Exit strategy
How to Delete a Base44 Account
OffRamp · October 28, 2026 · 10 min read
Short answer: export first, then delete — because deletion cannot be undone. Deleting a Base44 account schedules it for permanent deletion 7 days later, and when that completes, your account, your apps, and their data are gone for good. The steps below follow Base44’s own docs (checked October 28, 2026) — and the first step is the one people skip.
Before you touch Delete
Step zero: export first, because deletion is irreversible
Everything below is reversible until the moment you confirm deletion, and nothing is reversible after it. Base44 states it plainly: when deletion completes, you cannot reopen your account or restore anything afterward. So before you open Account preferences, save what can be saved.
Start with the Base44 export guide: it walks through what the export actually contains — your code, via GitHub sync — and what it does not. That distinction matters here more than anywhere else. A code export preserves the source of your app. It does not preserve the running app: not the database, not your users’ logins, not the backend functions, not the integrations. If you delete first and hope the export will stand in for the app, you will find out too late that it does not.
So make two passes before deleting. First, export the code for every app you might ever want again. Second, pull down anything the export cannot carry: your data, your user lists, your uploaded files and media, and any records you need for your own books. Our database page explains why there is no connection string to fall back on — once the account is gone, there is no back door to the data.
And if the app still matters to you — if it has users, or revenue, or a future — do not just export it. Migrate it. The section at the end of this page covers the migrate-instead route: the app keeps running on infrastructure you own, and only then do you delete the Base44 account. Export is damage control. Migration is the save.
The deletion flow, from Base44’s own docs
How to delete your Base44 account, step by step
The flow below is taken from Base44’s own documentation page on account settings, checked October 28, 2026. If the live docs ever disagree with this page, the live docs win. Deletion lives in Account preferences — not in billing, and not in a support ticket (older guides that tell you to open a ticket to delete your account are out of date).
- Click your workspace name at the bottom left of your account.
- Click Account preferences. This opens your account settings, which follow you across every workspace you belong to.
- On the Profile page, scroll to the bottom and expand Delete account. Account deletion sits on the Profile page, alongside your personal details and two-factor authentication.
- Click Delete Account and complete the dialog that appears. What the dialog asks depends on your situation:
- If you have active subscriptions: the dialog stops you. Click Manage subscriptions, cancel each active subscription, then return to Account preferences and start again. You cannot delete an account that still has a live subscription.
- If you own workspaces: review the workspaces you own and click Delete anyway, then type each workspace name to confirm and click Delete Account. Typing the names is the point of no return for those workspaces — they are deleted with the account.
- If you are a member of other workspaces: review the workspaces you will lose access to and click Continue with deletion, then click Delete Account in the final Delete Your Account dialog.
- Final confirmation: review what will be deleted and the scheduled deletion date, then click Delete Account one last time.
That final click does not delete your account on the spot. It schedules the deletion — which is where the 7-day window comes in.
What deletion actually removes
What is permanently removed when deletion completes
Base44 publishes a deletion table in its docs, and it is worth reading in full before you confirm anything, because the blast radius is wider than most people expect. Deleting your account does not just close a login — it removes everything you own on the platform.
Your account and profile
Deleted. Your Base44 identity on the platform is gone, and it cannot be reopened.
Apps you own, and their data
Deleted — every app, with the data inside it. This is the loss that hurts most, and the one an export alone cannot undo.
Workspaces you own
Deleted, including pending invitations. Workspaces you only belong to are different: you are removed from them, but they survive for their owners.
Uploaded files and media
Deleted. Anything your apps stored as files goes with the account.
Connected domains
Released, so others can use them. If a domain matters to you, sort out its future before you delete — afterwards it is up for grabs.
Subscriptions
Canceled, with no refunds. And remember the order runs the other way too: an active subscription blocks deletion until you cancel it first.
Two consequences deserve a second look. First, if you built apps for other people in workspaces you own, deleting your account deletes their apps too — check with collaborators before you confirm. Second, if your app is still live for users, deletion takes the live app down with it; your users get nothing but a dead link. That is why the safe order is migrate first, delete last.
The 7-day window
The 7-day scheduled deletion: what the docs do and don’t say
Your account is scheduled to be permanently deleted 7 days after you request deletion. That sentence is the whole of what Base44’s docs say about the window — and what they do not say matters as much. The docs describe no undo step, no cancel-deletion button, and no grace-period recovery inside those 7 days. Some platforms let you change your mind during a cooling-off period; Base44’s docs offer no such promise, so the honest reading is that the request should be treated as final from the moment you confirm it, and the 7 days are a processing delay, not a safety net.
That also means the 7 days are not a time to finish your export. By the time the request is in, the countdown is running and the docs give you no lever to stop it. Do the export before the request, not during the window. And do not confuse the window with a trial or a pause: your subscriptions are already canceled with no refunds, and the deletion, when it completes, is total.
If you are unsure whether you want the account gone, do not request deletion yet. Signing out costs nothing and changes nothing, and canceling your subscription stops the billing while leaving the account — and the apps — in place. Deletion is for when you are certain.
Three different exits, three different results
Delete vs cancel vs sign out: don’t mix them up
Base44 has three exits that sound alike and do very different things. Picking the wrong one is the most common way people lose an app they meant to keep — usually by canceling when they meant to pause, or deleting when they meant to cancel.
Sign out
Ends your session. Nothing about your app, your subscription, or your data changes. Ten seconds, zero consequences, fully reversible by signing back in. How to sign out of Base44.
Cancel (subscription)
Ends your paid plan. Your app stops working the moment you cancel, but your account and your data remain — and the app can come back if you resubscribe. How to cancel without losing your app.
Delete (account)
Removes the account itself and everything you own, permanently, 7 days after you request it. No reopening, no restoring. This page. Only choose this when you are certain nothing in the account needs to survive.
The rule of thumb: sign out when you are stepping away, cancel when you are done paying, delete when you are done entirely. And in every case, if the app itself still matters, migrate before you touch any of the three — ownership without portability is just a lease, and deletion is the clause that proves it.
The migrate-instead angle
Want the app to survive? Migrate first, delete second
Most people deleting a Base44 account do not actually want everything gone. They want the meter to stop, or the platform to stop owning their app — and deletion is the bluntest way to get there, because it destroys the app along with the bill. There is a sharper way: move the app onto infrastructure in your own name first, confirm it runs there, and only then delete the Base44 account. The bill stops either way. The difference is whether the app survives.
That is what OffRamp does: it migrates a Base44 app onto Supabase, Vercel, and GitHub accounts in your name, so the database, the logins, and the integrations move with the code instead of staying behind on Base44’s servers. Once the migrated app is live and verified, deleting the Base44 account is safe — there is nothing left in it that you need. The order is the whole trick: migrate first, delete last. Delete first, and there is nothing left to migrate.
So before you open Account preferences, ask one question: is there anything in this account I would miss? If the answer is yes — an app, its users, its data — start with a migration off Base44, not a deletion. Deletion will still be there when the migration is done, and by then it will cost you nothing.
FAQ
Questions, answered honestly
How do I delete my Base44 account?
Click your workspace name at the bottom left, click Account preferences, expand Delete account at the bottom of the Profile page, and click Delete Account. You must cancel any active subscriptions first, and if you own workspaces you type each workspace name to confirm. Your account is then scheduled for permanent deletion 7 days later.
How long does it take to delete a Base44 account?
Deletion is scheduled, not instant: Base44 permanently deletes your account 7 days after you request deletion. Base44’s docs describe no undo step inside that window, so treat the request as final from the moment you confirm it.
What happens when you delete a Base44 account?
Base44 permanently removes your account and profile, every app you own and its data, every workspace you own including pending invitations, and your uploaded files and media. Connected domains are released so others can use them, subscriptions are canceled with no refunds, and you are removed from workspaces you are a member of. Nothing can be reopened or restored afterward.
Can I get my Base44 app back after deleting my account?
No. Base44 states that once deletion completes you cannot reopen your account or restore anything afterward. A code export made before deletion preserves the source code, but it does not preserve the running app, its database, its users, or its integrations — only a migration done before deletion keeps the app alive.
Do I need to contact Base44 support to delete my account?
No. Account deletion is self-serve in Account preferences on the Profile page. Older guides that tell you to open a support ticket to delete your account are out of date; Base44’s current docs describe the in-product flow.
What is the difference between deleting, canceling, and signing out of Base44?
Signing out ends your session and changes nothing about your app. Canceling ends your subscription — your app stops working but your account and data remain. Deleting removes the account itself and everything you own, permanently, after a 7-day scheduled deletion. If you want to keep the app, migrate it first and only then cancel or delete.
Deleting Base44 — but want to keep the app?
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