{"id":18375,"date":"2026-09-29T21:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/knowledgebase\/terminate-cpanel-account-whm\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T21:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T18:16:36","password":"","slug":"terminate-cpanel-account-whm","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/en\/knowledgebase\/terminate-cpanel-account-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete (Terminate) a cPanel Account in WHM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hy-tldr\" style=\"background:#f6f7fb;border-left:4px solid #d83954;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 18px;margin:0 0 20px;line-height:1.8\"><strong>In short:<\/strong> To delete a hosting account in WHM: go to Multi Account Functions, then Terminate Accounts, choose the account, click Remove and confirm with &#8220;Yes, remove this account&#8221;. Termination is permanent and removes the account&#8217;s files, email and databases, so take a full backup first.<\/div>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Log in to WHM at <strong>https:\/\/your-server-ip:2087<\/strong> with your username and password.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/04\/whm.png\" alt=\"WHM login\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Click <strong>Multi Account Functions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/04\/multi-account-functions-whm.png\" alt=\"Multi Account Functions in WHM\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Click <strong>Terminate Accounts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/04\/terminate-accounts-whm.png\" alt=\"Terminate Accounts in WHM\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Choose the account you want to delete and click <strong>Remove<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/04\/remove-account-whm.png\" alt=\"Remove the account\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> A confirmation appears. Click <strong>Yes, remove this account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/04\/yes-remove-account-whm.png\" alt=\"Confirm account removal\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A message confirms that the account was removed successfully.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/04\/successful-remove-account-whm.png\" alt=\"Account removed\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> if you only want to stop the site temporarily (for example for unpaid invoices), suspend the account instead of terminating it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hy-svc-link\" style=\"background:#fff5f7;border-left:4px solid #d83954;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 18px;margin:20px 0;line-height:1.8\"><strong>Related service:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/en\/server-management\/\">Hyyat Host server management<\/a> manages your WHM\/cPanel server for you, with 24\/7 support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In short: To delete a hosting account in WHM: go to Multi Account Functions, then Terminate Accounts, choose the account, click Remove and confirm with &#8220;Yes, remove this account&#8221;. Termination is permanent and removes the account&#8217;s files, email and databases, so take a full backup first. 1. 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