How to Cancel Mastodon
Mastodon is a decentralised social network. Delete through your instance settings.
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Quick Facts
- Cancel online?
- Yes
- Pause option?
- No
- Refund policy
- Free service.
- After cancellation
- Account deleted from your instance. Federated copies may persist.
Cancellation Steps
Go directly to Mastodon cancellation pageGo to your Mastodon instance
Sign in.
Go to Preferences > Account
Find Delete Account.
Confirm
Enter password.
Tips & Things to Know
- Each instance has its own deletion process.
- Posts are federated and copies may persist on other instances.
- Download your data archive first.
Your Consumer Rights
- Consumer Rights Act 2015 for UK users.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Subscription?
- No, free and open source.
- Posts on other instances?
- May persist due to federation.
- Export data?
- Yes, from Preferences.
- Can I rejoin?
- Yes, any instance.
- What is federation?
- Posts shared across independent servers.