To delete an xAI account you use for Grok on Grok.com or in the Grok app, sign in to xAI Accounts and follow the account-deletion flow. xAI’s account FAQ identifies that page as the deletion route. If you use the same xAI account for the API, deleting it removes your API access. Before you start, check subscriptions and billing and arrange replacement access for any production service that depends on the account. (xAI account FAQ; Grok FAQ)
Before you delete: check access, subscriptions, and billing
- Production API: xAI says API access is removed if you use the same account for Grok and the API. If a production workload depends on that access, arrange replacement credentials or a provider and update your application before deleting the account. xAI’s FAQ does not specify exactly when API access stops. (Grok FAQ)
- Grok subscription: xAI says subscription management depends on where you subscribed. Check the relevant billing settings before deleting:
Grok.comfor a web subscription, or the Apple App Store or Google Play if you subscribed there. (Grok FAQ) - API billing: xAI says Grok and API billing are separate. Check API billing in the xAI Console. The cited account information does not establish that deleting an account automatically cancels every subscription or billing arrangement, so confirm recurring charges separately. (xAI account FAQ; Console billing documentation)
Steps to delete your xAI account
- Confirm which account you intend to delete. Sign in using the credentials for the xAI account used with Grok or the API, and verify that it is the correct account.
- Complete the checks above. Confirm your subscription and billing arrangements, and prepare replacement access if a production API workload uses this account.
- Open xAI Accounts and sign in. xAI identifies this as the place to delete your xAI account. (xAI account FAQ)
- Choose the account-deletion option and follow the on-screen instructions. The cited FAQ identifies the deletion destination but does not specify exact menu labels or confirmation screens. Follow the prompts displayed in your account.
The available account FAQ information reports a 30-day restoration period, but does not establish the specific restoration steps here. If you want to reverse deletion, consult the FAQ for its current instructions. The material available for this guide also does not specify a separate method for checking deletion completion. (xAI account FAQ)
Which account does this delete?
xAI says its account is different from an X account. These instructions apply to the xAI account used for Grok on Grok.com or in the Grok app; do not treat them as instructions to delete an X account. For Grok used through X or to delete an X account, follow X’s own account guidance. (xAI account FAQ; xAI Privacy Policy)
Account deletion is not chat-history deletion
Deleting conversations or Imagine media is not the same action as deleting an account. Likewise, xAI’s account FAQ lists privacy requests separately and directs users to privacy.x.ai; it does not say that submitting a privacy request closes an account. Use the account-deletion route above if your goal is to delete the xAI account. (xAI account FAQ)
Bottom line: Delete the xAI account through xAI Accounts. First check subscriptions and billing, and prepare replacement access if your production API workload uses that same account. An X account and an xAI account are different, and clearing chat history is not account deletion.