Deactivate your instagram account in 2026 with this easy step by step guide:
- Go to your Instagram profile.
- Go to the menu (the 3 lines on top right).
- Write in the search bar “deactivate”.
- Choose your account.
- Click deactivate account.
- Insert your account’s password.
- Select a reason for deactivating your account.
- Choose “Don’t reactivate account automatically”.
- Click as last step on “Deactivate account”.
How long can you deactivate an account for Instagram?
You can deactivate your account up to 7 days if you want it to be reactivated automatically or for as long as you want if you don’t want it to get reactivated automatically (that means the account will be deactivated until you log-in again yourself).
Is deactivating IG the same as deleting?
No, deactivating is something temporary and your profile data will be saved (but not shown to public) until you decide to reactivate your account whereas deleting will remove your data permanently so you will not be able to restore your profile in the future.