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How to Delete Your Snapchat Account on Mobile and Web: A Step by Step Guide

How to Delete Your Snapchat Account on Mobile and Web: A Step-by-Step Guide

Snapchat deactivates your account for 30 days after you request the company to delete your account.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by David Delima | Updated: 9 December 2025 19:13 IST

How to Delete Your Snapchat Account on Mobile and Web: A Step-by-Step Guide

You can delete your Snapchat account using your phone or a web browser

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Highlights

Here's are the steps you need to follow to delete Snapchat account
You can delete Snapchat from desktop or mobile app
After permanent deletion, account data will be removed

Snapchat, the popular image and video messaging platform that lets users send Snaps, videos, and messages, or post Stories, is available on both Android and iOS. It offers a wide range of AR filters and lenses for short videos. Users can also add music to their stories and videos and share live locations with friends via Snap Map. Besides individual users, businesses also depend on Snapchat for their marketing and advertising activities to engage younger audiences. Like all other social media apps, Snapchat users might want to cut down on their screen time. If you find yourself using the app too much, it might be a good time to take a break or delete your account permanently.

In this guide, we will show you how to delete your Snapchat account. You can do this either using a web browser on a desktop or mobile device, or directly from the Snapchat app on your Android or iPhone.

How to Delete Your Snapchat Account Using a Phone

Open the Snapchat app on your iPhone or Android smartphone
Tap your Bitmoji or the profile icon
Select the Settings option from the top right.
Scroll down and select Delete Account
Snapchat will redirect you to a Web login page
Enter your username and password
Tap Continue to confirm account deactivation/deletion

How to Delete Your Snapchat Account Using a Browser

Visit the Snapchat account portal
Log in with your Snapchat credentials
Tap Delete My Account
Input your Snapchat password to confirm your request
Click Continue to proceed with account deactivation/deletion

After a user initiates account deletion, Snapchat deactivates the account for 30 days. Users will be able to reactivate the Snapchat account during this period by logging back in. After 30 more days, the account will be permanently deleted.

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Similarly, once a user deactivates or deletes their Snapchat account, they will get 30 days to download their data. After 60 days, the date will be permanently deleted from the platform. For users in India, the data will be permanently deleted after 210 days if no login or download occurs within the first 30 days.

FAQs

1. Can I delete my Snapchat account from the mobile app?
Yes, all users can delete their accounts from the Snapchat app on Android or iPhone.

2. What happens to my data when I deactivate my account?
After you deactivate or delete your account, you will have 30 days to download your data, and you can reactivate your account during this period.

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3. What will happen to the data after deleting the Snapchat account?
After permanent deletion, account data will be removed from Snapchat's servers.

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Nithya P Nair is a journalist with more than five years of experience in digital journalism. She specialises in business and technology beats. A foodie at heart, Nithya loves exploring new places (read cuisines) and sneaking in Malayalam movie dialogues to spice up conversations. More