Q&A for How to Delete a Twitter Account

Write to Twitter support and ask them to delete the account for you. They'll ask you some questions to ascertain that you are really the account owner, and once they're satisfied, they'll either reset your password for you, or delete the account as you've asked them to.

Go to Twitter on your PC, then click on your profile picture at the top of the screen next to the search bar. In the dropdown, click on Settings. On the left side of the page, you will see a list of options. Click Apps. From here, you can revoke an app's access to your Twitter account.

No, it isn't possible. The only way would be to contact support if it is an old account of yours, and you'd have to provide proof.

Yes, either go on the computer and delete your account by logging in with your browser, or use your phone's browser to log in and deactivate your account that way.

No, you must have access to the internet, unless you have the Twitter offline app. But then your actions might only be temporary.

It might be a good idea. If you decide to deactivate, ensure you have your wanted items (photos, clever tweets and re-tweets, and so on) backed up. Tell your wanted followers you will contact them soon, via your new Twitter handle.

It depends on where the files are saved. If they're saved to your camera roll or something, and you can access them without going on Twitter, then no, the pictures will not be deleted.

You'll have to contact Twitter support with proof the account belonged to you.

You can temporarily deactivate for a month following the steps above. Twitter doesn't allow more than a month.

Update your browser and try again. This option is only available on desktop version of Twitter.

If you're trying to deactivate your account from a mobile device, you can't. You have to use a web browser on a computer.

You can use your phone's web browser or your desktop/laptop with an internet connection to delete your Twitter account.

Underneath "save changes" in your profile settings, there could be a blank space. Click on it anyway. Sometimes, the deactivation button doesn't show up but is there.

Yes, you can, you will just have to wait 30 days for your old information to be completely removed so that you can use your old email again.

Log into the account from a PC and follow the steps above. If you can't log in anymore, you need to contact the Twitter support.

It might say in the email that your received, but if it doesn't, then you can contact Twitter .

You can't, when you delete a Twitter account, you'll lose all of your followers. You could try to create your new account before deleting your old one, and then telling your followers to follow your new one since you will be deleting your old one.

You don't have to deactivate your account if it was hacked; you just need to change the password.

It appears that somebody has signed up using your email. To fix this, just scroll all the way down on the emails that you received and click on a button that says something like "This is not my account." This will remove your email address from the affected accounts.

Delete the Twitter app from your phone.

Go to the tweet and click the "Options" icon. Click Delete Tweet and confirm it.

Go Twitter's login page in your browser. Click on the "Forgot password?" link and follow the steps given there.

You can change the email address for your Twitter in the settings. It's also recommended that you change your password immediately.

Just go to settings from your "profile" page, and edit or delete whatever you need to.

You should be able to use the same email almost instantly after deactivating your old Twitter account.