I accidentally deleted my Apple ID from my iOS iPhone when I went into my passwords and deleted my password accidentally and it deleted my Apple ID altogether. What can I do to restore my Apple id

What should I do. Do I need to recreate an apple id

Posted on Jul 6, 2023 8:23 PM

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Posted on Jul 6, 2023 9:02 PM

Emlattea wrote:

What should I do. Do I need to recreate an apple id


Please describe exactly what you meant by “accidentally deleted my Apple ID”, because that just doesn’t happen “by accident”. It’s a multi-webpage sequence involving accessing some seldom-traveled parts of the Apple website, and a fair amount of reading and clicking past some draconian warnings.


I don’t think that happened. You’re probably logged in here using that same Apple ID, and it’s clearly working.


If you deleted some Keychain entry from in Safari (as I suspect), that does not delete the Apple ID. It deletes the local knowledge of the Apple ID and password for auto-fill. You can re-enter the Apple ID credentials, and they can be re-added to Keychain.


Here is what I think you were doing: How to find saved passwords and passkeys on your iPhone - Apple Support


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Jul 6, 2023 9:02 PM in response to Emlattea

Emlattea wrote:

What should I do. Do I need to recreate an apple id


Please describe exactly what you meant by “accidentally deleted my Apple ID”, because that just doesn’t happen “by accident”. It’s a multi-webpage sequence involving accessing some seldom-traveled parts of the Apple website, and a fair amount of reading and clicking past some draconian warnings.


I don’t think that happened. You’re probably logged in here using that same Apple ID, and it’s clearly working.


If you deleted some Keychain entry from in Safari (as I suspect), that does not delete the Apple ID. It deletes the local knowledge of the Apple ID and password for auto-fill. You can re-enter the Apple ID credentials, and they can be re-added to Keychain.


Here is what I think you were doing: How to find saved passwords and passkeys on your iPhone - Apple Support


Jul 6, 2023 8:26 PM in response to Emlattea

From: How to delete your Apple ID account - Apple Support

"What happens if I change my mind after I have requested that my account be deleted?

While your request is being processed, you can contact Apple Support [using this link --> Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support ] with the unique alphanumeric access code you received, and we’ll help you cancel your request. After your account is deleted, Apple can't cancel the request, reopen your account, or restore your data."


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