# Deactivate your account

We'd be sorry to see you go, but you can follow the following steps to deactivate your Zulip account.

1. Click the cog (![cog](/static/images/help/cog.png)) in the upper right corner of the right sidebar.

2. Select **Settings** from the dropdown menu that appears.

    ![settings](/static/images/help/settings.png)

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.

    ![Deactivate your account button](/static/images/help/deactivate-account.png)

4. After clicking the **Deactivate Account** button, a modal window titled **Deactivate Your Account** will appear.

    ![Deactivate your account modal](/static/images/help/deactivate-modal.png)

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.

In addition, if you're the only administrator in the realm, you cannot deactivate your account; you need to make another user an administrator first before you can deactivate your account.

## Reactivating an account

If you regret deactivating your account, you can ask a Zulip realm administrator to [reactivate](/help/deactivate-reactivate#reactivate-a-user) your account.