Tumblr is one of the most popular microblogging and social networking service, but it’s not the one for everyone’s liking. If you don’t find Tumblr useful and don’t want to use it anymore, you might want to delete your account along the way. Closing your Tumblr account is permanent, and you cannot delete your Tumblr account through the app.
How to permanently delete your Tumblr account
- Visit tumblr.com and sign in to your account.
- Click on the account icon at the top right corner.
- Choose Settings in the dropdown menu.
- Scroll down to the bottom and click Delete account.
- Enter your email and password and click Delete everything.
What happens when you delete your Tumblr account?
Once you close your Tumblr account, all your data will be erased from Tumblr’s server, including your username, themes, messages, likes, and all your post.
How to delete a blog on Tumblr
You can only delete your secondary blogs on Tumblr. If you want to delete your primary blog you have to delete your account as shown above. Here’s how to clear your secondary blog.
On a Web-browser:
- Visit tumblr.com and log in to your account.
- Click on the account icon at the top right corner.
- Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
- Under Blogs, open the secondary blog you want to remove.
- Scroll down to the bottom and click the Delete blog name button.
- Enter your email and password and click Delete blog name to confirm.
On the Tumblr App:
- Tap on the Account icon at the bottom right corner of your screen.
- Tap on your primary blog name at the top left corner.
- Select the secondary blog you want to delete.
- Tap on the ⚙️ icon at the top right corner.
- Choose Delete this Tumblr.
- Type in your password and tap Delete to confirm.
The “Delete account” button only redirects to a “There’s nothing here” page
Have spent 20 minutes trying to delete tumblr account only to be redirected to a page that says “nothing to see here.” The account isn’t deleted and I’m never taken to the “are you sure” page.