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- Instagram accounts can be deactivated if you’d like to take a temporary break from the social media app.
- Only Instagram accounts that have been disabled can be reactivated; deletion of your account is permanent.
How To Deactivate Instagram Account
How to Deactivate Instagram Account Temporarily
If you deactivate your Instagram account, it will not be deleted. It’s not a signal to Instagram that you want to have your account removed if you deactivate Instagram accounts.
You can keep your Instagram account disabled for as long as you like, whether it be ten months or ten days. The only limitation Instagram has regarding disabling your account is that you may not do so more than once a week.
If you don’t log in/ reactivate for 30 days, your account will be permanently deleted. To update your username or email address, you do not need to deactivate your account; you may do so at any time in your account settings.
If you’d like to take a break from Instagram, you may deactivate your account. Only disabled Instagram accounts may be reactivated; your account is irretrievable after deletion.
Instagram has the right to delete accounts without warning if they believe they are in violation of their Community Guidelines or Terms of Use. Accounts that have been determined to be repeatedly in violation may be erased permanently.
When you deactivate your Instagram account, it typically takes a few hours for the process to complete. You won’t be able to reactivate your account during this time. If you can’t log back in after more than a day of having your account disabled, you should have no trouble doing so now.