We'd be sorry to see you go, but you can follow the following steps to deactivate your Zulip account.
1. Click the cog () in the upper right corner of the right sidebar.
2. Select **Settings** from the dropdown menu that appears.
3. Upon clicking **Settings**, your view will be replaced with the **Settings** page. Click the red **Deactivate your account** button on the bottom of the **Your account** section.
4. After clicking the **Deactivate Account** button, a modal window titled **Deactivate Your Account** will appear.
5. To confirm the deletion of your account, click the red **Deactivate now** button. Please note that any bots that you maintain will be disabled.
6. After clicking the **Deactivate now** button, you will be logged out and returned to the Zulip login page.
Please note that you cannot register a Zulip account using the email address of a deactivated account. However, you can ask a Zulip realm administrator to reactivate your account.
## Reactivating an account
Zulip realm administrators can choose to reactivate a user's deactivated account by following the following steps.
1. Click the cog () in the upper right corner of the right sidebar.
2. Select **Administration** from the dropdown menu that appears.
3. Upon clicking **Administration**, your view will be replaced with the **Administration** page. Click the **Deactivated Users** tab at the top of the panel; it turns gray upon hover.
5. After clicking the **Reactivate** button, the button will transform into a red **Deactivate** button, confirming the success of the account's reactivation.
