Takeaways: How to Delete Your Pinterest Account Read more about removing your content from Pinterest here. What’s the best way to ensure ALL pins and re-pins of yours are deleted?įile a DMCA complaint. No, you will only be able to do that after 14 days of deletion request when your old account is gone forever (if no one else snatches it before you do)ĭoes your Pinterest profile URL return an error?ĭoes your pins and boards disappear from the site?ĭo re-pins of your original pins disappear from the site? What Happens When You Delete Your Pinterest Account?Ĭan you register a new Pinterest account with the same username? Once 14 days are over, you will not be able to reinstate a closed account, its pins or boards.If you do change your mind within this grace period, simply login to your Pinterest account and you’ll be given a link to restore it Once you delete your account, you’ll have two weeks / 14 days to change your mind.If you have switched to business account (to get access to Ads and/or Analytics) like I did, you’ll have to first switch back to personal account before being able to permanently delete it.

Once your account is deleted, those re-pins will no longer be attributed to you but they will remain untouched. This is important because, once your Pinterest content is shared by other users, you lose your ownership being unable to control what happens to that content then. * If your pins were “repinned” by other Pinterest users, deleting your account or your original pin will NOT impact those repins in any way.

Yes (After 14 days, provided your username hasn’t been snatched by someone else) What happens to your content (pins and boards)Ĭan you register a new Pinterest account with the same email and username To delete your Pinterest account using its mobile app, tap your profile picture and then find the option inside “Edit profile” section Pinterest Delete Account vs Deactivate Account (Pinterest)

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