How do I permanently delete my Snapchat account?

To permanently delete your Snapchat account, you need to first deactivate it by going to the Snapchat account portal (https://accounts.snapchat.com/accounts/delete_account) and following the prompts, after which your account will be permanently deleted after a 30-day period. During this time, you can reactivate your account if you change your mind, but once the 30-day period is over, your account and all its associated data will be permanently deleted.

Understanding the Deletion Process

What Happens When You Delete Your Account

When you delete your Snapchat account, you will no longer have access to your list of friends, account settings, snaps, chats, stories, and other items, unless you downloaded your data before deactivating the account.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How to delete your Snapchat account on Android: In the Snapchat app, tap your avatar on the top-left, then tap the Settings icon on the top-right, select I Need Help under SUPPORT, tap Managing My Account, then Delete or Reactivate My Account, and finally, tap How do I delete my Snapchat account?.
2. Why is there no option to delete my Snapchat account?: Once 30 days pass after you deactivate your Snapchat account, the service will permanently delete your account and content, and even if you want the account deleted immediately, Snapchat does not offer this option.
3. How do I permanently delete my Snapchat history?: To delete your Snapchat conversation history, launch the Snapchat app, navigate to Settings, select Clear Conversation under the Account Action section, and you can delete your conversations one after the other or tap Clear All to delete all Snapchat conversations at once.
4. Can you deactivate Snapchat?: The only way to deactivate Snapchat is to delete it, and after you delete your Snapchat, the platform gives you 30 days to change your mind before deleting your account permanently.
5. Will deactivating Snapchat delete everything?: Yes, once 30 days pass after you deactivate your Snapchat account, the service will permanently delete your account and content.
6. Does deleting your Snapchat account delete saved messages?: No, deleting your account won’t delete the saved conversations, as they are saved on the Snapchat servers, and if the person you had a conversation with also removes the conversation, then the messages will be gone and not accessible anymore.
7. How long does Snapchat keep data after deleting account?: Even once an account deletion takes place, the former Snapchatter will still have 30 days to reactivate the account before all the Memories and other data are removed from the Snapchat servers.
8. What happens when you delete Snapchat account?: Once your account goes through deletion, you will no longer have access to your list of friends, account settings, snaps, chats, stories, and other items, unless you downloaded your data before deactivating the account.
9. Can you see Snapchat history after deleted?: Snapchat is unable to provide copies of Snaps to Snapchatters, and delete is their default, meaning opened or expired Snaps typically cannot be retrieved from Snapchat’s servers by anyone, for any reason.
10. Can police see old Snapchat messages?: Generally, no, cops cannot read Snapchat messages without a warrant, as Snapchat deletes messages from its servers after they have been viewed by the recipient.
11. Where do deleted snaps go?: Your deleted Snapchat messages might be stored on your device’s memory, inside the files with the ‘.nomedi’ extension, which is invisible to other applications.
12. Are Snapchat memories gone forever if you delete them?: Your Snapchat Memories remain on Snapchat’s servers until you delete them, and Snapchat Memories are never automatically deleted.
13. Can Snapchat leak your photos?: Snapchat uses end-to-end encryption on photos shared between its users, but text messages and other messages sent on Snapchat aren’t protected by the same encryption.
14. Can Snapchat AI see through your camera?: A Snapchat spokesperson told that My AI only receives individual snaps and doesn’t go through a user’s camera roll.
15. How do you know if someone blocked you on Snapchat?: To check this, open your Snapchat and on the top-left corner of your screen, you will see the search (magnifying glass) icon, click on it, enter their username or full name, and see if their name shows up, and if it doesn’t, there are two possibilities: either they have blocked you or deleted their account.