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How To Delete or Deactivate Your Pinterest Account

Simplest - Send a legal email

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There are two options if you no longer want your Pinterest account. You can either temporarily disable your account, or you can permanently delete it. Both options follow the same steps, except at the end you either choose deactivate or delete.

Delete Pinterest - Website - Slides & Instructions

Step #1:

Click here to open Pinterest. If you're already logged in, doing so will open your Pinterest homepage.

Pinterest-Delete or Deactivate Account from Website. Step 1: [Go to the Pinterest Website](https://www.pinterest.com). If you're already logged in, doing so will open your Pinterest home page

Step #2:

Open the 3 dots in the top right corner and click edit settings

Pinterest-Delete or Deactivate Account from Website. Step 2: Open the 3 dots in the top right corner and Click Edit Settings

Step #3:

Click *account basics *

Pinterest-Delete or Deactivate Account from Website. Step 3: Click Account Basics and Scroll Down

Step #4:

Scroll down and click deactivate account

Pinterest-Delete or Deactivate Account from Website. Step 4: Click Deactivate Account

Step #5:

Select *a reason *to deactivate or delete

Pinterest-Delete or Deactivate Account from Website. Step 5: Select the Reason you would like to Deactivate or Delete

Step #6:

Here you can either click deactivate my account or you can click** permanently close my account **

Pinterest-Delete or Deactivate Account from Website. Step 6: Here you can either Click Deactivate my Account Or you can Click Permanently Close my Account

Please note, both deactivation and deletion will remove everything on Pinterest from the public eye.

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Questions & Answers

Question:
What happens when I deactivate my account?
Answer:

When you deactivate your account, your profile and boards won't be visible on Pinterest anymore. Pinterest will also unlink your Facebook and Twitter accounts, if you're connected to them.

Question:
What happens when I delete my account?
Answer:

It will take 14 days for your account to be permanently closed (f you change your mind before 14 days, log in with email and password and Pinterest will send you a link to reactivate account).

Question:
How do I reactivate my pinterest account?
Answer:

After deactivation, you can reactivate your Pinterest account whenever you want by logging in with your username and password. But you still have to confirm reactivation by clicking the reactivation email on your email address.

Question:
How can I make sure that my account is no longer active?
Answer:

You can go to your old profile URL to make sure that your account's no longer live, ex: pinterest.com/USERNAME. Don't log in to confirm that it's deactivated—logging in will reactivate your account.