{
  "id": "account-deletion",
  "name": "Deactivate vs delete: grace periods by app",
  "description": "Whether each app lets you pause instead of deleting, and how long you have to change your mind after deleting, with links to the steps.",
  "url": "https://socialappfix.com/data/account-deletion.json",
  "page": "https://socialappfix.com/open-data/#account-deletion",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "SocialAppFix (socialappfix.com)",
  "lastChecked": "2026-11-09",
  "rows": 13,
  "tool": "/delete-or-deactivate/",
  "items": [
    {
      "app": "Facebook",
      "appId": "facebook",
      "pauseOption": "Deactivate",
      "pauseGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/facebook/deactivate-or-delete-account/#deactivate",
      "graceDays": 30,
      "graceSummary": "Log in within 30 days and choose Cancel deletion. Meta says the number of days varies by region.",
      "downloadDataGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/facebook/deactivate-or-delete-account/#download-first",
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/facebook/deactivate-or-delete-account/#delete",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/facebook/deactivate-or-delete-account/#cancel-deletion",
      "note": "Deleting Facebook also stops you using Messenger and Facebook Login for other apps.",
      "guideReviewed": "2026-11-07"
    },
    {
      "app": "Instagram",
      "appId": "instagram",
      "pauseOption": "Deactivate",
      "pauseGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/instagram/delete-or-deactivate-account/#deactivate",
      "graceDays": 30,
      "graceSummary": "Meta says the profile is permanently deleted 30 days after your request (the cancel window varies by region), and the full process can take up to 90 days.",
      "downloadDataGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/instagram/delete-or-deactivate-account/#export-first",
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/instagram/delete-or-deactivate-account/#delete",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/instagram/delete-or-deactivate-account/#timeline",
      "note": "Meta says you can’t export your information once the profile is deleted.",
      "guideReviewed": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "app": "TikTok",
      "appId": "tiktok",
      "pauseOption": "Deactivate",
      "pauseGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/tiktok/delete-or-deactivate-account/#deactivate",
      "graceDays": 30,
      "graceSummary": "TikTok says you may cancel the deletion by reactivating your account within 30 days, and can’t recover it after that.",
      "downloadDataGuide": null,
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/tiktok/delete-or-deactivate-account/#delete",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/tiktok/delete-or-deactivate-account/#reactivate",
      "note": null,
      "guideReviewed": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "app": "YouTube",
      "appId": "youtube",
      "pauseOption": "Hide your channel",
      "pauseGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/youtube/delete-or-hide-channel/#hide-channel",
      "graceDays": 0,
      "graceSummary": "YouTube says deleting permanently removes your content, and its help page doesn’t offer a way to undo it. Only a hidden channel can be brought back.",
      "downloadDataGuide": null,
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/youtube/delete-or-hide-channel/#delete-channel",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/youtube/delete-or-hide-channel/#delete-channel",
      "note": "This deletes your YouTube channel, not your Google Account.",
      "guideReviewed": "2026-10-28"
    },
    {
      "app": "X (Twitter)",
      "appId": "x",
      "pauseOption": null,
      "pauseGuide": null,
      "graceDays": 30,
      "graceSummary": "If you don’t log in, X deletes your account 30 days after you deactivate. Log in within 30 days to reactivate.",
      "downloadDataGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/x-twitter/download-your-data-archive/#request",
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/x-twitter/deactivate-or-delete-account/#deactivate",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/x-twitter/deactivate-or-delete-account/#reactivate",
      "note": "On X, deactivating is how you delete: there’s no separate delete button, so it isn’t a way to take a long break.",
      "guideReviewed": "2026-10-31"
    },
    {
      "app": "WhatsApp",
      "appId": "whatsapp",
      "pauseOption": null,
      "pauseGuide": null,
      "graceDays": 0,
      "graceSummary": "WhatsApp says deleting your account can’t be reversed.",
      "downloadDataGuide": null,
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/whatsapp/delete-account/#delete",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/whatsapp/delete-account/#what-happens",
      "note": "WhatsApp says you must delete from your primary device, not a linked device.",
      "guideReviewed": "2026-10-30"
    },
    {
      "app": "Snapchat",
      "appId": "snapchat",
      "pauseOption": null,
      "pauseGuide": null,
      "graceDays": 30,
      "graceSummary": "Snapchat deactivates your account for 30 days first. Log in to the app with your username (not your email or phone number) within 30 days to reactivate it.",
      "downloadDataGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/snapchat/download-my-data-memories/#request",
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/snapchat/delete-account/#delete",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/snapchat/delete-account/#change-mind",
      "note": null,
      "guideReviewed": "2026-10-29"
    },
    {
      "app": "LinkedIn",
      "appId": "linkedin",
      "pauseOption": "Hibernate",
      "pauseGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/linkedin/close-delete-account/#hibernate",
      "graceDays": 14,
      "graceSummary": "LinkedIn says you can reopen your account in most cases within 14 days, but some things, such as endorsements and group memberships, can’t be recovered.",
      "downloadDataGuide": null,
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/linkedin/close-delete-account/#close",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/linkedin/close-delete-account/#reopen",
      "note": "LinkedIn suggests downloading a copy of your data before closing. Own a LinkedIn group or have a premium license? Sort those out first.",
      "guideReviewed": "2026-11-06"
    },
    {
      "app": "Discord",
      "appId": "discord",
      "pauseOption": "Disable",
      "pauseGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/discord/delete-or-disable-account/#disable",
      "graceDays": 15,
      "graceSummary": "Log in within 15 days to cancel the deletion.",
      "downloadDataGuide": null,
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/discord/delete-or-disable-account/#delete",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/discord/delete-or-disable-account/#undo",
      "note": "Transfer or delete servers you own first.",
      "guideReviewed": "2026-11-07"
    },
    {
      "app": "Reddit",
      "appId": "reddit",
      "pauseOption": null,
      "pauseGuide": null,
      "graceDays": 0,
      "graceSummary": "Reddit says deleted accounts aren’t recoverable, and your username can’t be used again.",
      "downloadDataGuide": null,
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/reddit/delete-account-cancel-premium/#delete",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/reddit/delete-account-cancel-premium/#what-happens",
      "note": "Reddit says your posts and comments stay on Reddit, without your name, unless you delete them first.",
      "guideReviewed": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "app": "Twitch",
      "appId": "twitch",
      "pauseOption": "Disable",
      "pauseGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/twitch/delete-disable-reactivate-account/#disable",
      "graceDays": 90,
      "graceSummary": "Twitch says it erases your account within 90 days of your request, and logging back in while deletion is still being processed cancels it. A fully deleted account can’t be re-enabled.",
      "downloadDataGuide": null,
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/twitch/delete-disable-reactivate-account/#delete",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/twitch/delete-disable-reactivate-account/#reactivate",
      "note": "Twitch says deleting cancels your subscriptions, and they can’t be restored once deletion completes.",
      "guideReviewed": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "app": "Telegram",
      "appId": "telegram",
      "pauseOption": null,
      "pauseGuide": null,
      "graceDays": 0,
      "graceSummary": "Telegram says deleting your account can’t be undone.",
      "downloadDataGuide": null,
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/telegram/delete-account-change-number/#delete",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/telegram/delete-account-change-number/#delete",
      "note": "Telegram says accounts that don’t come online for 18 months (the default) are deleted automatically. Only changing your number? You can keep everything instead of deleting.",
      "guideReviewed": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "app": "Pinterest",
      "appId": "pinterest",
      "pauseOption": "Deactivate",
      "pauseGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/pinterest/deactivate-or-delete-account/#deactivate",
      "graceDays": 7,
      "graceSummary": "Log in within 7 days and Pinterest sends a reactivation link.",
      "downloadDataGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/pinterest/private-profile-secret-boards/#your-data",
      "deleteGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/pinterest/deactivate-or-delete-account/#delete",
      "undoGuide": "https://socialappfix.com/pinterest/deactivate-or-delete-account/#undo",
      "note": null,
      "guideReviewed": "2026-11-07"
    }
  ]
}