If you’ve ever had an Instagram account and then decided to delete it, there are a few things you need to know. first, if you have an Instagram account that’s older than six months old, your account will be deleted automatically. If you don’t want your account to be deleted, you can try to uninstall the app and then reinstall it. If that doesn’t work, or if the deletion process is too slow for you, you can try using this guide to delete your Instagram account manually.