Have you created a second Instagram account before?
If you did, the account will be linked to Instagram.
You can switch between the first Instagram account and the second Instagram account by navigating to your profile and tapping on your username in the top navigation bar.
Then select the account you want to switch to.
If you want to unlink your second Instagram account, you can do so by signing out of that account.
However, when you log out of it, the account will not be deleted.
Instead, it will be unlinked from Instagram and you will have to log in again if you want to link again.
But what if you want to delete your linked Instagram account permanently?
In this guide, you will learn how to delete a linked Instagram account.
How to delete a linked Instagram account
To delete a linked Instagram account, you must first navigate to the “Delete your account” page in the Instagram Help Center.
Then, tap on “Delete Your Account,” log in to the Instagram account you want to delete, and complete the form to delete your account.
You won’t be able to delete your Instagram account within the app itself.
This is because Instagram doesn’t have a feature for it yet.
Therefore, if you want to delete your linked Instagram account, you must navigate to the Instagram Help Center.
On Instagram’s Help Center, you’ll need to find a form with a link to delete your Instagram account.
You can do this on mobile or on desktop.
Here’s how you can delete a linked Instagram account in 3 steps:
- Navigate to the “Delete your account” page
- Tap on “Delete your account”
- Complete the “Delete your account” form
First, you need to visit the “Delete your account” page on the Instagram Help Center.
First, you need to navigate to the “Delete your account” page on the Instagram Help Center.
You can only access the Instagram Help Center in a browser.
Open a browser (e.g. Chrome, Safari) on your device.
Then, search for “delete Instagram account” on Google.
Once you have searched for “delete Instagram account” on Google, hit the first search result.
Alternatively, you can access the “Delete your account” page using the following link: https://help.instagram.com/13986812848894.
Next, tap on the “How do I delete my Instagram account” heading.
After visiting the “Delete your account” page on the Instagram Help Center, you’ll see some frequently asked questions.
There are three frequently asked questions including “How do I temporarily disable my Instagram account”, “How do I delete my Instagram account” and “How do I access or review my data? mine on Instagram?”.
If you want to know how to temporarily disable your Instagram account, tap the first question.
On the other hand, if you want to get a copy of your data on Instagram, tap the third question.
Since you’re looking to delete your linked Instagram account, tap on “How do I delete my Instagram account.”
Move on to the next step to learn how to navigate to the form to delete your linked Instagram account.
2. Tap “Delete Your Account”
Click the “Delete your account” link in the first step.
After tapping on the “How do I delete my Instagram account” heading, you will see a long answer on how to permanently delete your Instagram account.
The answer tells you that when you delete your Instagram account, your followers, likes, comments, videos, photos and profile will be permanently deleted.
Scroll down until you get to the “To request permanent deletion of your account” heading.
Under the heading “To request permanent deletion of your account” you will see step-by-step instructions on how to delete your Instagram account.
On the first step, you will see a “Delete your account” link.
Tap on “Delete your account” to continue to the “Delete your account” page.
Sign in to the Instagram account you want to delete.
After you tap on “Delete your account”, you will get to Instagram’s login screen.
On the login screen, sign in to the Instagram account you want to delete.
Make sure to enter the username and password of the Instagram account you want to delete.
Otherwise, you may end up deleting your Instagram account by mistake.
Then, tap “Sign In” to log into your Instagram account.
Continue with the final step to learn how to delete your linked Instagram account using a form.
3. Complete the “Delete Your Account” form
Complete the “Delete Your Account” form to permanently delete your linked Instagram account.
After logging into your linked Instagram account, you will arrive at the “Delete your account” page.
On the “Delete your account” page, you’ll see a drop-down box and a password field.
First, tap on “Why do you want to remove x?” drop-down box (x is your account username).
After you tap the drop-down box, select the reason you want to delete your account.
Then, re-enter your password in the password field.
Finally, tap on “Delete x” (x is your account username) to delete your linked Instagram account permanently.
Make sure that the username displayed is the Instagram account you want to delete.
If not, first sign out of your Instagram account and sign in to the account you want to delete.
Conclusion
Deleting your Instagram account should be your last resort.
This is because your followers, likes, comments, videos, photos and profile will be permanently deleted.
If you’re persistent about deleting your Instagram account, make sure to request a copy of your data first.
That way, you’ll be able to see your photos, comments, profile info, etc in one place.
However, if there are no photos, you can delete your Instagram account without downloading data.
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