Pinterest is a an online pinboard where users can bookmark their favorite websites. The site is growing at a fast rate. Those who have tried Pinterest and think that this new service is not for them, then they can delete Pinterest account. It can happen that you lose interest and want to remove data/pins from this service. Closing Pinterest account is very easy. Just follow below steps.
Update: Pinterest has now removed the option to delete the account, and instead now offers an option to deactivate the account.
When you deactivate your Pinterest account, your profile and pin boards won’t be visible on Pinterest anymore. Also if you’ve linked your account to Facebook and Twitter, then Pinterest will unlink you. However, deactivating your account won’t free up your username or email address.
Remove or Delete your Account from Pinterest
- Login to your Pinterest account
- Once logged-in, click on your account name from top-right side which will take you to your Pinterest profile page.
- From this page, click on the gear icon at the top-right, and then click on Edit Settings.
- In this settings page, scroll down a bit, and then click on Deactivate Account button
- After clicking on this “Deactivate Account” button, Pinterest will display a warning message that says that “Deactivating means no one will see your Pins or anything else in your Pinterest profile.” Click on the red “Deactivate Now” button to delete your Pinterest account.
- After clicking on this button, your account will be deleted and you will be taken back to the homepage.
Note that once your account has been deactivated, you should not try to login to your Pinterest account, as doing that will reactivate your account again. If you just want to confirm, then simply visit your profile URL which would be something like http://pinterest.com/YOURUSERNAME.
This is how you can deactivate or remove yourself from Pinterest. Pinterest for some reason has removed the option to delete the account, and that’s why for now you can use the above method to deactivate your Pinterest account.
Also read: Pinterest tips and tricks
Earl says
I can’t get into Pinterest says my password not correct. Have tried both by email and Facebook , but I have no trouble getting into email or Facebook.
Michael Barkatt says
I am being blocked by pinterest from accessing my settings, they put up an error message stating they know something is wrong. Of course they do, they are deliberately blocking my abililty to leave their service that is so complicated Einstein would have gotten a migraine trying to figure it out. I have vigourously protested my condition as being hijacked by these thugs as someone who wants badly to just leave, but they seem to be of the size and monies that they could care less and are content to leave me stranded with their horrible impossible to use mass of confusion.
Kimberly Hankins says
I downloaded the pinterest twice and need one deleted but want the other one active. I love this site, don’t need two.
Saqib says
Didn’t exactly understood your question. If you created two accounts then just deactivate one of your accounts by using the method in this article.