How to Delete All Your Tweets in 2026

Why People Are Deleting Their Tweets in 2026

There are more reasons than ever to clean up your tweet history:

• AI training: X updated its Terms of Service to use your tweets to train Grok and other AI models. Every tweet you've posted is potential training data — including tweets from years ago.
• Job searches: 70% of employers check social media during hiring. Old tweets can surface in background checks.
• Privacy: Old tweets reveal your location history, political views, personal relationships, and more than you might realize.
• Fresh start: Sometimes you just want a clean slate without deleting your entire account and losing your username.

Method 1: Use a Tweet Deletion Tool (Fastest)

The fastest way to delete all your tweets is to use a dedicated tool that connects to X's official API. Here's how with DeleteTweets.org:

1. Step 1: Go to DeleteTweets.org and click "Get Started"
2. Step 2: Authorize the app (read + write permissions needed)
3. Step 3: Upload your Twitter archive for a deep clean, or use quick delete for recent tweets
4. Step 4: Click "Start Deleting" and watch the progress bar
5. Step 5: Walk away — rate limits are handled automatically and it resumes on its own

DeleteTweets.org is $5 one-time (not a subscription). You get 50 free deletions to try it first. It uses X's official API v2, so there's no risk of account suspension.

Method 2: Upload Your Twitter Archive (Most Thorough)

Twitter's API can only access your most recent ~3,200 tweets. If you have more than that (and many long-time users have tens of thousands), you need your Twitter archive to find and delete everything.

How to download your Twitter archive:

1. Go to Settings → Your Account → Download an archive of your data
2. Click "Request archive"
3. Wait for Twitter to email you (usually 24-48 hours)
4. Download the .zip file

Once you have the archive, upload it to DeleteTweets.org. The tool parses it in your browser (your tweet data never leaves your computer), extracts every tweet ID, and deletes them through the API.

This is the only way to delete truly old tweets that the API can't find anymore.

Method 3: Delete Tweets Manually (Slow)

You can delete tweets one by one from your Twitter profile:

1. Go to your profile
2. Click the three dots (…) on any tweet
3. Select "Delete Tweet"
4. Confirm

This works for a few tweets, but if you have thousands (or tens of thousands), it's not realistic. At 5 seconds per tweet, deleting 10,000 tweets manually would take nearly 14 hours of continuous clicking.

Comparing Tweet Deletion Methods

Will Deleting Tweets Stop AI Training?

When you delete a tweet, it's removed from Twitter's servers. This means:

• Future training: Your deleted tweets will not be included in future AI training runs. Grok and other models won't have access to them.
• Past training: If your tweets were already used in a training run before you deleted them, that data may still exist in the model's weights. However, the original text is no longer accessible.
• Third-party scrapers: Your tweets may have been scraped by other companies (Common Crawl, Wayback Machine, etc.) before deletion. Deleting from Twitter doesn't remove those copies.

The bottom line: deleting your tweets is the single most effective thing you can do to limit future AI training on your content. It's not perfect, but it's the best option available.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I delete all tweets without deleting my account?

Yes. Deleting tweets and deleting your account are two different things. You can remove every tweet while keeping your username, followers, and DMs.

How long does it take to delete all tweets?

Twitter's API allows 50 deletions per 15 minutes. For 10,000 tweets, that's about 50 hours. DeleteTweets.org handles this automatically — start it, close your browser, and it picks up where it left off when you return.

Is using a deletion tool safe?

If the tool uses X's official API (like DeleteTweets.org does), yes. Tools that use browser automation or DOM manipulation can trigger Twitter's bot detection and get your account restricted. Always check that a tool uses the official API.

Can I delete tweets before a specific date?

Yes, if you upload your archive. The archive contains dates for every tweet, so you can filter and only delete tweets before a certain date.

What about retweets and replies?

Retweets can be "un-retweeted" and replies can be deleted just like regular tweets. DeleteTweets.org handles all tweet types.