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Meta: How to delete your contact details from Facebook & Instagram

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Do you know that popular Meta Apps, Facebook, and Instagram have your contacts stored in their databases, here is how you can delete your synced contact details easily.

When you create a new account on Facebook or Instagram, the platform will prompt you to grant access to your contacts list. Once you grant access to your contact details, the platform uploads them to its database. The database continues to receive updates each time you modify a contact or add a new contact entry. Although Facebook or Instagram generally do not misuse this data, there is a possibility of occasional exploitation, especially if someone gains unauthorized access to your account details. It is advisable to delete your contacts data and disable the contacts sync option in your account settings. Follow the guide below to easily delete your synced contacts list from Facebook and Instagram in just a few steps.

Delete synced contact info from Facebook and Instagram

Although it is not mandatory to do this, it is recommended for those who have more than one profile account. Because hackers are mostly hacking Facebook and Instagram accounts. Hackers can do scams by using your contact details. So it is better to allow your contact details only for your main profiles and remove access for other secondary accounts. You can do so by following the below steps:

  1. Go to the links given below and log into your account profile.
  2. Upon logging in, you can see all the details of your contact list stored in the Facebook and Instagram databases.
  3. To delete, just click on the Delete All option and confirm. Your contact details will be deleted.

Delete contact info from Facebook contact details: https://www.facebook.com/mobile/facebook/contacts

Facebook Contact Info

Delete contact info from Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/contact_history

Instagram Contact Info

Note that deleting your contact details does not stop further updating of your details. To stop uploading your contacts continuously you need to turn off the “Contacts Upload” setting on the Facebook and Instagram accounts.

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