Did you just mistakenly send the wrong message, with this guide we’ll show you how to delete your Instagram messages, for both you and the receiver.
You can delete all your Instagram conversations, or unsend a message you sent as a mistake. The message will be removed from both of you.
If you delete your Instagram conversation, the other person will still be able to see the message, if you don’t want them to see it, you’ll have to unsend the message.
In this article, you’ll learn how to delete Instagram messages. This guide contains message deletion for both you and the recipient or every DM you’ve had.
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How To Delete Your Instagram Messages
Since Instagram introduces DMs, it is a wide chase for people that keep sending the wrong message.
Now, you can delete a conversation or unsend a message you didn’t intend to send to the person. Here is a step-by-step guide.
Deleting Entire Message Conversations
You can now delete an entire conversation on Instagram DM. Previously this feature wasn’t available.
All you have to do is select the conversation you want to delete and tap on Delete at the bottom right corner of your screen. You can also select as many conversations as you want to delete.
To delete a conversation on Instagram DM > Open Instagram > Tap the Airplane icon [message icon] > Tap and hold any conversation > Select other conversation you want to Delete > Tap Delete at the bottom right corner.
Step 1: Open Instagram
Open the Instagram app on your iOS or Android device, and tap on the Airplane icon [Messenger icon] at the top right corner of your screen.
Step 2: Select Conversation
You’ll see all the conversations that you’ve had on Instagram. Tap the three dots at the top right corner and Select Chats.
Select all the conversations you want to delete, then tap on DELETE at the bottom right corner.
Deleting a conversation doesn’t delete the message you’ve sent, the other person will still be able to see all the conversations you’ve had.
If you want to delete the message, you’ll have to unsend each message before you delete the conversation.
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Delete Messages From Both Sides
You can easily delete Instagram messages for both you and the receiver, this will allow you unsend any messages even if it has been a week.
Once you unsend a message on Instagram, it’ll remove the message for both of you, but the person may have already seen it.
To unsend Instagram message > To delete a conversation on Instagram DM > Open Instagram > Tap the Airplane icon [message icon] > Open a conversation > Tap and hold any message > Tap Unsend.
Step 1: Open Instagram
Open the Instagram app on your iOS or Android device, and tap on the Airplane icon at the top right corner of your screen.
Step 2: Open A Conversation
From the Instagram DM, open a conversation that you want to unsend the message for.
Step 3: Unsend The Message
Find the message you want to delete and press and hold the message that you want to unsend.
From the small pop-up menu, tap Unsend message or Unsend and confirm that you want to delete the message.
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Conclusion
If you’re looking for how to delete an Instagram message for you and the receiver you’ll be able to do so by just unsending it.
You can also delete a conversation or select every conversation that you want to delete on the app.
Once you unsend your Instagram messages, they’ll be deleted for both you and the receiver. And you’ll not be able to get the deleted message back, ever.
If you delete your Instagram conversation, the users will still be able to see the message on their end. This is because you didn’t unsend the message.
Even when you block the person or you’ve deleted your Instagram account, they’ll still see the message.
If you don’t want them to see the DM, you’ll have to unsend each message you send to the person.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I delete multiple messages on Instagram?
You can’t delete multiple messages on Instagram at once, you can only delete the full conversation you’ve had. If you want to delete multiple messages, you’ll have to do it one at a time by unsending them.
What happened when you unsend an Instagram message?
If you unsend an Instagram message on any conversation you have had, it’ll delete the message for the person and you. They’ll not be able to see the message again.
Does deleting an Instagram account delete DMS?
No, deleting your Instagram account doesn’t automatically delete the message you have sent to people. The message will still be available, but they’ll not be able to message you again. All the conversations you had with still be there.
Does blocking someone on Instagram delete all messages?
No, blocking a user on Instagram doesn’t delete all the messages you’ve exchanged with them. All the messages will still be available to them and they’ll be able to see all the conversations. You can only stop them from seeing the message if you unsend it.
