How to delete Instagram account permanently?

Instagram is a very popular photo sharing website used by more than 80 million people worldwide. If you want to delete your Instagram account, you will not be going to find an option to delete Instagram on Android or iPhone app. You will have to use the internet browser on PC, Android or iPhone. Note that you will lose all your photos permanently once you delete your Instagram account. Below we have mentioned steps you need to go through to delete your Instagram account.

Delete Instagram account Permanently

Step 1: Visit the Instagram official website

First of all, you will have to the Instagram official website to delete your account. Click on this link https://instagram.com/ and open it on PC or mobile browser.

Step 2:  Log in to your Instagram account to delete

Enter our account associated username or email id to get access in a web browser.

Step 3: Select Instagram account Profile

Now click on the profile  icon given on the top right side of the screen.

Step 4: Tap or Click on the Edit profile button.

You will see a button like an option with a text Edit profile on the Instagram page, just click on that

Step 5: Temporarily disable my Instagram account

Under the profile settings, Scroll down and you will see a link to Temporarily disable my account on the right bottom corner.

Step 6: Temporary disable Instagram; not permanent delete

If you click above option, it will temporarily disable your Instagram but not be going to delete your Instagram photos, videos, comments, and all other data. And if you want to revoke or plan to use the same account again in the future then you simple disable Temporarily blockage of your Instagram account.

Note: When you Temporarily disable the Instagram nobody can access your photos and other data.

Step 7: Delete Instagram account permanently

Finally, if you still think you really don’t require your Instagram account and want to delete it permanently then click on this link, it will deactivate it on a permanent basis by deleting everything present in your account.

Step 8:  A permanent deactivation page of Instragam will open.

Click on the drop-down box given in the front of “Why are you deleting your account?”  and choose the reason for your Instagram account removal.

After that just enter your Instagram password.

Now hit the red colour button with the text “Permanently delete my account“.

I hope after reading this tutorial you successfully able to deactivate temporarily/ permanently delete your Instagram account. If you have any confusion let us know the comment box is all yours!!

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