How To Delete Instagram Account

Do you find yourselves fed up of Instagram? Here’s how to permanently delete Instagram account.

Social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc are very addictive, isn’t it? However, excessive use of social media apps like Instagram can really hamper your daily productivity. People are so addicted to sharing photos of what they do in daily life that at times we forget to enjoy the beauty of the moment.

Since Instagram is easier than any other social media app, it is very easy to use apart from being highly addictive. Some people have multiple accounts or few are just sick of seeing people sharing food pictures all around. Apart from that too much sharing personal photographs and information as well can be may create privacy issues.

So, if you are planning to take a break from the image sharing social media platform, it lets you temporarily deactivate your Instagram account or you can permanently delete the Instagram account, depending on your choice and need of the hour.

Backup Your Instagram Images

Save Instagram pictures in MacOS or Windows
Save Instagram photos and videos on iOS?
Save Instagram photos on Android

Delete Instagram Account

Deactivate Instagram Account Temporarily
Delete Instagram Account Permanently

So is deleting your Instagram account as easy as shouting: Hey, Instagram Delete my account? Well probably, Yes and No. Before making any sort of changes to your Instagram account, It is advisable to take a backup of your Instagram account.

How to Download Instagram Photos :

There is no direct solution to download your Instagram photos. You will have to use a third-party application depending on the platform you use. However, this is very important in case you’ve decided to delete Instagram account or deactivate Instagram account. Here is how you can download Instagram photos for free:

How to save photos from Instagram in MacOS or Windows?

Log into your Instagram Account
Select the Instagram Images you want to download
Copy the URL of the picture from the address bar of your browser
Visit DownloadGram site to Download Instagram Images
Paste the Instagram image/video URL in the box and click download. Then click Download Image button.

This will instantly download your Instagram images for free on Mac or Windows. However, you’ll have to manually download each image separately.

How to save Instagram photos and videos on iOS?

In-case, you want to save Instagram photos on iOS directly then you can do so simply using this app.

Download the app and log in to your Insta account
From the bottom menu, tap the person icon to access your photos
Select the photo you want to save
Tap the arrow download icon on the bottom right
Choose “save” from the pop-up menu
Select Copy Share URL to download the photo

How to save Instagram photos on Android?

In your quest to deactivate Instagram account, you can download your images from Instagram on an Android device as well. Below are the steps that you need to follow

Download InstaSave app from Play store
Toggle the button to “On” below the Instagram logo, click on Instagram button
Log in to your Instagram Account
Open the image you want to download
Tap the options menu on top left, select “Copy Share URL“
Your image would be downloaded instantly

Do respect the owner’s copyright and download your pictures only.

So Once you’re done with backup of your Instagram images, you have two options either temporarily disable Instagram account or deactivate Instagram Account permanently.

How to Temporarily Disable Instagram Account?

To temporarily disable your Instagram account, you do not need the app. You can do this using any web browser. Follow the process below to temporarily deactivate Instagram Account :

Log in to your Instagram account using any web browser
Click on Profile button on top right corner
Click “Edit Profile”, right next to you profile image
Click on “Temporarily disable my account” at the bottom of the next page
Select the reason of deactivating your Instagram account
Re-enter your password
Click on the
“Temporarily Disable Account” button

That’s it! You’ve temporarily deactivated Instagram account of yours. In case you want to reactivate Instagram account, all you need to do is to simply re-login.