How To Delete Your OnlyFans Account Permanently in 2025

Deleting your OnlyFans account can be frustrating, especially if you can’t currently log into your account. The process is different for creators and fans, and there’s a lot to consider when it comes to your privacy, career, and money.

What happens to your funds and data after deleting OnlyFans? OnlyFans may retain some of your data for months (or years), and funds generally can’t be recovered after deletion. Unlike piecemeal advice on Reddit, this comprehensive guide will cover everything you need to know before deleting your account to do so safely as a creator or fan.

Before you hit that delete button, it's also crucial to know what will happen to your remaining funds and personal data. So let's get started!

Things To Do Before Deleting Your OnlyFans Account

Before you hit the Delete account button, there are a few things you need to do to make sure your account closure goes as smoothly as possible:

1. Spend or withdraw your money. Withdraw any earnings to your bank card and use your remaining OnlyFans wallet funds to tip creators or buy content.
2. Save the content you don’t want to lose. If you’re a creator, save any pictures, videos, or live streams from your account. If you consider starting a new account at some point, you may want to save a list of your subscribers.
3. Notify subscribers. As a creator, it’s a good idea to inform your subscribers that you’re leaving the platform. Not only does it end your OnlyFans journey on good terms with the people who supported you, but it will also help you maintain followers or subscribers on other social media platforms.
4. Change your email. You can opt to change your primary email just before deleting your account to avoid unsolicited emails or marketing. This also gives you the option of reusing your primary email if you ever decide to create a new OnlyFans account.
5. Disable auto-renewal. Cancel all purchases and disable auto-renewal in the settings. Continue reading for a full guide on how to do this. If you’re worried about accidental billing, you can wait for all your subscriptions to run out before officially deleting your account.

How To Delete Your OnlyFans User Account on a PC, Mac, iPhone, and Android

Whether you're a creator or a subscriber on OnlyFans, the steps to delete your account are very similar. And fortunately, it’s a really easy process. However, there are some crucial differences in how your remaining funds are treated as well as the timing.

Once you’ve worked your way through the checklist of things to do before you delete your account, just follow these simple steps as a fan.

1. Sign In to Your OnlyFans Account

Go to OnlyFans and log in. If it’s been a while since you last logged in, make sure that you go to the exact correct URL, as there are many copycat domains intent on stealing your account credentials. You may also need to perform age verification checks if you’re from the UK or the US, even if you created your account before they were introduced.

2. Cancel Your Existing Purchases

Tap or click your profile icon and navigate to Following in the menu below your username. Select the Active tab for ongoing purchases. Under the account you wish to unsubscribe from, tap or click Subscribed. Then, tap or click Unsubscribe for every content creator. This will stop the purchase from auto-renewing.

You can unsubscribe from each account with one click

3. Delete Your OnlyFans Account

Click your profile icon and navigate to Settings. Click Account.

There's no iOS app, but the Android APK is very similar to desktop

Scroll down to the bottom of the section and click Delete Account.

Remember that the choice to delete your account is permanent

Enter the CAPTCHA displayed at the top of the page. If the initial code is unreadable, you can refresh and display a new code. Once the CAPTCHA is complete, confirm account deletion by clicking or tapping Yes, Delete. With that, your account will be deleted — you should receive a confirmation email shortly after.

If a prompt appears on your screen, select “Yes, Delete”

How To Delete Your OnlyFans Creator Account

The actual process to delete your account is the same for a creator as a fan. However, there are some other steps you should take, regarding your responsibility to your fans, your future business, and your online privacy.

1. Sign In to Your OnlyFans Account

Visit OnlyFans and log in to your Creator account.

2. Cancel Withdraw Your Funds

As a creator, withdraw all pending funds to avoid losing any of your earnings. Once you delete your account, you’ll immediately lose access to your dashboard and wallet. This will make accessing your remaining earnings difficult, if not impossible. To do this, go to Profile > Wallet > Payout Requests and select Request Withdrawal. Then, complete the process.

3. (Optional steps) Notify Subscribers and Backup Data

OnlyFans doesn’t have a built-in bulk backup tool, so manually download all your photos, videos, and messages. Unfortunately, there’s no way to download media — you can only screenshot or screen record every file in your vault one by one. There are also third-party tools and browser extensions, but these have dubious legitimacy and may break OnlyFans’ T&Cs.

For subscriber lists, chats, posts, and other content, you’ll need to submit a DSAR (Data Subject Access Request), which OnlyFans is required to reply to under GDPR law. This will provide you with a raw file that includes text content metadata and timestamps.

4. Delete Your OnlyFans Account

Go to Settings > Account from your profile dropdown menu. Scroll down until you see the Delete Account option and click it. You’ll need to complete a couple of confirmation and CAPTCHA steps to finalize the deletion.

How To Delete an OnlyFans Account Without Your Email or Password

If you've lost access to your account, there are two options you can try:

• Reset your password. If the issue is that you can’t remember your password, go to the OnlyFans login page and click Forgot password. Enter the email address tied to your OnlyFans account when prompted, and you’ll get an email to reset your password. Generate a new secure password, and you should be able to log back into your account.
• Contact customer support. Email the support team at support@onlyfans.com, explaining why you can’t delete the account by yourself. When asked, you'll need to confirm information like the email address associated with the account, the last four digits of the card used for payments, and possibly other identifying details. Once your identity has been verified, the support team should be able to close the account.

How To Delete an OnlyFans Account Without Age Verification

Throughout 2024 and 2025, OnlyFans has been forced to implement age verification in the UK, some EU countries, and 24 US states. If you haven’t verified your age yet, you’ll likely be asked to do so before you can access your account — even if it’s just to delete it. The only current workaround to do this is to contact customer support via email and request deletion.

Why won’t OnlyFans let you delete your account? If you haven’t accessed your account in a while, it may be because of an incorrect password or age verification laws. Both countries with the most OnlyFans users, the US (1.1 million) and the UK (280,000), now require age checks when using adult sites¹.

However, the catch is that you’ll need to go through a rigorous identification process to ensure that it’s really you. You may need to submit personal information anyway, like a government-issued ID. If you’re a fan, remember to ask support to cancel all active subscriptions and rebills to avoid charges during the cancellation window.

For EU and UK citizens, you can invoke your “Right to Erasure” under GDPR law to strengthen your case.

What Happens After Deleting Your OnlyFans Account

Deleting your OnlyFans account is irreversible, and you’ll immediately lose the ability to log back into your account. The following information explains what happens to your account data, content, and money when you delete your account, along with our top tips for a smooth account deletion process.

All Account Types

• Your account information. All your profile info, content, and messages are permanently deleted.
• Data retention. OnlyFans collects a lot of data, such as your photo ID, phone number, date of birth, geolocation data, and bank card details. Typically, OnlyFans stores this data for up to 6 months after account deletion. That said, if you’re in the EU, you may request that OnlyFans erase all personal data they possess about you under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
• Account visibility. Your public profile may persist on search engines like Google until they update their caches (OnlyFans doesn’t control that). After removing your OnlyFans account, consider erasing your browsing and Google search histories to remove any digital footprint of your activity on the site from your devices.
• Account recreation. You’ll never be able to reinstate or recreate your account using the same email. If you plan to sign up to OnlyFans again in the future, you’ll need to use a different email.

Creator Accounts

• Follower relationships. Your fans can't message or tip you after you initiate the deletion process.
• Pending payouts. If you’ve set up automatic withdrawal, eligible earnings will still be paid out to you after the standard clearance period (typically ~7 days, though longer in some regions). However, any income that's not withdrawn or scheduled for payout will be lost when your account becomes fully deleted.
• Tax. Retain documentation of any monies earned on the platform for tax purposes. Check income reporting and tax laws in your jurisdiction as you may have to retain this information for a few years following your account closure.
• Content availability. Some content may have been shared outside of OnlyFans on other social media accounts and elsewhere online. You can request that this be removed from search engines like Google, but there may not be much you can do about this.
• Other social media profiles. There may be an emotional reaction to your departure, and you’ll likely experience a drop in engagement. If you plan to continue on another platform, like Fansly, let all your followers know across all your social channels and direct them to your new or remaining accounts.
• Identity theft. Depending on your profile, you may want to monitor OnlyFans to mitigate against identity theft. Fake accounts have been known to appear on the platform in an attempt to scam unsuspecting fans.

Subscriber Accounts

• Existing funds. You’ll immediately lose access to your account, which means that you won’t be able to spend, transfer, or withdraw any remaining funds in your wallet.
• Ongoing subscriptions. Even though you might still have time left on some of your Creator purchases, you won’t be able to log in and consume them.
• Rebills. OnlyFans should automatically cancel all rebills as soon as you delete your account.

Canceling OnlyFans Subscriptions vs. Deleting an OnlyFans Account

It’s important to understand the difference between canceling purchases and permanently deleting your account. Each action serves a distinct purpose and has specific consequences, depending on your relationship with the platform as a subscriber or creator.

Can you temporarily deactivate your OnlyFans account? No, OnlyFans doesn’t offer a way to temporarily “pause” your whole account, either as a creator or fan. However, you do have control over your individual subscriptions, which can have a similar effect.

Canceling OnlyFans Purchases: A Temporary Pause

This involves stopping payments to individual creators. You do this by disabling auto-renewal for a specific purchase, ensuring that you won’t be charged again after the current billing cycle. However, the purchase remains active until the paid period ends, so you still get access to their content. This is reversible, and you can re-subscribe at any time.

If you follow multiple creators, you need to manually cancel each purchase to prevent charges across accounts. This is the best option if you don’t want to permanently stop using OnlyFans and completely lose your account.

Deleting Your OnlyFans Account: A Permanent Exit

Deleting your OnlyFans account is a more decisive step. This action not only cancels all active purchases but also permanently removes your account and all associated data. For creators, it means losing access to followers, content, and earnings on the platform. Subscribers will forfeit any unused wallet funds unless spent within a designated period. Once deleted, you can’t reactivate the account.

Before deleting your account, it’s crucial to manually cancel any active purchases to avoid potential billing issues. Additionally, creators should withdraw funds and save any valuable data, as account deletion is irreversible.

How To Completely Remove All OnlyFans Data From the Internet

Deleting your account doesn’t automatically erase all traces of your OnlyFans activity elsewhere. Not only does OnlyFans spread copies of your content to different services as part of their marketing, but most creators work across platforms to extend their reach. Your content may be cached and seen by the public, even once your account is permanently removed.

Here’s how you can take back your privacy by minimizing your footprint after deleting your OnlyFans:

• Unlink connected social media. Remove links and delete posts promoting OnlyFans on Instagram, X (Twitter), Reddit, Linktree, Beacons, Fanpage, or Ko-fi. Close accounts you no longer use.
• Submit DMCA/copyright takedown requests. If your content still appears online, file removal requests with OnlyFans, hosting sites, or file-sharing services. You may need to verify ownership.
• Request Google search removal. Head to Google’s support site and use Google’s data removal form to delete cached pages, thumbnails, and indexed links showing your old content. Enable the option to remove explicit duplicates.
• Act preventively before deletion. Some users may reupload your content after removal. Quietly unpublish or archive key posts, and keep timestamps, watermarks, and metadata for future takedown requests.
• Revoke third-party access. Disconnect OnlyFans from tools like Linktree, Beacons, Buffer, or Hootsuite via their “Authorized Apps” settings.
• Use your GDPR “Right to Erasure.” In the EU or UK, email privacy@onlyfans.com to request full data deletion under Article 17 GDPR. OnlyFans must respond within 30 days.

FAQs on Deleting an OnlyFans Account

Conclusion

Deleting your OnlyFans might seem deceptively simple, but it’s important to know what you’re getting yourself into (or, out of!). There are many surprising terms and conditions regarding the timeline and your funds that can trip you up if you don’t know what to look out for.

Whether you’re a creator or a fan, following this guide will help you safely delete your account, without risking your funds, privacy, or hard-won career. This allows you to leave the platform temporarily or for good with the peace of mind that you won’t run into any nasty surprises.

References

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