{"id":2190,"date":"2022-11-15T07:30:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T07:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-shopify-account-permanently\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T09:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T09:57:34","slug":"how-to-delete-shopify-account-permanently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-shopify-account-permanently\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete Shopify Account Permanently"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe you are having a hard time managing your Shopify account and thinking about leaving the Shopify business for good to put an end to paying monthly subscriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do not worry, Shopify allows you to delete your account permanently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a complete step-by-step guide on how to delete Shopify account permanently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things You Should Know Before Deleting Your Shopify Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Permanently deactivating a Shopify account only takes a few minutes. But, you must consider the following things before you permanently delete your Shopify account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Settle Your Outstanding Bills: <\/strong>This one is pretty much obvious. To permanently close your Shopify account, you must clear all your outstanding bills. If&nbsp; you are on the Shopify trial, it is also advisable to <a title=\"How to Cancel Shopify Free Trial\" href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-cancel-shopify-free-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancel your free trial<\/a> before deleting your account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Take a Backup of the Store&#8217;s Data:&nbsp;<\/strong>Deleting your Shopify store permanently does not mean you will require none of the data from your store in the future. It is advisable to <a title=\"How to Back up a Shopify Store?\" href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-back-up-shopify-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">back up your Shopify store<\/a> before you delete it permanently.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cancel All 3rd Party App Subscriptions: <\/strong>Cancel all the subscriptions to the 3rd party apps before you delete your Shopify store to avoid deductions of the monthly subscription fees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Remove Custom Domains:&nbsp;<\/strong>If you have purchased a custom domain from Shopify, you can transfer it to other domain registrars or cancel it. If you delete your Shopify account without removing the custom domain, it can give you a hard time using it for another site in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step-by-step Guide on How to Delete Shopify Account Permanently<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you have a question in your mind like \u2014 How do I Permanently Delete My Shopify account?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worry not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just follow these steps carefully and delete your Shopify account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1\">Step 1: Sign in to Your Account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shopify.com<\/a> and log into your account.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/How-to-Delete-Shopify-Account-Permanently-Login-Page.png\" alt=\"Log into admin to permanently delete Shopify account\" class=\"wp-image-27219\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2\">Step 2: Navigate to Settings &gt; Plan Tab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, go to&nbsp;<strong>Settings &gt; Plan&nbsp;<\/strong>tab in your Shopify admin, where you can find details about your current plan, next billing date, and a button to deactivate your store. Click on the <strong>Deactivate Store<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/How-Do-I-Delete-Shopify-Account-Permanently-Settings-Plan-e1668147125411.png\" alt=\"Remove Shopify account permanently - Settings &gt; Plan\" class=\"wp-image-27220\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3\">Step 3: Confirm the Deactivation of Your Shopify Account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confirm the deactivation of your store by clicking on <strong>CANCEL SUBSCRIPTION AND DEACTIVATE STORE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/How-to-Permanently-Delete-Shopify-Account-Deactivate-Store-e1668147200855.png\" alt=\"Permanently deactivate Shopify store\" class=\"wp-image-27221\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-4\">Step 4: Specify The Reason For Deleting Your Shopify Account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the reason for permanently deleting your Shopify account from the drop-down menu. If you cannot find an appropriate reason, select <strong>Other reason,<\/strong> specify the reason and click on the <strong>Continue<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Permanently-Delete-Shopify-Account-Enter-Reason-e1668147312242.png\" alt=\"how to delete a shopify account\" class=\"wp-image-27222\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-5\">Step 5: Permanently Delete Your Shopify Account<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the final step to permanently delete your Shopify account. Enter your credentials and click on the <strong>Deactivate now<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Permanently-Remove-Shopify-Account-Enter-Password-e1668147382610.png\" alt=\"Delete Shopify account\" class=\"wp-image-27218\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations!! You have successfully deleted your Shopify account permanently.  \u200d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note: <\/strong>Shopify will save your account data for 2 years in case you wish to re-open your store or need any information in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deleted Shopify Account. Now, What Next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, you&#8217;ve successfully deleted your Shopify store. If you are looking to make a fresh start on the same platform, you can follow our <a title=\"Shopify launch checklist\" href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/shopify-launch-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shopify launch checklist<\/a> for a successful store launch. And, if you are thinking about other eCommerce platforms to start your journey again, check out our list of the <a title=\"Best eCommerce Platforms\" href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/best-ecommerce-platforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best eCommerce platforms<\/a> to use for your business.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe you are having a hard time managing your Shopify account and thinking about leaving the Shopify business for good to put an end to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[787],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shopify"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5060,"href":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2190\/revisions\/5060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}