{"id":3910,"date":"2023-08-15T11:56:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T11:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/?p=3910"},"modified":"2023-08-15T11:57:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T11:57:00","slug":"temporarily-deactivate-your-instagram-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/temporarily-deactivate-your-instagram-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Temporarily deactivate your Instagram account"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"digic-2756901710\" class=\"digic-bedfore-post digic-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4104817480020566\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4104817480020566\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Your\u00a0profile,\u00a0images,\u00a0comments,\u00a0and\u00a0likes\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0hidden\u00a0if you\u00a0temporarily\u00a0deactivate\u00a0your\u00a0Instagram account\u00a0until\u00a0you\u00a0log\u00a0back\u00a0in\u00a0and\u00a0reactivate\u00a0it.   Only\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0computer,\u00a0a\u00a0mobile\u00a0browser,\u00a0or\u00a0the\u00a0Instagram\u00a0app\u00a0for\u00a0iPhone\u00a0can\u00a0you\u00a0deactivate\u00a0your\u00a0Instagram\u00a0account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that you can only deactivate your account once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To temporarily deactivate your account from your Instagram app:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">instagram.com<\/a> from a mobile browser.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click your profile picture in the bottom right and hit the <strong>Profile<\/strong>, then click <strong>Edit Profile<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down, then tap <strong>Temporarily deactivate my account<\/strong> in the bottom right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose an option from the drop-down menu next to <strong>Why are you deactivating your account?<\/strong> and re-enter your password. The option to deactivate your account will only appear after you&#8217;ve selected a reason from the menu and entered your password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap <strong>Temporarily Deactivate Account<\/strong>. Tap <strong>Yes<\/strong> to confirm or <strong>No<\/strong> to cancel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" data-src=\"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/temporarily-deactivate-instagram-account-1024x672.png\" alt=\"temporarily deactivate instagram account\" class=\"wp-image-3912 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/temporarily-deactivate-instagram-account-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/temporarily-deactivate-instagram-account-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/temporarily-deactivate-instagram-account-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/temporarily-deactivate-instagram-account-1536x1008.png 1536w, https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/temporarily-deactivate-instagram-account-2048x1344.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/672;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll need to be able to log into your account to temporarily deactivate it. If you can&#8217;t remember your password or username, see some <a href=\"https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/374546259294234\/?helpref=faq_content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tips for logging in<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/448523408565555?helpref=faq_content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set your posts to private<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/454180787965921?helpref=faq_content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">block people<\/a> if you don&#8217;t want to terminate your account but instead want to alter who can see them.<\/p><div id=\"digic-1441390830\" class=\"digic-get-free-material digic-entity-placement\"><p>Get <a title=\"TikTok SEO Cheats\" href=\"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/download\/tiktok-seo-cheats\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TikTok SEO Cheat<\/strong><\/a> here<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you want to if you&#8217;d like to <a href=\"https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/139886812848894?helpref=faq_content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delete your Instagram account<\/a>, follow these instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To temporarily deactivate your account from <a href=\"https:\/\/accountscenter.facebook.com\/personal_info\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Accounts Center<\/a>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tap <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"profile\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/assets\/?revision=1946921019013361&amp;name=instagram-user-profile&amp;density=1\"> or your profile picture in the bottom right to go to your profile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"more options\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/assets\/?revision=1946921019013361&amp;name=instagram-hamburger-ios&amp;density=1\"> in the top right, then tap <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"settings\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/assets\/?revision=1946921019013361&amp;name=instagram-settings&amp;density=1\"><strong>Settings and privacy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap <strong>See more in Accounts Centre<\/strong>, then tap <strong>Personal details<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap <strong>Account ownership and control<\/strong>, then tap <strong>Deactivation or deletion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap the account you&#8217;d like to temporarily deactivate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap <strong>Deactivate account<\/strong>, then tap <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Deactivating-an-Instagram-account-via-the-Accounts-Center-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Deactivating-an-Instagram-account-via-the-Accounts-Center\" class=\"wp-image-3911 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Deactivating-an-Instagram-account-via-the-Accounts-Center-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Deactivating-an-Instagram-account-via-the-Accounts-Center-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Deactivating-an-Instagram-account-via-the-Accounts-Center-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Deactivating-an-Instagram-account-via-the-Accounts-Center.webp 1353w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: You may not be able to deactivate your account from Accounts Center at this time.<\/p><div id=\"digic-1354308970\" class=\"digic-content_2 digic-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4104817480020566\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4104817480020566\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"in post\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Read also:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digiconceptng.com\/blog\/how-to-pay-for-instagram-ads-in-nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to pay for Instagram ads in Nigeria<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your\u00a0profile,\u00a0images,\u00a0comments,\u00a0and\u00a0likes\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0hidden\u00a0if you\u00a0temporarily\u00a0deactivate\u00a0your\u00a0Instagram account\u00a0until\u00a0you\u00a0log\u00a0back\u00a0in\u00a0and\u00a0reactivate\u00a0it. Only\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0computer,\u00a0a\u00a0mobile\u00a0browser,\u00a0or\u00a0the\u00a0Instagram\u00a0app\u00a0for\u00a0iPhone\u00a0can\u00a0you\u00a0deactivate\u00a0your\u00a0Instagram\u00a0account. Keep in mind that you can only deactivate your account once a week. To temporarily deactivate your account from your Instagram app: You\u2019ll need to be able to log into your account to temporarily deactivate it. If you can&#8217;t remember your password or username, see some tips for logging in. 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