How To Deactivate Instagram Account Temporarily

Want to deactivate your Instagram account temporarily? Then you’re in the right place. In the age of social media world, Instagram is the third most social media service. Because it is a photo and video sharing based service, that’s why most of the people love it.

More than 500 million users use it daily, and it has 1 billion monthly active users. Most of the people share their photos and videos on Instagram and other sites daily. Also, a lot of people spent most of their time on social media platforms, and students waste their time. Well, privacy is a major concern on these sites and services. However, IG gives an option to make your account private to protect your posts from unknown people. But, it is not 100% safe at all.

Well, Social media platforms are best to connect with your friends and family. But constantly checks your IG account is an addiction, and it is associated with mental health symptoms. So, in that situation, you may need to take a rest from it for a few days. For this, deactivate your IG account is one of the best options.

However, you can deactivate or delete your account on every social networking platform such as Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat. But, in this article, you’ll know how to temporarily deactivate/disable your Instagram account.

Reasons to deactivate an Instagram account

• You are a student and want to take a break from Instagram in your exams.
• If you’re addicted to IG and want to deactivate your account for some days.
• Because of Privacy concerns.

You may have any other reason to disable your account. However, Instagram gives an option to delete your IG account permanently, but in some cases, deactivating your account is the best option than permanent deletion. Because you can reactivate your account any time after deactivation.

What Happens when you deactivate your Instagram account?

When you deactivate or disable your IG account, you’ll be logged out from your account, and your account (includes posts, photos, likes, and comments) will be hidden. No one can see your account on Instagram.

You can reactivate your account logging back in your account. After that, your account will be shown, and you can use your account. Also, note that you can do this once in a week.

How to Deactivate Instagram account

Instagram app isn’t allowed to do this. So, you need to use a browser. You can use a browser on both mobile and computer. Also, it doesn’t matter whether you’re using Android or iPhone.

1. Open Instagram.com from the browser on your mobile and PC. After that, log in to your IG account by typing login credentials.
2. If you’re on a mobile browser, tap on the “User icon” from the bottom right of the screen. Otherwise, if you’re a PC user, then click on the User icon from the top right of the screen.
3. Now tap or click on the “Edit Profile” button from the top and you’ll see the profile options such as Name, username, and bio, etc.
4. Scroll down and click on the “Temporarily disable my account” option.
5. Now you’ll see the deactivation page. At first, you need to select your reason for disabling your account. For this click or tap on the “Why are you disabling your account?” drop-down menu.
   After that, you need to type your IG account password for security reasons and conformation.
   Now, click on the “Temporarily Disable Account” button. After that, you will be logged out of your account.

That’s all, now your account will be hidden.

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How to Reactivate Instagram account

The reactivation process isn’t difficult. You can reactivate your account any time after deactivation.

For this, Open Instagram.com from browser or app and log in to your account with username and password. When you log in back, your account will be restored and visible to everyone.

However, you can again disable your account, but IG allows doing this only once per week.

Also Read: How To Hide Photos On Instagram

Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q’s)

1. Can I get back my account and all IG photos and videos?

Yes, your account will be restored after login again, you can use your account.

2. Can I do this on the iPhone?

Yes, definitely. Well, there is no option in IG official app to disable the account. But, you can do this with a browser.

3. Is there any way to delete IG account permanently?

Yes, you can also delete your IG account permanently. But note that, your all posts, photos, videos, and other account data will be deleted. Also, you can’t get back your old username.

4. How many times I can use this option.

You can use this option only once a week.

Final Words

So, guys, this is the guide on how to Deactivate Instagram account temporarily. However, the official IG app doesn’t give any option for this. But, you can do this on any device by log in to your IG account from a browser.

However, you can permanently delete your account. But, this option is far better. Because you can get back your account and old username.