Do you want to delete your Snapchat account due to personal reasons or do you want to quit Snapchat because you don’t want to maintain a presence in the app or do you want to leave Snapchat specifically due to lack of disuse? If you want to delete your account, you can follow these steps.
How to delete your Snapchat account
Go to the accounts portal and type in the username and password for the account you want to delete. (Keep this info handy in case you change your mind and want to reactivate your account.)
After taking the steps to delete your account, it will first be deactivated for 30 days. While your account is deactivated, your friends will not be able to contact or interact with you on Snapchat.
After an additional 30 days, your account will be permanently deleted. This means that your account, account settings, friends, Snaps, Chats, Story, device data, and location data in our main user database will be deleted.
How to reactivate your Snapchat account
Want to reactivate your account? It’s easy! Just log back into the Snapchat app with your username within 30 days of deactivating your account.
While your account is deactivated, you can only log in with your username and password. You can’t log in with your email address and you can’t change your password.
Please Note: It can sometimes take 24 hours before a deactivated account can be reactivated.
What happens after you delete Snapchat?
After an additional 30 days, your account will be permanently deleted. This means that your account, account settings, friends, Snaps, Chats, Story, device data, and location data in our main user database will be deleted.
Does uninstalling Snapchat delete chats?
You don’t need to uninstall Snapchat off of your mobile to have chats deleted. Snapchat will automatically delete messages in the chat section once they have been opened
What do friends see when you delete Snapchat?
When you deactivate your Snapchat account, your account will be undetectable to others and your content cannot be seen
Can I delete Snapchat and reinstall it?
If you delete Snapchat but then reinstall it, you will not lose all of your friends or your saved chats. However, if you do not reinstall Snapchat within 24 hours, your streaks will be lost, just like if you didn’t respond to a streak.
Can you recover a deleted Snapchat account?
If you’ve deleted your account for more than 30 days, it’s permanently deleted and can’t be restored. You can o only restore your account if you reactivate it before 30 days from date of deletion