram supposes completely delete our profile in this social network and with it, delete all the content that we have published since we opened the account, so it never hurts to make a backup copy of all the content that we have published.

Once we confirm that we want to delete the Instagram account, we have 30 days to back down, that is, to cancel the deletion of the account and to continue using it as usual. After that time it will be impossible to recover our account, being forced to create a new account if we want to return to the platform.

Download all content published on Instagram

link download Instagram content

As I mentioned in the previous section, the first thing we must do before deleting the Instagram account, as long as we want keep the content we have published, is to make a backup.

To request Instagram a copy of all the content that we have published on the social network, we can do so from the mobile app or from a computer through any browser.

Once we have requested a copy of all our data, the platform it will take a maximum of 48 hours to send us a link to download the content.

For download Instagram content from a smartphone we must perform the following steps:

Download Instagram data

  • We access the options setting of the application, by clicking on the three horizontal lines that are displayed in the upper right corner.
  • Next, click on Security.
  • Within Security, click on Download data.
  • Finally, we have to click on Apply now, after confirming that the email shown corresponds to the account from which we want to download the content.

If we want to download Instagram content from a PC, we proceed as follows:

Instagram account data

  • We access the Instagram website and entered the data of our account.
  • Next, click on the image of our avatar and access Configuration.
  • Within the configuration options, click on Privacy & Security, option found in the left column.
  • Next, we go to the right column and look for the option Data download and click on Request download.
  • Finally, we confirm that the email shown corresponds to our account, we select the HTML format and click on next and enter our password.

It is preferable select HTML format instead of JSON, since this will allow us to navigate through all our data in an organized way through a link.

El JSON format, It is a plain text format that we can open in any application but it does not include a link, so we do not have the option of finding the content easily.

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How to deactivate my Instagram account temporarily

Deactivate Instagram account

To request the deactivation of our account on Instagram, we must use a computer or the browser of our smartphone, since this process cannot be done directly from the application.

Although it is not a complicated process, it seems that from Instagram they do not want it to be a process available to everyone through the application itself and force users to put in a little effort to achieve your purpose.

The fastest way to temporarily deactivate our Instagram account, without going through the configuration menus is visiting the link: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/remove/request/temporary/.

Next, we must select the reason why we want to deactivate the account. Depending on the option we select, additional information will be displayed to help us solve the problems that may have forced us to temporarily suspend our activity on the platform.

Once we have selected the reason, let's retype our password For the platform to ensure that we are the legitimate owners of the account and click on Temporarily disable the account.

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Regain use of a deactivated account

To use the Instagram account that we have deactivated again, we just have to Log In whenever we want, either through the application for mobile devices or through a browser.

How to permanently delete my Instagram account

Permanently delete Instagram account

Like the process to temporarily deactivate an Instagram account, to delete Instagram account permanently, we cannot carry out the process from the application itself, so we are forced to use the web version through a mobile browser or through a computer.

But, the most curious thing about this function is that it is not available within the configuration options of the web, so if you were looking for the option, you can stop doing it, because you will not find it.

If you want to delete your Instagram account forever, we must visit the following link: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/remove/request/permanent/

Next, we must select the reason why we want to delete the account. Depending on the reason we select, the platform will offer us different options that try to help us understand how the platform works. The only option that does not provide us with additional information is Another reason.

For confirm account deletion, we must enter the password of our account. This allows the platform to verify that we are the legitimate owners of the account and that we are not closing an account with the account of the person who habitually uses the computer.

At the end of this process, the deadline we have to get the account back with all the content that we have published so far. After that date, we can forget to recover it forever.

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How to recover a deleted Instagram account

As I have commented in the previous section, we only have 30 days to recover our Instagram account once we have completed all the steps to close the account. To retrieve it, we just have to log in through the application for mobile devices or through any browser from a computer.

If more than 30 days have passed, even if Instagram has not yet proceeded to completely delete your account, it will be impossible to get it backThe only solution being to reopen a new account, with all that this implies.


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