{"id":474746,"date":"2022-07-16T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-delete-your-amazon-account\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T20:00:00","slug":"how-to-delete-your-amazon-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-delete-your-amazon-account\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Delete Your Amazon Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27c13b7bfc9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27c13b7bfc9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-delete-your-amazon-account\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Delete_Your_Amazon_Account%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Delete Your Amazon Account&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-delete-your-amazon-account\/#What_You_Need_to_Know\" >What You Need to Know<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-delete-your-amazon-account\/#How_to_Delete_Your_Amazon_Account\" >How to Delete Your Amazon Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-delete-your-amazon-account\/#How_to_Close_Your_Amazon_Account_If_the_Form_Doesnt_Work\" >How to Close Your Amazon Account If the Form Doesn\u2019t Work<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-delete-your-amazon-account\/#The_Old_Way_to_Close_Your_Account\" >The Old Way to Close Your Account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Delete_Your_Amazon_Account%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Delete Your Amazon Account&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-281656\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/img_582f76c8c1ad2.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Deleting your Amazon account is the only way to completely erase your purchase history. If you want to delete your account for good, here\u2019s how to give yourself a clean slate.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_You_Need_to_Know\"><\/span>What You Need to Know<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your Amazon account is shared across Amazon\u2019s websites, so if you delete it, you\u2019ll lose access to Amazon.com as well as international stores like Amazon.co.uk and Amazon-owned sites like Audible.com. You won\u2019t be able to sign into any website you use your Amazon account for. Your Amazon Payments account will also be shut down.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll lose access to basically everything. Any open orders will be canceled, subscriptions like Amazon Prime will im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely end, and you\u2019ll lose any Amazon gift card balance in your account. You won\u2019t be able to return purchased items for a refund or replacement. Digital content you purchased will be gone, and you won\u2019t be able to re<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> Kindle eBooks, Amazon videos, music, digital software and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, and whatever other digital content you might own.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon will also delete your account\u2019s purchase history and customer data, so any reviews, discussion posts, and photos you\u2019ve uploaded to Amazon\u2019s website will also be erased.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Archive and Better Manage Your Amazon Orders<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Closing your account and creating a new one is the only way to erase your Amazon purchase history. However, you can \u201carchive\u201d some of your orders to make them less visible in the list of previous purchases.<\/p>\n<p>This is an unusual step to take. You don\u2019t need to close your account if you just want\u00a0to cancel Amazon Prime, change your email address, or remove a payment method. You can do this all without closing an account. But if you really want to, here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need to do.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_Your_Amazon_Account\"><\/span>How to Delete Your Amazon Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As of 2022, Amazon once again has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/privacy\/data-deletion?tag=hotoge-20\">a convenient form you can use to request deletion of your account and associated data<\/a>. Read through the warnings\u2014it\u2019s a permanent action that will remove all your Amazon data\u2014and complete the form to request deletion of your account.<\/p>\n<p>You will have to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/help\/customer\/display.html?ref_=help_search_1-1&amp;nodeId=GDK92DNLSGWTV6MP&amp;qid=1657808752166&amp;sr=1-1&amp;tag=hotoge-20\">confirm deletion via email or text message within five days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Close_Your_Amazon_Account_If_the_Form_Doesnt_Work\"><\/span>How to Close Your Amazon Account If the Form Doesn\u2019t Work<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If the above form is no longer available when you\u2019re reading this article, we recommend <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/help\/contact-us\/general-questions.html?tag=hotoge-20\">contacting Amazon via online chat<\/a>\u00a0or calling\u00a0Amazon Customer Service at\u00a0888-280-4331. Ask the customer service representative to close your account for you.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve heard from readers who have used both the chat feature and telephone number to successfully close their accounts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-608989 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/amazon-close-account.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Asking Amazon customer service to close an account.\" width=\"650\" height=\"376\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Old_Way_to_Close_Your_Account\"><\/span>The Old Way to Close Your Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ll need to contact Amazon customer support to close your account, but Amazon offers a streamlined process for doing so. (<em>Update<\/em>: Amazon has removed this option from its website.)<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/help\/customer\/contact-us?ie=UTF8&amp;nodeId=508510&amp;tag=hotoge-20\">the Contact Us page on Amazon\u2019s website<\/a>\u00a0to get started. Sign in with the Amazon account you want to close.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-281648\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/img_582f6e1030a1d.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Click \u201cPrime or Something Else\u201d at the top of the customer support page.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-281650\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/img_582f6e87a0eb5.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Under the \u201cTell us more about your issue\u201d section, select \u201cAccount Settings\u201d in the first box and \u201cClose My Account\u201d in the second box.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-281651\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/img_582f6f8cb6c8d.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll have to talk to Amazon\u2019s customer support staff about this. Under the \u201cHow would you like to contact us?\u201d section, choose\u00a0either \u201cEmail\u201d, \u201cPhone\u201d, or \u201cChat\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend selecting \u201cE-mail\u201d, which seems to be the quickest method. You\u2019ll need to receive an email as part of the account deletion process, anyway. Amazon\u2019s staff won\u2019t immediately delete your account if you contact them over the phone or online chat.<\/p>\n<p><em>Update<\/em>: Readers have informed us that, as of November 16, 2019, Amazon\u2019s customer service representatives can immediately delete an account if you contact them via phone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-281652\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/img_582f6ff01a3ed.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tell Amazon\u2019s customer support staff you want to close your account and provide a reason.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-281653\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/img_582f707fc7e31.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Amazon\u2019s customer support staff will contact you by email with more warnings about what you\u2019ll lose when you delete an account. They\u2019ll also try to figure out what problem you\u2019re having and offer other possible solutions. But, if you\u2019re sure you do want to close your account, they\u2019ll help you do so.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the instructions Amazon emails you to confirm you actually do want to close your account. 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