Delete an Instagram message for both people

If Instagram is primarily a platform for sharing photos and videos, it If Instagram is primarily a platform for sharing photos and videos, it also offers Instagram Direct, its private messaging system. Have you sent a message and regret your choice? Here's how to remove your messages and ensure that the recipient no longer has access to them.

If your Instagram account is seeing its inbox fill up, you have several options. You can simply delete entire conversations or remove a message you wish to delete from the conversation.

A crucial point to note: once you've decided to permanently delete a message or the entire conversation on Instagram, recovery is impossible. This means that the entire conversation, including photos and videos, will be lost.

Beware, however, that the platform does not automatically delete all your Instagram messages. If you want to delete an unread message, it's best to do so before it's read by the recipient. Otherwise, a notification on his screen might have already alerted him.

How to delete an Instagram conversation?

If you want to delete an Instagram conversation from your inbox on a particular account, here's the step-by-step method to apply:

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1 - Open the Instagram app and tap the'messages icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen. The'icon looks like a paper airplane.

2 - Once on your direct messages inbox, choose the conversation you wish to delete.

If you ever wish to delete your Instagram account at a later date, be aware that this will not automatically delete messages on Instagram on both sides.

3 - To delete a conversation, simply then swipe the conversation from to the left to open a menu.

4 - Then click on "Delete".

For those of you who manage a professional account, by clicking on the 3 little dots at the top, you can also select several posts at once. This is particularly useful if you've learned how to delete your DMs on Instagram en masse.

These steps work for both Instagram apps, on iPhone and Android.

Deleting an Instagram conversation notably allows you to make room in your inbox to keep it organized.

Don't forget that other users in that conversation will still be able to see the messages, unless they delete them themselves.

If you want to make the messages disappear for all users in the conversation, use the second option: the Instagram message deletion.

Delete Instagram messages so they can't be read by anyone else

Sent the wrong message to the wrong recipient and want to cancel the post to prevent them from reading it? While it's impossible to completely undo a send on Instagram, you can always remove the message from the conversation before it's read. This doesn't guarantee that the recipient hasn't seen a notification, but it's the best option for preventing them from accessing the message's content.

So there is still a solution for preventing your message from being read. You always have the option of deleting your Instagram message directly from the conversation.

Here are the steps to follow to delete an Instagram message:

1 - Open Instagram and find the message you want to delete in the chat.

2 - Press and hold your finger on the message you want to delete.

3 - When'a pop-up menu appears, select the "Remove" option and confirm that you want to delete it.

Once this is done, your message will be deleted from the conversation, no one can access it anymore. Neither you, nor the recipient or group members will be able to read it on your device.

This also works with images you share in the chat thread, but not with photos or videos you send live.

Note that you otherwise have no way of subsequently proceeding to retrieve this data. Downloading your Instagram posts from your computer won't help.

These steps work on IOS and Google play store apps.

Click here if you want to manage your Instagram messages from your computer.

Summary of tips for removing an Instagram message from both sides

• You can delete your Instagram messages in two ways, both via the mobile app.
• The Instagram private messages menu allows you to delete entire conversations at once.
• To delete a message or cancel sending it, hold your finger over a message you've sent, then click on the "Remove" option.

FAQ about Instagram direct messages

Need more tips for your Instagram messages? Here's our dedicated FAQ to answer your questions.

How to remove a post on Instagram without being seen

Deleting an Instagram post without being seen is not possible. When you delete an Instagram message from a conversation, it will no longer be visible.

But the user in front of it will still see a warning message displayed indicating that you have removed a message.

Unable to delete a message received on Instagram

Having trouble deleting messages on Instagram? Try these different options:

• Try closing your app Instagram
• Make sure your app is up to date
• If your message really needs to be hidden, then delete the conversation

How to find out who deleted a message on Instagram

When an Instagram message is deleted from a conversation, no recipient receives a notification from the social network. Instead, a warning message is displayed on the thread. Everyone in the discussion can therefore know that a message has been removed.