Delete your Phantom wallet

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Phantom is a self-custodial wallet. Your wallet and accounts are never stored on Phantom servers, which means deleting your wallet works differently depending on how it was created. Your wallet addresses remain on the blockchain permanently and cannot be erased.

Before you start

Before you delete, you can export your Secret Recovery Phrase as a backup in case you want to restore your wallet later. See View your recovery phrase or private keys in Phantom.

Wallets created with a Google or Apple login

In the Phantom mobile app, go to SettingsSecurity & Privacy and select Delete Wallet. Follow the prompts to complete deletion.

If your Cash account has a balance, Phantom will offer to transfer it out before proceeding. Tap Transfer and enter a destination wallet address you'll have access to in the future, or tap Continue Anyway to skip and proceed with deletion.

If you don't see a Delete Wallet option, go to SettingsSecurity & PrivacyReset App instead.

Your wallet addresses remain on the blockchain permanently, but once the app is reset you will no longer have access to them through Phantom. If you want to restore your wallet later, make sure you have your Secret Recovery Phrase backed up before proceeding.

Wallets created with a recovery phrase

Go to SettingsSecurity & PrivacyReset App.

Your wallet addresses remain on the blockchain permanently, but once the app is reset you will no longer have access to them through Phantom. If you want to restore your wallet later, make sure you have your Secret Recovery Phrase backed up before proceeding.

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