How do I delete my tweets in bulk?

Open Delete My Tweets, enter your username, and sign in to X.com in your browser. Choose what to delete (tweets, retweets, likes), set your filters, and click Start. The app automates deletion in your own browser.

Is my data safe? Where does it go?

Your data never leaves your computer. Delete My Tweets is a desktop application that processes everything locally. We don't have servers that store your tweets, and we never see your data.

Do I need to give you my Twitter password?

No. You sign into X.com in your own browser, just like normal. We have no servers to receive your password — we never see it at all.

How long does it take to delete thousands of tweets?

It depends on volume — a few hundred takes minutes, but thousands can take hours. The app runs hands-free, so you can let it work in the background while you do other things.

Is this faster than manual deletion or API tools?

It automates removal inside your browser — faster than clicking manually but paced by X.com's interface. Unlike API tools, your data never leaves your computer and you don't need developer credentials.

Why I Built Delete My Tweets: Cleaning a Twitter Account From 2009

Delete My Tweets didn't start as a business idea. It started as a personal problem I couldn't solve any other way.

I have an old Twitter account, created in 2009, back when Twitter was very different. Over the years, it accumulated thousands of tweets that, by today's standards, would easily be classed as spammy, low-value, or simply not representative of who I am anymore.

I wanted to repurpose the account, not delete it entirely. That meant cleaning it properly, not hiding things, not half-deleting, but actually removing the old content.

That's when I realised how broken the existing options really are.

Trying to Delete Tweets Manually (And Getting Nowhere)

My first attempt was simple: I tried deleting tweets manually.

If you've ever tried this on an old account, you'll know how pointless it is:

Endless scrolling

Old tweets not loading properly

Deleting one by one with no sense of progress

After hours of effort, I'd barely made a dent. It wasn't sustainable.

The CSV Export That Never Arrived

Like most people, I started searching for tools.

I came across sites like TweetDelete (and similar services), all of which said the same thing: "Request your CSV file from X.com and upload it."

So I did exactly that.

I submitted the data request form to X.com multiple times. I waited. And waited.

No email. No CSV file. No archive. Nothing ever came back.

This wasn't a one-off glitch. It simply did not work for my account.

Online Deletion Tools That Barely Worked

Next, I tried low-value online deletion tools.

They technically worked, but only barely.

Most would:

Delete maybe 200 to 300 tweets

Then stop

Force me to log back in

Require re-running the process again and again

This wasn't bulk deletion. It was manual deletion with extra steps.

Worse still, all of these tools required:

Logging into third-party websites

Granting access

Trusting someone else's servers with my data

That completely defeated the purpose.

The Realisation: The Only Reliable Way Is Manual Deletion

At that point, one thing became clear:

The only deletion method that always works is manual deletion through the browser.

If I could delete a tweet myself, then X.com clearly allowed it. The problem wasn't permission. It was scale.

So the question became: What if manual deletion could be automated?

Building My Own Solution

I already knew it was possible to delete tweets via direct requests. The browser does it every time you click "Delete".

So I started experimenting.

I wrote a small program that:

Opened my own browser

Used my existing login

Used my cookies and session

Sent the same HTML requests X.com expects when a human deletes a tweet

No API. No cloud servers. No uploads. No CSV files.

Just automation layered on top of normal user behaviour.

Weeks of Trial, Error, and Refinement

It didn't work perfectly at first.

There were weeks of:

Tweaking timing

Handling page loads

Making sure actions looked exactly like normal usage

Preventing errors

Avoiding anything that felt brittle or unsafe

Eventually, I had something solid.

An app that:

Clicks delete the way a human would

Unfollows accounts automatically

Never sends data anywhere

Never stores tweets

Never requires third-party access

Everything stays on my PC, under my control.

From Personal Tool to Delete My Tweets

Once it worked for me, the next realisation was obvious:

I couldn't be the only person with this problem.

Old accounts. Broken exports. Unreliable tools. Privacy concerns.

Delete My Tweets exists because:

CSV exports don't work for many large or old accounts

Cloud tools introduce unnecessary risk

API-based solutions keep breaking

Manual deletion doesn't scale

Automating manual deletion, using the user's own browser, turned out to be the most reliable and private solution.

Why I Trust This Method (And Why You Can Too)

Delete My Tweets:

Uses your browser

Uses your login

Uses your cookies

Sends nothing to me or anyone else

Stores no tweets

Requires no delegation of access

From X.com's point of view, it's just you using your account.

That's exactly how it should be.

Final Thoughts

This app exists because I needed it, and nothing else worked.

If you're trying to clean up an old account, repurpose it, or remove years of content that no longer represents you, I understand the frustration firsthand.

Delete My Tweets isn't about shortcuts. It's about ownership, privacy, and reliability.

Everything stays with you, exactly where it belongs.