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How to Delete an Instagram Account Permanently on Your Device

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Instagram is a social media platform where people from different countries share photos and videos publicly. Instagram was acquired by Facebook in 2012. It also allows its users to edit and upload photos and videos through their mobile app. Instagram has the fantastic feature of updating stories in different ways, which is one of its centers of attraction. Meanwhile, it is a free online service for sharing photos and videos provided by Facebook (since 2012).

Noteworthy

  • While deleting an Instagram account, you should have an existing Instagram account.
  • You should also make sure that you have rigidly decided to “delete your Instagram account.”
  • All the steps given below apply to both Android and iOS.
  • While using the web browser for “deleting Instagram accounts,” we recommend you use Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, and all other Chrome-based web browsers.

How do I delete an Instagram account permanently using a web browser?

You can quickly delete your Instagram account permanently by using a mobile app and following the steps given below:

  1. Open a web browser.
  2. Then, log in to your Instagram account.
  3. After that, go to the Delete Your Account page.
  4. Then, select the reason for “deleting Instagram accounts permanently.”
  5. After that, click on “Permanently Delete My Account.”
  6. Hence, your Instagram account was permanently deleted.

How do I delete an Instagram account after it is temporarily disabled?

After disabling the Instagram account temporarily, some people want to delete it permanently. You can quickly delete your Instagram account after temporarily disabling it by using the following steps:

  1. Open your web browser.
  2. Then, log in to your Instagram account.
  3. After that, go to the Delete Your Account page.
  4. Then, select the reason for “deleting Instagram accounts permanently.”
  5. After that, click on “Permanently Delete My Account.”
  6. Hence, your Instagram account was permanently deleted.

How to Delete Instagram Posts on Desktop and Mac?

You can quickly delete the Instagram post on your desktop and Mac by following the steps given below.

  1. Open a web browser.
  2. Then, search instagram.com.
  3. Log in to your Instagram account.
  4. Then, choose the post that you want to delete.
  5. After that, click on the icon in the top right corner of the post.
  6. Then, click on “Delete Post.”
  7. Hence, your “Instagram post will be deleted” successfully.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Q. How do I delete an Instagram account permanently using a mobile app?

Ans. Well, you cannot delete your Instagram account permanently through the mobile app. But you can do it in a web browser.

Q. How do I delete an Instagram account permanently without a password?

Ans. If you don’t know your password, first know how to change your password by clicking on the “forgotten password” button below the login button. Then, a reset link will go to your email ID; click on it, select “create a new password,” and click “OK.” Now, you have the password. Hence, you can “delete your Instagram account permanently” by using the above steps.

Q. How long will it take to delete your Instagram account permanently?

Ans. If you go through the above steps (deleting my page), then your account will be deleted immediately.

Q. How do you delete the Instagram account associated with Facebook?

Ans. Use the above steps to delete the Instagram account associated with Facebook.