1. Go to Instagram.com from your browser (you cannot do this from the app.)
  2. Log in, if prompted to do so.


  3. Click or tap on the profile icon in the upper right-hand corner.


  4. Click or tap Profile then Edit Profile.


  5. Scroll down and tap Temporarily disable my account to the right of the Submit button.

  6. You will be asked why you are doing this. Select an option from the drop-down menu.


  7. Re-enter your account password.


  8. Click or tap “Temporarily Disable Account.”

Note that you may only disable your Instagram account once each week, per Instagram’s policies.