How To Remove a Business Account From Instagram

Do you want to remove your business account from Instagram?

Removing your business account means you’ll have to switch to a personal account.

When it comes to business accounts, the extra features can be confusing at times, and you are forced to make your business account public because there is no option to keep it private.

Switching from a business account to a personal account is simple, and it takes less than 15 seconds.

In this article, you’ll learn how to remove a business account by switching to a personal account on Instagram.

How To Remove a Business Account From Instagram

How To Remove a Business Account From Instagram

To remove a business account from Instagram, open your Instagram settings, tap on “Account”, scroll down, and tap on “Switch to Personal account”.

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By switching to a personal Instagram account from a business account, you’ll lose access to Instagram insights, the ability to add a contact button, and links in your Instagram stories.

Here’s how to remove a business account from Instagram:

  1. Open Instagram settings
  2. Tap on Account
  3. Tap “Switch to Personal account”

1. Open Instagram settings

How To Remove a Business Account From Instagram Step-1

The first step is to open your Instagram settings.

To open your Instagram settings, tap on your profile icon located on the bottom right.

Now, tap on the menu icon located on the top right.

Select “Settings” from the list to open your Instagram settings.

2. Tap on Account

How To Remove a Business Account From Instagram Step-2

In your Instagram settings, you’ll find choices to adjust your Instagram notifications, privacy, security, advertisements, and account settings.

Select “Account” from the list and proceed to the next step.

3. Tap “Switch to Personal account”

How To Remove a Business Account From Instagram Step-3.1

In your account settings, you can see and change your personal information, monitor your Instagram activity, choose a language, see how much data you use, and change a lot of other things.

How To Remove a Business Account From Instagram Step-3.2

Scroll down to the bottom of the list and tap on “Switch account type” and select “Switch to Personal Account” to remove your business account.

You have now successfully removed a business account from Instagram

When you switch from a business account to a personal account, your profile will no longer be private but instead, be visible to the public.

As a result, make certain that your Instagram account is private.

Instagram settings can be accessed to make your Instagram profile private.

Instagram account private

After you have opened the Instagram settings, select “Privacy” from the list.

Instagram account private

Now, to make your Instagram account private, click on the “Private account” button. Check to see that the button has become blue.

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