How to delete Telegram account

Preliminary information

How to delete Telegram account

Prima di enter the live of this tutorial and spiegarti how to delete Telegram account, you may find it useful to know what deleting your account from this platform entails and, above all, what options are available to do so.

At the time of writing this guide, it is possible to delete your account from Telegram either manually (by accessing a specific page of the official Telegram website) or by setting its automatic cancellation (from the settings of the famous messaging service).



In both cases, the deletion of your account involves the deletion of all chats, individual and group (including messages and any media), and the contacts associated with the deleted account. Also, you need to know that the operation is irreversible: In case of second thoughts, it is not possible to recover a canceled account.

However, by choosing to program the automatic cancellation of your account, if the latter has not already been deleted, you can retrace your steps simply by logging into your account again.

Finally, I would like to point out that if your account is restricted due to spam-related activities, deleting it will not remove those restrictions. Having clarified this, let's see how to proceed.

How to permanently delete Telegram account

How to delete Telegram account

If your intention is to delete Telegram account permanently, all you have to do is connect to the official website of the famous messaging service, enter the phone number associated with the account to be deleted and, after verifying your identity, press the button to delete the account immediately.

To proceed, both from smartphones and tablets and from computers, start the browser you usually use for browsing the Internet (eg. Chrome, Safari, Edge etc.) and connected to this page of the Telegram site. Then enter the telephone number with which you registered for the full international prefix service (eg. prefix for the city) in the field Your Phone Number and press pulsating Next, to receive a code necessary to verify your identity.



At this point, start the Telegram app on your device, press on the Telegram chat and write down the alphanumeric code reported inside. Then go back to the page you opened just now, enter the code in question in the field Code and press pulsating Sign in.

On the newly opened page, select the option Delete account and if you wish, specify the reason why you are deleting your account in the field Why are you leaving?. To this, if you are sure to put an end to your experience on Telegram, press the button Delete account, in order to permanently delete your account and all related data.

As mentioned in the opening lines of this guide, in case of second thoughts it is not possible to recover a deleted account. All you can do is register again for the service: in that case, if you choose to do so using the same phone number associated with the deleted account, it may take a few days. In this regard, my guide on how to subscribe to Telegram may be useful.

How to delete Telegram account automatically

How to delete Telegram account

If you are not entirely convinced to delete your Telegram account and would like to know a less drastic solution than the one I indicated in the previous lines of this guide, you can program automatic deletion of your profile after a period of inactivity set by you.

If you think this is the best solution for your needs and you have a device Android, start the Telegram app, tap the ☰ button, at the top left, and select the option Settings from the menu that opens. Now, tap on the item Privacy and security, locate the option Delete my account and press on the item If far for. Finally, put the check mark next to the option of your interest between 1 month, 3 months, 6 months e 1 year And that's it.



If, however, you are wondering how to delete Telegram account from iPhone, start the app in question, press on the item Settings located in the menu below and tap on the option Privacy and security. In the new screen that appears, locate the section Automatically delete my account, tap on the item If absent for and select one of the available options from 1 month, 3 months, 6 months e 12 months.

You would like to proceed from computer? In this case, I would like to point out that you can schedule the cancellation of your account from the Telegram client for Windows and macOS but not from Telegram Web, the browser version of the popular instant messaging service.


Having said that, start Telegram on your computer and press the icon of rotella d'ingranaggio, to access the Settings of your account. Then select the option Privacy and security, locate the item Delete my account e clicca sull'opzione If far for. Finally, set the period of inactivity of your interest between 1 month, 3 months, 6 months e 1 year And that's it.

By doing so, your account will be automatically deleted at the end of the inactivity period you have set. To understand better, let's take a practical example: if you have set an inactivity period of 1 month, your account will be deleted if you don't log in to Telegram for 30 days. This means that each time you use the service in question, you will “postpone” the cancellation of your account for an additional 30 days.

In case of problems

How to delete Telegram account

If you followed the instructions I gave you in the previous paragraphs but, despite this, you were unable to delete your account, I recommend that you request support from the Telegram staff.


To do this, both from smartphones and tablets and from computers, start the Telegram application, press the icon rotella d'ingranaggio and select options Ask a question e OK from the menu that opens, in order to start the chat with Telegram support.

At this point, press the button starts, choose your options I want to report a problem e I have a problem with my account, select the voice I want to delete my account and try to put into practice the instructions shown on the screen.

If even doing so you are unable to unsubscribe from Telegram, start the chat again with Telegram support and choose the options Skip and proceed with the volunteers e Yes, redirect me, to get in direct contact with the Telegram staff.

Now, accurately describe the problem encountered in the field write a message, click on thepaper airplane, to send your message, and wait for the response from a Telegram support employee who will provide you with all the necessary assistance.

How to delete Telegram account

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