All deletions on Tumblr are final - Deleted accounts or blogs cannot be restored.
Please be aware:
- Deleting your primary blog will delete the entire account.
- Accounts or blogs cannot be deactivated, paused, or made dormant.
- Your account will be removed as a member from any group blogs.
- Your secondary blog(s) with no other members will be deleted.
- Your blog name will be released, and can be used by anyone else on Tumblr.
- You can create a new account with the same email address that you used last time.
- Once a post is reblogged, that reblog becomes the property of the blog that reblogged it. While deleting your account or blog will remove your posts, it will not affect anyone else’s reblogged copies.
- Messages are shared between two accounts. Deleting your account will not automatically remove your messages from accounts that you’ve talked to.
- Likes are an activity taken by other blogs. While deleting your account or blog does remove your posts, it will not remove the Likes from another blog.
- Any custom HTML or theme code is deleted alongside the blog it was on.
Deleting Your Account
Deleting Your Account on the Web
- Click Settings from the left menu.
- Scroll down and click the "Delete Account" button at the bottom of the page.
- Enter your email address and password, then click "Delete everything".
- If TFA has been enabled for your account, you will be required to input the code.
Deleting Your Account on the Apps
- Tap the account icon (
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- Tap the cog icon in the upper right corner
- Tap General settings (iOS) or Account Settings (Android)
- Scroll down and tap "Delete account"
- Enter your email address and password, then tap "Delete everything"
Deleting a Secondary Blog
Web
- Click Settings on the left.
- Click on the name of the secondary blog you would like to delete on the right.
- Click "Delete [blogname]" at the bottom of the screen.
Mobile Apps
iOS
- Tap the account icon (
- Tap your secondary blog's name in the upper left corner.
- Swipe left on the blog you'd like to delete or leave and choose "Delete [blogname]".
- Confirm the deletion of your blog from the pop-up window.
- Enter your account password and tap on "Delete".
Android
- Tap the account icon (
- Tap your secondary blog's name in the upper left corner.
- Tap the gear icon, then choose "Delete this Tumblr".
- Confirm the deletion of your blog from the pop-up window.
- Enter your account password and tap on “Delete”.
Group blogs follow a different deletion process.
When Will My Account Data Be Deleted?
The deletion will be effective immediately, for the most part, but it might take a little while to scrub everything from our archives and backups. This data will not be retained for more than 30 days.
Can I Restore a Deleted Account?
Since account deletion is effective immediately, deleted accounts cannot be recovered.
If you are instead looking to recover access to an existing account, please contact Support.