How to Permanently Delete Your Amazon Account (2026)

Closing an Amazon account is a bigger decision than deleting a social media profile: it closes your account across every Amazon country site at once, and it permanently cuts off access to everything you've ever "bought" digitally — Kindle books, Prime Video purchases, your Music library. Here's the exact process, the 5-day confirmation step most people miss, and what to do before you pull the trigger.

Key Takeaways

• Request closure from Amazon's official "Close Your Amazon Account" help page: review your linked services, pick a reason, check "Yes, I want to permanently close my Amazon account and delete my data," and click Close my Account.
• Amazon then sends a confirmation by email or text — you must confirm within 5 days or the request simply expires and your account stays open.
• Closure is global: one login closes your account on amazon.com and every other Amazon country site that shares it.
• You permanently lose access to all digital content — Kindle books, purchased Prime Video titles, Amazon Music, Photos storage — because digital purchases are licenses tied to the account, not property you own.
• Amazon retains your order history internally for tax, accounting, and fraud-prevention obligations even after closure — you lose access to it, but it isn't erased.

Before You Close: The Pre-Deletion Checklist

Amazon account closure is one of the most consequential deletions on this list, because so much can be attached to one login. Before you start:

1. Download or use anything digital you want to keep. Kindle books, purchased videos, and music become permanently inaccessible. There is no export or license-transfer mechanism after closure.
2. Save invoices and order records. You lose the ability to view order history or print proof of purchase — relevant for warranties, returns, and taxes.
3. Spend or transfer gift card balances. Remaining balances are lost with the account.
4. Cancel third-party channel subscriptions. Subscriptions to channels through Prime Video (e.g., a Paramount+ add-on) are separate billing relationships and may continue independently — cancel them explicitly.
5. Check for linked Seller, Business, or AWS accounts (see below).

How to Permanently Close Your Amazon Account

Step 1: Go to the official account closure page

Search Amazon Help for "Close Your Amazon Account" or go to the official closure request page and sign in.

Step 2: Review what's attached to your account

Amazon shows you the products and services associated with your account. Read this list carefully — it's your last inventory of what you're giving up.

Step 3: Select a reason and confirm

Choose a closure reason from the drop-down, check the box "Yes, I want to permanently close my Amazon account and delete my data," and click Close my Account.

Step 4: Confirm within 5 days

Amazon sends a confirmation link by email or text message. You must respond within 5 days to verify the request. If you don't, nothing happens — the request expires and the account stays open. Once you do confirm, the closure proceeds and should be treated as final.

What Happens to Your Data

Order history: You permanently lose access to it, but Amazon retains the underlying records internally to meet tax, accounting, and fraud-prevention obligations.

Digital content: All access ends. Kindle libraries, purchased or rented Prime Video titles, Amazon Music, and Amazon Photos storage are all tied to the account license and become unrecoverable.

Prime: Your Prime membership ends with the account. Prime-linked add-on subscriptions stop renewing — but independently billed third-party subscriptions may not, so cancel those separately.

Reviews and profile: Your customer profile, reviews, and discussion posts go with the account.

Scope: Closure applies across all Amazon sites sharing the login — not just the country site you started from.

Seller, Business, and AWS Accounts Are Different

• Amazon Seller accounts share login credentials with your buyer account. Amazon explicitly warns not to close a buyer account linked to an active Seller account — you'd cut off your own access to Seller Central, Brand Registry, and Advertising. Wind down or close the Seller account first.
• Amazon Business accounts have their own closure flow, only available when the account has 5 or fewer users (remove extra users first via Business Settings → User Management). Any Business Credit balance must be settled. On closure, the account converts to a personal account; order history made with personal payment methods transfers, while history tied to shared company payment methods is deleted.
• AWS accounts are a completely separate system. Closing your Amazon.com retail account does not touch an AWS account, and vice versa — AWS has its own closure process in the AWS Billing console.

Why Closing Amazon Doesn't Remove You From the Internet

Closing your Amazon account ends your relationship with one retailer. It does nothing about the data broker profiles that already hold your name, addresses, phone numbers, and household details — information compiled from public records and other sources long before and entirely independently of your Amazon shopping. Those require their own opt-out requests.

See the complete data broker opt-out guide →

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to close an Amazon account?

After you submit the closure request, Amazon sends a confirmation by email or text that you must answer within 5 days. If you don't confirm, the request expires and your account stays open. Once confirmed, the closure proceeds and should be treated as final.

Do I lose my Kindle books if I close my Amazon account?

Yes. Kindle books, purchased Prime Video titles, Amazon Music, and other digital content are licenses tied to your account, and all access ends permanently when the account closes. There is no transfer or export mechanism.

Does closing my Amazon account delete my order history?

You lose all access to it, but Amazon states it retains order records internally for tax, accounting, and fraud-prevention purposes required by law.

Does closing my Amazon.com account close my AWS account too?

No. AWS is a separate account system with its own closure process in the AWS Billing console. Neither closure affects the other.

Can I close my Amazon account if I sell on Amazon?

Not safely. Your buyer login is how you access Seller Central, so Amazon warns against closing a buyer account linked to an active Seller account. Close or wind down the Seller account first.

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