Learning how to delete a TikTok account is surprisingly straightforward.
If you’re assisting clients with permanently closing their TikTok accounts, ditching an old one for a fresh start, or simply taking a hiatus from the platform, this guide is all you need.
We’ll walk you through the nitty-gritty of deleting your TikTok account (or your clients’).
Let’s hop right in.
What you will learn
- Important things to know before deleting your TikTok account
- How to backup data before you delete your TikTok account
- 3 Quick and easy steps to delete your TikTok account
- How to delete your TikTok account on a desktop
- How to delete your TikTok account without logging in
- Reasons to delete your TikTok account
Important things to know before deleting your TikTok account
Before you think about clicking that Delete button, consider these crucial points.
- You have 30 days to recover your client’s account from the day you deleted it. After that period, all your client’s account data, including their videos, slideshow on TikTok, and other content, are gone forever.
- Your clients can no longer view liked and saved videos, messages, and other TikTok content linked to their accounts. The videos that other creators duetted or stitched by other creators will still be available but won’t lead back to your client’s profile.
- A deleted TikTok account means your client can no longer access the videos they posted on their accounts—unless they were backed up before deleting or they were shared on other social media platforms, including YouTube Shorts.
(Must read: YouTube Shorts vs. TikTok: Which One’s Better?)
How to backup data before you delete your TikTok account
Learn to back up your client’s data before committing to permanently deleting their TikTok accounts.
Start by opening the TikTok mobile app and logging into your client’s account.
Go to the profile page by tapping the profile icon at the bottom right corner of your screen.
Select the hamburger icon (three horizontal lines) at the top right corner of your screen.
Select Settings and Privacy.
Next, tap Account, then Download your data.
Under the Request data tab, select the file format (TXT or JSON) to download your client’s data.
Tap the Request data button, and you’re all set.
TikTok will back up your client’s profile, app activity, and settings.
The platform can take a few days to process your request. Once your client’s data file is ready, you can access and download it within four days before it expires.
It’s also good practice to always back up your client’s TikTok videos in case they get taken down or accidentally deleted.
(Must read: How to Remove TikTok Watermark: 7 Absurdly Easy Ways)
3 Quick and easy steps to delete your TikTok account
Now that you know how to back up your client’s data, you can delete their TikTok account by following these steps.
Step 1: Open the TikTok app
Go to the profile page after opening the TikTok mobile app and logging into your client’s account.
Tap the profile pic icon at the bottom right corner.
Step 2: Go to settings
Select the hamburger icon and tap Settings and Privacy.
Tap on Account.
Step 3: Delete the TikTok account
Select Deactivate or delete account.
Tap on the Delete account permanently option.
Follow the prompts to delete your data.
You’ll also be asked to back up your client’s data by requesting to download it.
Wait until you download your client’s TikTok data before moving forward.
Tick the agreement to proceed and select Continue.
Verify your client’s account by logging into the account your client signed up to TikTok with.
Once verified, tap Delete account, and you’re done.
(Must read: How to Put a Link in TikTok Bio to Drive Traffic And Sales)
How to delete your TikTok account on a desktop
With these steps, you can also help clients delete their TikTok accounts via desktop.
- Open TikTok using your browser and log in to your client’s account.
- Select the profile icon on the upper right corner and click Settings.
- Select Delete under the Manage account page and Account control. You can also download your client’s TikTok data from here.
- Follow the prompts to delete your client’s TikTok account.
How to delete your TikTok account without logging in
You can help your clients delete their TikTok accounts without logging in.
You can do this by emailing support@tiktok.com and requesting that your client’s account be deleted for them.
Provide the following information with your client’s email request:
- Your client’s username
- The birthdate associated with your client’s account in the MM/DD/YYYY format
- The phone number and email address associated with your client’s account
It can take several days for TikTok’s support team to get back to you and process the request to delete your client’s account.
Reasons to delete your TikTok account
Are you wondering if your reasons for deleting your clients’ TikTok accounts are valid? Well, here are some of the most common, acceptable reasons for deleting TikTok accounts:
1. Age appropriateness dilemma. Most TikTok users are young, which may not be your clients’ target audiences. Sure, your clients can follow VP Global Sales Solution for LinkedIn Jonathan Lister’s advice…
“Speak to your audience in their language about what’s in their heart.”
However, this approach can take more time and resources than your clients are willing to invest. So, it would make more sense for your clients to delete their TikTok accounts to focus their efforts on other social media platforms that their target market frequents.
2. TikTok isn’t your client’s cup of tea. TikTok tends to be all about the latest dance craze, trends, and entertaining content. If your client’s brand aims for a more serious, professional vibe, TikTok may not be the best platform for them. Essentially, some brands succeed on TikTok, and others don’t.
Like what Blavity CEO Morgan Debaun said…
“Execution and failure is a part of the process. You have to accept that.”
3. Change in strategies. Depending on your clients’ business goals and the overall approach they’ll take to promote their business, they might decide to drop TikTok altogether.
If that happens, consider deleting their TikTok account as opposed to leaving their accounts open but inactive. Leaving the accounts inactive can make your clients seem as if they’re not responsible or trustworthy enough.
(Must read: How to Get Famous on TikTok: Quick & Easy Ways)
Vista Social: The best SMM tool for managing TikTok accounts
Manage your clients’ TikTok and other social media content and accounts efficiently with Vista Social.
The modern Social Media Management (SMM) platform’s main TikTok management tools for businesses allow you to:
- Schedule your client’s posts for auto-publishing. Link your client’s TikTok account, upload their videos, customize the post, and set an optimal auto-publishing schedule.
- Streamline planning and developing your clients’ TikTok and other social media content through a collaborative content calendar.
- Gain actionable insights from your clients’ TikTok content performance with the platform’s comprehensive reporting and analytics features.
These features barely scratch the surface of Vista Social’s entire suite of robust SMM features and functionalities.
Other key features include a social inbox, a trending and royalty-free audio library, an AI assistant for instant post generation, hashtag tools, approval workflows, and more.
(Must read: TikTok Algorithm 2024 Explained: How It Works + Tips to Go Viral)
Delete your TikTok account easily
While it’s certainly easy to delete your clients’ TikTok accounts, hitting that Delete account button so they don’t lose the assets and all the hard work they put into their videos.
Streamline managing your clients’ TikTok accounts and content with Vista Social.
Create a Vista Social account to explore its advanced, comprehensive features.