Are you ready for a fresh start on Twitter? There are a number of online services that allow you to bulk delete all of your past tweets, so that you can start with a blank slate.

Here's a look at how to get rid of all your tweets...

Why Would You Bulk Delete Your Tweets?

There are plenty of legitimate reasons for wanting to wipe the slate clean on Twitter without resorting to deleting your entire Twitter account.

You might want to avoid old, embarrassing tweets being discovered in the future. Or maybe you're working on re-branding yourself on social media. Maybe you want to use an old Twitter account for a different purpose. Or perhaps you just want to distance yourself from Twitter in general.

Whatever your reason, we'll walk you through how to delete every one of your tweets.

Although we've tested each of the apps mentioned in this article, granting any of them access to your Twitter account is done at your own risk.

How Many Tweets Does Twitter Store?

It's often believed that you can only access your most recent 3,200 tweets, but this isn’t entirely true. Your Tweets & replies tab will display your most recent 3200 Tweets and replies. This doesn't mean that older tweets no longer exist.

Every single one of your tweets is searchable via Twitter's search console unless they have specifically been deleted. With that in mind, you should at least consider deleting all of your old tweets.

Back-Up Your Old Tweets First (Optional)

Remember, once you delete your tweets, there's no going back. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. So, if you have any worries that you might regret the decision, Twitter does allow you to download your entire Twitter archive. This ZIP file contains every tweet and retweet you have ever sent (apart from those you've deleted), so you can store this wherever you like for posterity.

To download your Twitter archive:

  1. Sign in and go to your profile.
  2. In the left-hand menu click More, then click Settings and Support > Settings and privacy.
  3. In Your Account click Download an Archive of Your Data and enter your password.
  4. You'll receive an in-app notification when your archive is ready to download.

Once you've done this, you can use one of the following services to get rid of your old tweets.

1. TweetDelete

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TweetDelete is one of the most popular services for managing your Tweets. With it, you have the option to bulk delete past tweets and automatically delete future tweets after they've been live for a certain amount of time.

On the free account, TweetDelete can remove up to 10 tweets a month without needing you to upload your Twitter archive. You can also remove up to 10 of your most recent likes on Twitter each month.

If you want to delete more than 10 tweets, you'll have to upgrade to the premium version and upload your archive as a ZIP file. TweetDelete then works through this file to delete every one of your tweets.

For anyone with fewer tweets, TweetDelete is likely your best option as it's so simple. You can wipe your timeline clean, and choose to have future tweets automatically deleted after:

  • One week
  • Two weeks
  • One month
  • Two months
  • Three months
  • Six months
  • One year

The script generally runs every couple of days, locating new tweets that have entered the date period you set, and deleting these automatically. Once deleted there is no way of retrieving them.

If you want TweetDelete to stop deleting your new tweets, you can revoke its access to your Twitter account by going to Security and account access, clicking Apps and sessions, then Connected apps. Click on TweetDelete.net, then click Revoke app permissions.

Revoke-Permissions-Twitter

2. Circleboom

Circleboom is another popular, but pricey option that can come to your rescue when it comes to getting rid of those old tweets. It's like an all-in-one solution for managing your Twitter account, packed with different tools to cater to your needs. If you're someone who is actively present on social media, especially Twitter, then Circleboom could be the perfect fit for you.

However, it's important to keep in mind that it might not be the best choice if you're solely looking for tweet deletion without any other Twitter management features, because we would not classify it as budget-friendly.

To delete your tweets, log into Twitter using Circleboom. You will be able to see a preview of the management page. Click on the bin icon in the left pane and choose a desired delete option. You will need to subscribe to one of the offered plans to proceed with this.

Delete Tweets in Circleboom

3. TweetDeleter

The third reliable option on our list is TweetDeleter. This tool comes with a free version that allows you to delete up to five tweets a month.

There is also a premium option that'll require you to pay monthly, but before rejecting it outright, hear us out. TweetDeleter does have some interesting features you might be willing to pay for. The free version is enough to take a look around, but you'll need to upgrade if you need the app to actually be useful.

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With a premium account, you can use advanced search features to bulk delete tweets that meet certain criteria. You can set up automated processes to delete tweets or unlike posts, after a certain amount of time. You can of course delete all of your tweets en masse. And (for another fee), you can see a record of which tweets were deleted.

Twitter only allows you to delete one tweet at a time. This is fine if you only have a few tweets, but if you've tweeted thousands of times, you need a different solution that still allows you to keep your username. Here's what Twitter proposes (though we do not recommend this method):

  1. Sign up for a completely new Twitter account with a temporary username.
  2. Switch the username from your old account to your new account.
  3. Delete the old account.

The problem? The new account which now has your old username may have zero tweets, but it also has zero followers! Your old account with a new username, retains all of your old followers, and your original tweets are still public! You'd then have to delete your old Twitter account to remove those tweets. Not quite the solution we were hoping for.

What Happens to Deleted Tweets?

When you bulk delete tweets, the changes can take a while to display on your feed. This is because there is a limit to the number of requests each of these apps can send to Twitter per hour. If you’re deleting several thousands of tweets, this can take a while. It sure beats doing it manually, though.

When it comes to deleting tweets, according to Twitter:

  • When you delete a tweet, it is removed from your account, the timeline of any accounts that follow you, and from Twitter search results on twitter.com, Twitter for iOS, and Twitter for Android.
  • Retweets of the deleted tweet will also be removed on twitter.com, Twitter for iOS, and Twitter for Android.
  • Once a tweet has been deleted, the tweet contents, associated metadata, and all analytical information about that tweet are no longer publicly available on Twitter.
  • If other people have copied and pasted part or all of your text into their own tweet, their tweets will not be removed.
  • If other people have retweeted your tweet with a comment of their own, their tweets will not be removed.
  • Tweets may be cached or cross-posted on third-party websites, applications, or search engines. Twitter cannot remove tweets that are not on twitter.com, Twitter for iOS, or Twitter for Android.

Deleting your tweets also doesn't get rid of pages saved to the Wayback Machine (which lets you view old versions of any website) or screenshots of your tweets.

Keeping Your Twitter Account Clean

Once you’ve cleaned up your tweets, it’s a good idea to keep it that way. You could either do this by only posting tweets you're sure you don't mind being online for a long time.

Or, if you don't want to be so cautious about what you post, simply choose to automatically delete tweets after a certain amount of time, which all the services mentioned in this article can do for you. With this, you can have peace of mind knowing that your tweets will be removed from your account without having to manually do anything.

Cleaning Up Your Twitter Account

By deleting many, if not all, of your past tweets, you stop them from being searchable to the general public and potential employers. That being said, always remember that nothing on the web is ever entirely deleted because copies of old versions of sites and profiles are stored elsewhere (for better or worse).

Twitter will still have a record of these deleted tweets in case they need to produce them for legal purposes. But at least they're away from prying eyes, and you'll know that less of your data is "out there", easily accessible public domain.