This article covers how to delete your Vimeo account and the implications of doing so. We strongly recommend exercising caution when considering whether and when to delete your account.
In this article:
- What to know before deleting your account
- How to delete your account
- How to delete an account created via a third party (Google, Facebook, Apple)
- How to remove specific content from your account
What to know before deleting your account
- Deleting your account (or anything else, like a video or comment) will remove it from public view on Vimeo.
- After it’s deleted, we may retain some of your information and activity on our internal servers for a time in case you wish to restore it or for certain legal purposes.
- Your account will not be viewable to the public. Please note that deleting videos, profile pictures, comments, or descriptions may not ensure complete or comprehensive removal because third parties may have reposted your material, and search engines may have indexed or cached it before you deleted it. We have no control over third-party sites or search engine results.
- If your goal is simply to stop paying, you should Cancel my subscription. Instead, this will revert your account to a free plan at the end of your billing cycle without deleting your content.
⚠️Note: Once an account is deleted, we cannot guarantee that any information is retained, which means we will not be able to restore account details, assets, or activity. If you have questions related to restoring your account, contact us.
How to delete your account
If you're sure you'd like to permanently delete your Vimeo account and all content associated with it, follow these steps:
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Log in to your Vimeo account.
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Select your avatar in the upper right corner to open the main menu, scroll down to select Settings.
💡Tip: You can follow this Settings link to go to the page directly. - Select the Privacy tab.
- Click Delete your account and follow the on-screen instructions.
This will permanently remove your account on Vimeo and all your videos, collections, likes, comments, etc. from Vimeo. Here's what else deleting your account does:
How to unsubscribe an account created via a third party (Google, Facebook, Apple)
If you signed up for a Vimeo account via a third party like Google, you will need to create a Vimeo password to unsubscribe your account. See the steps at How to update your password to create a password before attempting to delete your account. Then, follow the steps above.
How to remove specific content from your account
If you don't want to permanently delete your entire account, you can remove individual items. See the guides below for more information on deleting specific content: