{"id":17440,"date":"2026-06-05T14:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/?p=17440"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:42:34","slug":"how-to-delete-paypal-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete Your PayPal Account: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PayPal is one of the largest digital wallets, where you can store multiple credit or debit cards. It has made online transactions much more feasible for all the people who prefer online payments or work as freelancers. PayPal is a secure platform that makes your online payment easier in no time; however, there are many benefits to using this online wallet. In some countries, it is not being used as the first payment gateway option; also, some users get eager to explore different platform and so, they delete PayPal. In this blog, learn teh reasons for <strong>deleting PayPal<\/strong>, along with how to <strong>delete PayPal account<\/strong> easily.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Before you delete your PayPal account, from your devices, update your payment methods on this platform where it is set to reflect PayPal. So there is no issue with your future transactions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">        <div class=\"iprovpn_btn_cta_row\">\n    \t<a class=\"btn_cta\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/buy-vpn\" title=\"Get iProVPN Now\">Get iProVPN NOW <i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n    \t<\/div>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_67_1 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" 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href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/#Why_Is_PayPal_Used_Globally\" title=\"Why Is PayPal Used Globally?\">Why Is PayPal Used Globally?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/#Why_delete_a_PayPal_account\" title=\"Why delete a PayPal account?\">Why delete a PayPal account?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/#What_You_Should_Know_Before_You_Delete_Your_PayPal_Account\" title=\"What You Should Know Before You Delete Your PayPal Account?\">What You Should Know Before You Delete Your PayPal Account?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/#Clear_Balance\" title=\"Clear Balance\">Clear Balance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/#Resolve_Pending_Issues\" title=\"Resolve Pending Issues\">Resolve Pending Issues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/#Cancel_Subscriptions\" title=\"Cancel Subscriptions\">Cancel Subscriptions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/#Download_Data\" title=\"Download Data\">Download Data<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/#How_to_Download_PayPal_Data\" title=\"How to Download PayPal Data?\">How to 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/#What_Are_the_Common_Issues_You_Face_While_You_Delete_PayPal_Account\" title=\"What Are the Common Issues You Face While You Delete PayPal Account?\">What Are the Common Issues You Face While You Delete PayPal Account?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/#Delete_PayPal_Account_%E2%80%93_FAQs\" title=\"Delete PayPal Account &#8211; FAQs\">Delete PayPal Account &#8211; FAQs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-paypal-account\/#Start_Browsing_Privately\" title=\"Start Browsing Privately!\">Start Browsing Privately!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Is_PayPal_Used_Globally\"><\/span>Why Is PayPal Used Globally?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This payment gateway is known and used worldwide since it offers simple sending and receiving money without any wait. Here are some benefits of PayPal that make it the most used e-wallet.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Secure Payments: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offers secure transactions from online websites; users don&#8217;t need to add their credit or bank details, and directly pay via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/\">PayPal<\/a>, by selecting it from that online site. Since many platforms offer payment through PayPal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Easy Management: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can make easy, quick payments. PayPal makes business and personal payments easier to manage. You can check all your payment statements and past transactions. It will give you complete details on which platform you have used PayPal for online payment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Banks &amp; Cards linking: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With simple options on PayPal, you can link your credit or debit card. Also, connect bank details from smooth payments. You can update the details using the update and delete options.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_delete_a_PayPal_account\"><\/span><strong>Why delete a PayPal account?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the concerns that users have, and then they delete their PayPal accounts. Some of the main reasons are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Security Constraints: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people want to delete PayPal when they aren\u2019t using it and don&#8217;t want to keep their details on this payment gateway.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Transaction fee: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PayPal charges a fee on international transactions; this fee increases, and so people delete or switch to other options which has low transaction fee.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>No Account Needed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> At first, if a user is using the platform for work-related transactions and doesn\u2019t need to use the platform for work, then they can delete their PayPal account.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_You_Should_Know_Before_You_Delete_Your_PayPal_Account\"><\/span>What You Should Know Before You Delete Your PayPal Account?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you delete PayPal account, you will not be able to access your previous data. You will also lose many things, including your rewards and other saved data. This is what you should know:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Clear_Balance\"><\/span><strong>Clear Balance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior you delete PayPal account, check if there is any balance in your account. If there is a balance, then your account will not be deleted, and you can transfer the money to another payment option to make your PayPal balance zero.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resolve_Pending_Issues\"><\/span>Resolve Pending Issues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If payment issues are affecting your account, then your PayPal account will not be deleted unless the issue is resolved first. In case a chargeback remains and payment-related disputes happening then account closure is impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cancel_Subscriptions\"><\/span><strong>Cancel Subscriptions<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To avoid payment confusion, cancel the subscriptions that are connected to PayPal. You can verify on the specific platform which subscription you are using. Some subscriptions deduct automatically every month; close them as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_Data\"><\/span><strong>Download Data<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Save your data before deleting PayPal from your device, as once it is deleted, you can\u2019t access the data stored on the platform. It can be your transaction history and other invoices. If you think you will need this data later, then download this data before.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Download_PayPal_Data\"><\/span>How to Download PayPal Data?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the steps that you can download PayPal data:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the PayPal settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the Settings, select Data &amp; Privacy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then click on Download Your Data.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the data you want to download, or download it completely.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then select the format you want to get the download data in.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_a_PayPal_Account_on_PC\"><\/span>How to Delete a PayPal Account on PC?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using PayPal on your PC and want to delete it, first complete your previous transactions or resolve any disputes. Here are the deletion steps of PayPal on PC:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, log in to your <strong>PayPal account<\/strong> on your <strong>PC<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then go to the <strong>Settings<\/strong> on PayPal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scroll down and click <strong>\u201cClose your account.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Final step is to <strong>delete the PayPal account<\/strong>. Before it asks you to delete your data, you can first <strong>download<\/strong> this data and then delete it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_PayPal_Account_via_Mobile_Application\"><\/span>How to Delete PayPal Account via Mobile Application?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also delete PayPal from its application on your phone. If you directly delete and install the app, your data will be there, and when you log back in, you will access your account. However, to delete your account from PayPal, follow the given these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the PayPal application.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To access settings, tap on your profile icon at the top right corner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Settings, there are different preferences; select <\/span><b>\u201cClose Your Account\u201d.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then tap on \u201cClose Account\u201d to confirm.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>After following the steps, our PayPal account will be permanently deleted. And you can\u2019t check your previous data.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Happens_After_You_Delete_PayPal_Account\"><\/span>What Happens After You Delete PayPal Account?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is what will happen when you delete your PayPal account permanently:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>No Account Access:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You will not be able to log back to your account after permanently deleting it. Moreover, you will need to create a new account to access the features.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Confirmation Email:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> After permanently deleting the account on PayPal, you will receive the confirmation email of the account closure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>No Subscription: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will not be able to use the subscriptions once you delete this platform. Need to add in other account details for proceeding with the subscriptions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_the_Common_Issues_You_Face_While_You_Delete_PayPal_Account\"><\/span>What Are the Common Issues You Face While You Delete PayPal Account?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you are deleting PayPal, sometimes it does not remove permanently. Some things PayPal checks when a user is deleting an account from the platform. Here are some of the reasons for it:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Some Balance in Account: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the PayPal account will not be deleted until you clear your account with no amount in it. And even some amount can cause you trouble in deleting your account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Incomplete Payments: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your account will not be deleted if there are pending payments that are in the process of being sent, or you are waiting to get received.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Active Disputes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there\u2019s a chargeback on your account, then you will not be able to delete your PayPal account, as the amount will be reversed in that.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can delete your PayPal account if you are not using it, since many people are searching for how to delete a PayPal account when they don&#8217;t need it anymore. However, there are some things you need to check before deleting the account permanently; the deletion will not happen. Check things like no payment disputes are going on, or no pending amount is left to receive, and others. While you are <strong>deleting your PayPal account<\/strong>, if your network is unsecure use <a href=\"https:\/\/iprovpn.com\/\">iProVPN<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><section id='' class='helpie-faq accordions faq-toggle open-first groupSettings-565__enabled ' data-collection='' data-pagination='0' data-search='0' data-pagination-enabled='0'><h3 class=\"collection-title\">Delete PayPal Account - FAQs<\/h3><article class=\"accordion \"><div class='helpie-faq-row'><div class='helpie-faq-col helpie-faq-col-12' ><ul><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" data-id=\"post-17442\" data-item=\"\" style=\"background:transparent;\" data-tags=\"\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">How to delete a PayPal account without phone number?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__body\" style=\"background:transparent;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just log in to PayPal and continue deleting from PayPal settings; however, a verification phone number is required, but you can use an email address or contact support for verification.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" data-id=\"post-17443\" data-item=\"\" style=\"background:transparent;\" data-tags=\"\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">How to delete PayPal account if I can\u2019t log in?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__body\" style=\"background:transparent;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are unable to log back into your PayPal account, then you won\u2019t be able to delete the account. You need to contact the support for further guidance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" data-id=\"post-17444\" data-item=\"\" style=\"background:transparent;\" data-tags=\"\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Does PayPal keep your information after you delete your account?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__body\" style=\"background:transparent;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PayPal keeps some data due to some legal issues, they keep this data for about 10 years. After this time period, PayPal deletes this information.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" data-id=\"post-17445\" data-item=\"\" style=\"background:transparent;\" data-tags=\"\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Can PayPal refuse to close my account?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__body\" style=\"background:transparent;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, PayPal can refuse to close your account, due to the reasons including incomplete payments, disputes, and chargebacks, or user had amount in the PayPal account.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"accordion__item \"><div class=\"accordion__header \" data-id=\"post-17446\" data-item=\"\" style=\"background:transparent;\" data-tags=\"\"><div class=\"accordion__title\">Is deleting a PayPal account on Android and iOS same?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__body\" style=\"background:transparent;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, the account deletion on Android and iOS via the PayPal application is the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/section>\n    \t<hr class=\"mt-5\">\n        <div class=\"custom_CTA mt-5\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-lg-7 align-self-center text-lg-left text-center\">\n                    <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Start_Browsing_Privately\"><\/span>Start Browsing Privately!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n                    <p clas=\"mb-0\">iProVPN encrypts your data for protection against hackers and surveillance. 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