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How to Delete Your Etsy Account 

How to Delete Your Etsy Account 

Laura Martisiute

May 8, 2024

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To delete your Etsy.com account, you need to complete a request process. After that, your Etsy account should be deleted within two weeks.

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Walkthrough to Delete Your Etsy Account 

Delete your Etsy account in six steps.

1. Access the Etsy website

Go to Etsy’s website by clicking the following link: https://www.etsy.com/.

Etsy homepage

2. Sign in to your Etsy account

Click the “Sign in” button in the top right. 

Enter your email address and password and click the “Sign in” button.

Etsy sign in page

3. Access your account settings

Click the profile icon located in the top right.

Select “Account settings” from the dropdown menu.

Etsy dropdown menu with "Account settings"

4. Click “Privacy” and “Request deletion of your data”

Click “Privacy.”

Under the “Permanently close and delete your Etsy account” section, select the “Request deletion of your data” button.

Etsy privacy section with "Request deletion of your data" button

5. Click “Yes, I’m sure”

A confirmation screen for your request will pop up.

Select the “Yes, I’m sure” button.

Etsy - are you sure about account deletion page

Etsy will send you an email confirmation link to delete your Etsy account.

Go to your email inbox, find the email from Etsy, and click the “Confirm my account deletion request” button.

Note: The link expires within 24 hours.

Etsy email about account deletion

Your request was submitted. Your Etsy account should be deleted in 2 weeks or less.

Etsy account scheduled to be permanently closed and deleted

You have deleted your Etsy.com account.

Manage Additional Privacy Choices

Even though you have deleted your Etsy account, some of your personal information may still be retained by Etsy.com. 

In order to exercise additional privacy measures, follow the steps below.

Opt out of targeted marketing

To stop receiving promotional material without deleting your Etsy.com account, review your opt-out options at the following link: https://www.etsy.com/legal/privacy/?ref=ftr.  

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Laura Martisiute is DeleteMe’s content marketing specialist. Her job is to help DeleteMe communicate vital privacy information to the people that need it. Since joining DeleteMe in 2020, Laura h…
Laura Martisiute is DeleteMe’s content marketing specialist. Her job is to help DeleteMe communicate vital privacy information to the people that need it. Since joining DeleteMe in 2020, Laura h…
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