Spokeo opt-out
spokeo.com How to remove yourself from Spokeo
Go to spokeo.com/optout, paste the URL of your Spokeo listing and confirm with the link Spokeo emails you. It's free, needs no account and usually takes 24 to 72 hours. Each listing has its own URL, so repeat it for every one.
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- spokeo.com
- Method
- Online form
- What you need
- Listing URL, Email address
- Time to remove
- 24 to 72 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Last updated
How to opt out of Spokeo
- 1
Find every listing
Search your name and state on spokeo.com. Also try maiden names, old addresses and your phone number: each one can have its own listing.
- 2
Copy the listing URL
Open the listing and copy the full address from your browser bar.
- 3
Submit it on the opt-out page
Go to spokeo.com/optout, paste the URL, enter your email address and submit.
- 4
Confirm by email
Click the link in the email Spokeo sends. The removal doesn't go through until you do.
- 5
Repeat and check
Do the same for every other listing URL, then search again after a few days to make sure they're gone.
Watch out for
- Spokeo needs a separate removal for each listing URL, and a reverse phone lookup page counts as its own listing.
- Skip the email confirmation and the listing stays up.
- Search results can show your old listing for a while after it's removed. Google's outdated content tool can speed that up.
What Spokeo holds about you
- Full name and aliases
- Age and date of birth
- Current address
- Address history
- Phone numbers
- Email addresses
- Relatives
- Social media profiles
What Spokeo is known to collect, not a check of your listing.
Sister sites
These are run by the same company. Removing yourself from Spokeo doesn't remove you from them, so check each one.
Does it come back?
It can. Spokeo rebuilds profiles from new public records, such as a change of address, a property sale or a voter registration update. Search for yourself again every 3 months.
Your rights
In its registry filings Spokeo describes what it sells as "publicly available information", which California and Texas law exclude from "personal information", so it treats its opt-out as voluntary. Given that position, use its opt-out form even if you also send a DROP request.
California: CCPA. If you live in California, the CCPA lets you ask a business to delete the personal information it holds about you and to stop selling or sharing it. Businesses generally have 45 days to respond.
California: the Delete Act. Data brokers that hold information on Californians must register with the state. California residents can use DROP, the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, to send one deletion request to every registered broker at once.
Other US states. Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and a growing list of other states give residents a similar right to delete. Vermont, Texas and Oregon also make data brokers register with the state. Where no state law applies, the broker's own opt-out above still works for most people.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
Is the Spokeo opt-out free?
Yes. You don't pay or need an account. You only need the listing URL and an email address to confirm.
How long does Spokeo take to remove my listing?
Usually 24 to 72 hours after you click the confirmation link.
Why is my information still on Spokeo after I opted out?
You probably have more than one listing. Each name variation, old address or phone number can have its own URL, and each needs its own opt-out.
Can my Spokeo listing come back?
Yes. New public records can rebuild it, so search again every few months.
Related guide Guide: How to Delete Yourself from the Internet Something changed? If these steps no longer match the Spokeo opt-out, tell us and we'll re-check it.
