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Vikram A Community Member

How do I close/delete my account?

Hello. I made a profile on Upwork. When trying to cancel, I get

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I want to be able to fix it myself without being forced towards a phone number.
Regards, V.

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Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hi Vikram,

 

If you'd like to close your account, first make sure you withdraw any active proposals on your Proposals page

complete and close any active contracts and don't have any available or pending balance. Then you can close your account by visiting this page. For more information and detailed steps, please visit this help article.


As a gentle reminder, please know that you will not be allowed to create a new account. If you need to use your Upwork account again in the future, you can reach out to us through our different support channels, and we will assist you with reinstating your account.

 

~ Luiggi

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Zolog's avatar
Zolog D Community Member

Hi,

 

I want to have my account closed, I can't close it manually, because I can't delete offers that were removed

 

Please delete my account, thank you.

Zolog's avatar
Zolog D Community Member

Hey Luiggi

 

Since the posts that were posted got deleted I can't withdraw my application manualy, therefore I cannot close my account. Could you please delete my account?

Irem's avatar
Irem U Community Member

i did this but its not working. there are two archived proposals that are expired but i cant delete or do anything with those. pleas ehlep! i want to close this account permanently and open a new one with the same phone number

Jasmine's avatar
Jasmine J Community Member

Yes plz delete my account

 

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hi Jasmine,

 

We’ve escalated your community post to a support ticket. One of our agents will be in touch with you soon to assist.

~ Luiggi
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Md Waqif H Community Member

Hello Luiggi, I am asking this for a friend. She has closed her account in Upwork. However, she has not received any email or Certificate of her closed account in Upwork. She needs either a certificate or an email mentioning that she is no longer working with Upwork. Is it possible to get one? Or can she atleast get a confirmation by email?

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Keana C Community Member

I want to close my account 

Arjay's avatar
Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi Keana,

 

We saw your post in the community and converted it into a support ticket to give it the attention it deserves. Rest assured that one of our agents will be reaching out to you on this page with further assistance.

 

~ Arjay
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John's avatar
John C Community Member

I am unable to close my account. I have not used my account since 2019 and have never accepted any proposal or had any clients. I do not have any teams. Please close my account.

Arjay's avatar
Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi John,

 

I'm sorry to learn that you wish to proceed with closing your account. I've converted your post into a support ticket to give it the attention it deserves. Rest assured that one of our agents will be reaching out to you with further assistance.

 

~ Arjay
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Lorenzo V Community Member

I tried to close my account but it says it can't be done at the moment and then prompts me to call an American phone number, which is very expensive from EU. Shouldn't be necessary at all... Please delete my account. Thank you. 

Nikola's avatar
Nikola S Retiring Moderator

Hi Lorenzo,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I check and it looks like one of our agents already followed up with you on your support ticket to assist you further. You can access your ticket on this page.

 

~ Nikola
Leo's avatar
Leo Z Community Member

Hi, 

 

I need to delete my UpWork account because I'm not legally allowed to be hired into contracts, online or not, as a 15-year-old. My intent for creating this account was to make some money online but I recently discovered that this is illegal and would like to delete my account ASAP.

 

However, prior to finding this out, I sent a proposal to a job offer and the owner messaged me saying they were interested. They have since deleted that job post and now I am stuck with an active proposal in a deleted job, which is preventing me from deleting my account. I need to delete my account ASAP so I would appreciate any and all help! Thanks in advance. 

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Nikola S Retiring Moderator

Hi Leo,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. One of our team members will reach out to you directly via a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your tickets on this page.

 

~ Nikola
Iqra's avatar
Iqra I Community Member

Hey, I am facing an issue regarding closing my account.

 

I have closed all the contracts, and no active proposals or payments are left. Still, I am unable to close my account.

 

Please help,

Iqra

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Lingwei W Community Member

Hello,

 

I have the same problem. When I try closing my account, I am requested to call a number in the US. The roaming fees being quite prohibitive, I tried opening a ticket with support but it was not processed.

Is there a way to close the account without spending hundreds of dollars while waiting on hold?

 

Best regards,

Lingwei

Annie Jane's avatar
Annie Jane B Retired Team Member

Hi Lingwei,

 

I checked and it looks like our team has already closed your account. Feel free to respond to your support ticket if you need further assistance.


~ AJ
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Andre's avatar
Andre B Community Member

Please Help on closing my account, I can't close mine due to removed jobs with my proposals on it

Arjay's avatar
Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi Andre,

 

I'm sorry to learn that you wish to close your account but we always respect your decisions. I've closed your account as requested. Best of luck!

 

~ Arjay
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Arby Jane's avatar
Arby Jane R Community Member

I have the same problem. I can't close my account due to a removed job with my proposals in it. I hope you can help me close my account. 

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hi Arby,

 

I'm sorry you're having trouble closing your account. I've escalated your community post to a support ticket. One of our agents will be in touch with you soon to assist.

~ Luiggi
Annie Jane's avatar
Annie Jane B Retired Team Member

Hi Iqra,

 

Thank you for reaching out. I've closed your account as per your request.


~ AJ
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Dhruv C Community Member

I have followed all steps but there is no option to delete my account in settings and contact info, can my account be directly deleted by a mod? 

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Aldo L Community Member

I sent in a support ticket(Been over 48 hours without a response) and have reached out to a moderator here that helped with the issue before, but I haven't gotten the assistance necessary.

 

I'm currently writing under this account that I had asked to be terminated so the phone number tied to it can be removed. I thought this request was completed last August but when I created my new freelance account and put my number in, it said it was tied to this account. Can someone please reach out to me to get this fixed? 

 

Thank you,


Aldo

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Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi Aldo,

 

I'll have one of the team members reach out to further assist you with your concern via a support ticket. Kindly expect an update on this page with your ticket once your case is fully reviewed.

 

~ Arjay
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