Your data · Perplexity
How long does Perplexity keep your chats after you delete them?
thecontinuitylayer.com/your-data/perplexity/how-long-chats-are-keptWhat Perplexity's own pages say happens to a deleted chat, and when it is gone.
Yes
Docs grade · Says how long chats are kept after you delete them
3 November 2026
Checked on Perplexity's pages
Read from published docs, not a test we ran
Report a change →Yes, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity says your account and personal data are permanently deleted within 30 days of requesting account deletion.
Perplexity's own pageChecked 3 November 2026
https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10354879-account-deletionHow to do it in Perplexity
- 1.Your account details, preferences and search history (threads), for as long as your account is active.
- 2.Memories: details it saves between conversations, until you delete them.
- 3.Files attached to a thread, for 30 days. Files in Projects stay until you delete them.
- 4.Incognito threads expire within 24 hours. Logged-out, anonymous sessions expire after 14 days.
- 5.After you delete your account, your personal information is removed within 30 days.
Some information may be kept longer for legal obligations or legitimate business purposes, and security logs exist regardless of Incognito.
Perplexity's own pagesChecked 24 October 2026
The test: Says how long chats are kept after you delete them
Look for the retention period after a chat or the account is deleted.
- ✓ Yes
- A stated number of days or hours for removal from its systems.
- ½ Partly
- A period is mentioned but vague, or only for some data.
- ✕ No
- No retention period stated.
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