You can delete your Twitter account by deactivating it on the Twitter website or mobile app.
When you deactivate a Twitter account, you have 30 days to reactivate it before deletion.
You can preserve your Twitter username or email in case you want to use them with a new account.
With an uncertain future, there’s been increased interest in leaving Twitter after Elon Musk’s takeover.
If you’re ready to say goodbye to the social media app, you can deactivate your account on the Twitter website or mobile app for iPhone or Android.
But there’s more you should know about deleting Twitter — like protecting your data, unlinking third-party accounts, and reusing your username or email.
Read our complete guide first if you’re thinking about deleting your Twitter account.
Quick tip: If you want to clean up your Twitter without deleting your account, you can delete all your tweets using Tweet Delete.
How to delete your Twitter account on iPhone or Android
1. Open the Twitter app on your iPhone or Android.
2. Tap your profile picture in the top-left corner and select Settings and Support.
3. In the Settings and Support drop-down menu, click Settings and privacy.
Click on “Settings and Support” and the “Settings and privacy” drop-down will appear.
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4. Tap Your account at the top of Settings.
In the “Settings and privacy” menu, tap “Your account.”
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5. Select Deactivate your account at the bottom of the page.
In “Your account” page tap “Deactivate your account.”
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6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and tap Deactivate.
Click “Deactivate.”
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7. Enter your password and tap Deactivate one last time.
Confirm your password and click “Deactivate” once more.
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How to delete your Twitter account on desktop
1. Go to the Twitter website and log in to your account.
2. In the menu on the left side of the Twitter homepage, click More.
Click “More” on the left side of the Twitter website.
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3. Select Settings and Support in the pop-up.
Click “Settings and Support.”
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4. In the Settings and Support drop-down menu, select Settings and privacy.
Click “Settings and privacy.”
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5. At the top of the Settings menu, click Your account.
Go to “Your account.”
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6. Click Deactivate your account at the bottom of the menu.
Click “Deactivate your account.”
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7. Click Deactivate at the bottom of the page.
Click “Deactivate.”
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8. Enter your password and click Deactivate.
Enter your password and click “Deactivate.”
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How to delete the Twitter app
If you’re not ready to delete your Twitter account but want to take a break from the site, you can delete the app from your device without deleting your entire account.
To delete the Twitter app on an iPhone, hold your finger down on the app icon and tap Remove App then Delete App. To move the app to your App Library, tap Remove App then Remove from Home Screen.
You can either delete the Twitter app entirely, or just remove it from your home screen.
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To delete the Twitter app on an Android, hold your finger down on the app icon and tap Uninstall, or to hide the app, drag and drop it in your app drawer.
Quick tip: Looking for alternatives to Twitter? Mastodon is a decentralized platform working to detoxify social media.
How to reuse your username or email on Twitter
When you delete your Twitter account, your username is deleted along with it. If you want to reuse your username, then before you deactivate your account, change your username to something you don’t mind being deleted.
You can take the following steps before deactivating your account to preserve your current username or email address for future use.
1. Open Twitter in a browser or in the mobile app and log in.
2. In a web browser or on mobile, click your profile picture in the upper left corner of the screen.
3. Choose the Settings and privacy option in the Settings and Support drop-down menu.
Quick tip: When performing step three on the mobile app you have to scroll through the pop-up window to find the “Settings and Support” tab. On your desktop, you will have to click on “More” to see this tab.
4. In Settings, select Your account.
5. Click the grey arrow next to your username.
Your account details are located here.
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6. Update your username in the New section.
When finished creating your new username click “Done.”
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7. Click Done once completed.
Unlink any third-party apps from your account
Third-party apps like Tweet Delete can reactivate your account. To ensure that this does not happen, make sure that you unlink all of your third-party apps from your Twitter account.
1. Log in to your account.
2. Under Settings and support, click on Settings and privacy in the drop-down menu.
3. Click on the Security and account access tab.
Click on the “Security and account access” tab.
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4. Click on the Apps and sessions tab.
Click “Apps and sessions.”
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5. In the pop-up window select the Connected apps tab.
Click “Connected apps” to see if you have any third-party apps tied to your account.
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6. You can view all of your connected apps in the list that appears (none will appear if you don’t have any apps connected). If you have apps connected, you will be able to select each app and click Revoke app permissions.
How to reactivate a Twitter account
1. Open Twitter in a web browser or open the mobile app.
2. Log in to your deactivated account.
3. A Twitter message will ask you to confirm you want to reactivate.
4. Your account will be restored, though it might take a few days for all your tweets and messages to reappear.