How do I delete my WhatsApp account when I close my restaurant?
Updated 12 October 2026
Delete it from your main phone: Settings, Account, Delete my account, enter your full number and confirm. It cannot be undone, so back up any order chats you need first.
- Steps: Settings, Account, Delete my account, enter your full international number, choose a reason, confirm.
- Account deletion can only be done from your primary device.
- Irreversible: even if you delete WhatsApp by accident. Deleting your information can take up to 90 days.
- If you own a channel with no additional admins, deleting your account permanently deletes the channel.
Keep your records when a chat number goes
Menuthere keeps order history and your customer list in the dashboard, apart from any one WhatsApp account. Closing a chat number does not erase your records.
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- WhatsApp Help Center, WhatsApp Help Center, 12 October 2026
