How To Remove Your Information From Spokeo (Step-by-Step)

If your name, address, and phone number are on Spokeo right now, anyone can find them in seconds. This guide walks you through the free, step-by-step Spokeo opt-out process, how to locate your profile, submit a removal request, and confirm your data has been taken down. For ongoing protection across hundreds of data broker sites, NetReputation’s managed privacy service handles the removal and monitoring for you.

Key Takeaways

• It is free to remove your information from Spokeo.
• The URL to opt out of Spokeo is: https://www.spokeo.com/optout
• The Spokeo opt out process takes around 15 minutes to complete.
• Spokeo removal requests are processed in 24 to 72 hours.
• It costs $0.95 to unlock your full name report on Spokeo.
• Personal information may reappear on Spokeo within three to six months after opt-out.
• Working with a managed removal service provider helps you locate, remove, and continuously monitor your personal information on Spokeo.

This guide will help you cancel Spokeo so your personal information no longer shows up in the site’s search results.

Spokeo is a people search site where you can find personal details about people that have been aggregated from other public sources, both online and offline. Unfortunately, that also means that people can use Spokeo (and other people search sites) to find personal details about you.

When your personal data gets into the wrong hands, all sorts of issues can arise, from stalking to identity theft to financial fraud and more. Thankfully, opting out of Spokeo is free and only takes about 15 minutes.

In this guide, we’ll cover how to find the Spokeo opt-out page and submit a personal data removal request to delete your information from their database and keep it out of search results.

Step-by-Step Spokeo Opt Out Guide

You can complete the Spokeo opt out process cleanly and efficiently in six easy steps. Once we find your listing and capture your profile URL, we’ll walk you through how to access the Spokeo opt out page, submit your confirmation, and verify your results in 24 to 72 hours.

1. Find Your Information on Spokeo

Before you go through the Spokeo opt out process, make sure your personal information exists on the site. If your information isn’t there, you don’t have to worry about Spokeo, and you can visit other data broker sites to focus your removal efforts there.U

Starting on the Spokeo home page, enter your details into the search bar.

When Your Info Isn’t On Spokeo

You may find that your information isn’t on Spokeo if you see this message:

At that point, you can either search a different way, like by your email address, or you can opt to visit another data broker site to opt out.

If you have an uncommon name and Spokeo doesn’t turn up any search results, chances are it’s not on the data broker site. You may opt to try a common misspelling of your name to make sure a profile for you doesn’t exist.

When Your Info Is On Spokeo

If a profile matching the personal information you entered does exist, you may be asked to provide more details to narrow down the search results.

Enter the information Spokeo is asking for, then click the Continue button.

If you’re not sure of the extra personal information, you can click the Not Sure link instead, and Spokeo will run a search based on what you already entered.

Select Data Types

As Spokeo is running its search, you’ll see a pop-up that says to select data types. You can select individual data types, select them all or opt to skip this step.

You may get additional questions while the search is running, which you can also answer “yes” or “no,” or select “not sure.”

2. Enter Your Contact Information

Before you can be shown the results of the Spokeo people search, you have to enter your contact information.

When you’re done, click Continue to move to the next step.

3. Go to Your Report

First, you’ll see a pop-up that says Spokeo is saving your search results. Click the Build My Report button to move to the next step.

Once your report is ready, click the Take Me To My Report button.

Currently, there isn’t a free way to access a Spokeo profile. Most of the time, you need to pay $0.95 to access your full name report and get the profile URL.

In some cases, users have been able to capture their profile URL from the search results page without paying. Paywall behavior has varied as the website has undergone several user interface (UI) changes. Check to see if your URL is visible before committing to the payment.

4. Go To the Spokeo Opt Out Page

Open a new web page and go to the Spokeo opt out page, which you can find here.

Enter the profile URL and your email address into the designated fields. Click the captcha box, then click the Opt Out button.

Spokeo also links to this page from the site footer under “Do Not Sell My Info.”

5. Check Your Email

Next, check your email. You should receive a confirmation email. You’ll need to click the verification link to complete the Spokeo opt out request.

If the confirmation link produces an error, try opening it in an incognito or private browsing window. Ad blockers and tracking-protection extensions can interfere with Spokeo’s confirmation flow.

6. Watch for Future Listings

Even if you opt out of Spokeo once, your information could appear on the site again in the future. Spokeo continually pulls new records from data brokers and public sources, so check different people search sites every three to six months to monitor new mentions.

If that happens, you’ll need to go through the opt out process once more. If you don’t want to handle this process manually, our managed removal service takes care of it for you. We’ll keep a constant eye on sites like Spokeo to make sure your personal data is fully protected.

What Happens After You Opt Out of Spokeo

Once you opt out of Spokeo, it can take a day or two for the change to show up on the site. The processing window is usually around 24 to 72 hours. You can verify that the removal worked by visiting your original profile URL. If the removal process was successful, the page should say “No Results Found.”

Once you’ve confirmed that everything went through, it’s critical to stay diligent. In addition to Spokeo, many other websites and data brokers display your personal data after aggregating it from online and offline sources, including:

• Public records
• Property records
• Court records

This information is visible to anyone who searches for it and could become reintegrated into people search databases over time. Opting out of multiple data brokers can help you stop the spread of information in its tracks, but you need a strategy for long-term control.

If the site picks up your data again, a Spokeo reappear issue could happen. Checking your profile URL every three to six months helps you stay on top of any changes.

Three steps you can take to ensure your Spokeo profile is gone and keep it from reappearing include:

• Return to your saved profile URL after 72 hours
• Search for your profile again by other identifiers
• Set a recurring reminder to check your profile frequently for updates

Using a managed removal service takes the guesswork out of monitoring your Spokeo profile. Our team constantly monitors for any data broker reappearance that may occur, taking swift steps to stop it in its tracks.

Why Spokeo Makes Opting Out Difficult

If you find it challenging to opt out of Spokeo, you’re not alone. The process can be tricky to navigate, but this is a predictable result of the Spokeo business model, not a conspiracy.

There are three specific friction points that make opting out fairly complex:

• Opt-Out Link: The link to opt out of Spokeo is buried in the footer under the “Do Not Sell My Info” label. If you don’t know where to look for it, you can easily miss it.

• Paywall: Most individuals can’t see their full profile URL without paying $0.95 to bypass the paywall. While this is a nominal fee, completing the payment process can be time-consuming. Many users choose to abandon their search efforts once they reach this stage.

• Form Placement: Once you do find the Spokeo opt out link, you still have to scroll quite a bit to find the actual opt-out form. It’s placed in the middle of the page, buried under a significant amount of marketing copy and images.

Another factor that makes this process fairly complicated is that one individual could have multiple listings on Spokeo. The site aggregates data from several sources, including public records, social media platforms, and marketing surveys, and creates unique profiles from the different kinds of data it collects, such as:

• Email address
• Phone numbers
• Name variations
• Previous home addresses

These listings aren’t merged automatically, and each one has a unique URL, so you’ll need to complete individual opt-out requests for each.

Why You Should Opt Out of Spokeo

Allowing your personal data to remain public on people search sites like Spokeo puts you at a greater risk of identity theft, targeted scams, and personal injury. Working with an ORM to stop this spread of information helps you optimize every aspect of your personal reputation management.

First, when your profile is active, identity thieves can easily access it to gain information that might be used to bypass security questions, crack passwords, and access your personal accounts. While they might start out with minimal information, sites like Spokeo enable data enrichment, allowing them to quickly build a full profile of you via aggregators.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received more than 1.1 million reports of identity theft in 2024, underscoring the severity and widespread nature of this issue. Some of the details that thieves can learn in just a few clicks include:

• Your contact information
• The names of your family members
• Important birth dates
• Historical records

You’re also more exposed to targeted scams through Spokeo. Scammers can use your consolidated data to glean specific, intimate details about you, then use that information as an effectiveness boost to make their communications seem more credible. For instance, they may mention real personal details in their phishing emails or calls, so you’re more likely to believe them and respond to their messages.

In addition, maintaining an active profile on Spokeo could even threaten your physical safety. Malicious parties now know where and how to find you, and could move their threats from the digital space to the real world.

This is an especially critical concern for anyone who’s experienced stalking, harassment, or domestic violence and needs to ensure online anonymity to protect themselves and their loved ones.

In a 2025 report monitoring the more than 1,700 domestic violence programs across the U.S., the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) found that, in a single day, more than 84,000 victims, survivors, and their children sought help, and nearly 24,000 reached out to a hotline. For these individuals and many more, controlling the degree of personal information publicly available online is a critical level of protection.

Note: While data broker opt-outs are important and can offer a degree of protection in these situations, they are not a substitute for law enforcement and domestic violence resources in active threat situations. Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233) if you need assistance right away. 

How To Handle Multiple Spokeo Listings

If there are several listings associated with you on Spokeo, removing this content requires a dedicated, strategic approach. Each listing has its own profile URL and requires a separate opt-out process.

If there’s only one of you, why do multiple profiles exist? This happens because Spokeo aggregates data across several different sources, including public records, social media, and marketing campaigns. If any of the following apply to you, there might be several profiles in your name:

• You’ve changed your name in any capacity for personal, legal, or social reasons
• You’ve lived at different previous addresses
• You’ve had different email addresses
• Your family associations have changed (relatives, household members, in-laws, etc.)

When multiple Spokeo listings exist, it’s important to make sure you’ve captured and removed each one. Here are the steps you can take:

1. Search for your full legal name.
2. Search for all of your possible name variants.
3. Search for each email address you’ve had.
4. Search for each phone number you’ve had.
5. Search for all of your current and previous addresses.

Our data broker opt-out guides walk you through the steps required to remove your personal data from the major people search sites, including Spokeo.

What Is a Spokeo Account?

You can use the Spokeo website to perform a basic search for someone, but you’ll need a Spokeo subscription to view in-depth and detailed information about them. When you search for someone on Spokeo, you’ll see an Unlock Profile button next to their information.

Clicking this will bring you to a page with a Special Trial Offer. For under $1, you can get a free trial Spokeo subscription and access more data about the person you’ve looked up. If you want a regular Spokeo subscription, you can sign up for a 1-month or 3-month membership instead.

With a Spokeo subscription, you’ll get full results when searching for someone on the website, including their complete address, family member information, location history, and more.

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How To Cancel a Paid Spokeo Subscription

Canceling a Spokeo subscription is different from opting out of a data listing. While opting out removes your personal data from public search listings, canceling your subscription stops all future payments from being billed to your account. This means you’ll lose access to the features of a paid account, including premium search functionality.

When you’re ready to cancel, follow these five steps:

1. Log in to your Spokeo account here.
2. Go to the Manage Account/Plan section.
3. Click the Cancel button to cancel your Spokeo account.
4. Confirm your cancellation to ensure your Spokeo subscription is canceled.
5. Check your email to make sure you received a cancellation verification for your Spokeo membership.

The website makes it possible to easily cancel your Spokeo subscription without contacting customer care. Alternatively, though, you can also stop your Spokeo subscription by emailing the Spokeo customer care team at [email protected]. Put in a cancel subscription request, and make sure to include your full name and the email address associated with your Spokeo account.

Spokeo Opt Out vs. Managed Removal Services

When you’re ready to remove your profile URLs from Spokeo, you have two options. First, you can choose to opt out yourself. While this approach might be free, it can also be frustrating and time-consuming. Going the DIY route means combing through all of your profiles and completing the data broker opt-out process for each one.

Alternatively, you can trust these steps to an online reputation management (ORM) firm that offers managed removal services, like NetReputation. This paid service offers a comprehensive solution and includes long-term account monitoring to keep your data safe moving forward.

Which one is right for you? Here’s a snapshot of how these two options measure up:

NetReputation’s internet privacy service covers Spokeo plus hundreds of other data broker sites. Call us today to schedule your free privacy analysis.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Spokeo Opt Out

Below are answers to some of the most common questions we receive about opting out of Spokeo.

Is it free to opt out of Spokeo?

Yes. You can opt out of Spokeo for free by completing a content removal request on their website.

How long does the Spokeo opt-out process take?

Opt-out requests are normally processed in the Spokeo 24 to 72 hour timeframe.

Will my information stay off Spokeo permanently?

Not necessarily. As new information appears about you online through social media, public records, or other sources, Spokeo will aggregate this data and could create additional profiles for you, even if you’ve submitted an opt-out request in the past. This is why it’s important to continually monitor the site for changes and new listings.

What if I have multiple listings on Spokeo?

If you have multiple Spokeo listings, you will need to complete a separate opt-out request for each one. An online reputation management (ORM) firm like ours can help you avoid this complex and time-consuming process. We’ll take down all listings and monitor your online presence for any future recurrence, taking action immediately to secure your privacy.

What do I do if the opt-out confirmation link does not work?

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires Spokeo to clearly provide an opt-out link for consumers who want to stop selling or sharing their personal data with third parties. This is the “Do Not Sell My Info” link on the website footer.

If the opt-out confirmation link doesn’t work, you can stop your Spokeo subscription by emailing the Spokeo customer care team at [email protected]. Submit a cancel subscription request that includes your full name and the email address associated with your Spokeo account.

Is it legal for Spokeo to list my personal information?

Generally, yes. Data broker sites like Spokeo can legally list your personal information because they aggregate it from public sources, both online and offline. While these activities are legal, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) prohibits Spokeo from selling your data for any benefit, including employment, housing, or credit.

Note: This is not legal advice, and readers should consult an attorney for their specific situation.

Does opting out of Spokeo remove my data from other sites?

No. Opting out of Spokeo does not remove your information from other people search sites like Whitepages and BeenVerified. You will need to perform a separate opt-out request for each profile, on each platform. Our ORM services take care of this for you, eliminating your data from Spokeo and hundreds of other sites for total peace of mind.

Is Spokeo a scam?

No. Spokeo is a legitimate and legal data broker website that aggregates public records and social media data. However, many people label it as a scam because they don’t want their personal information displayed on this website, as well as online search results.

Remove Your Info From Other Data Broker Sites With an ORM Strategy

Aside from Spokeo, other websites and data brokers will show your public records, property records, court records, and other personal information to anyone who searches for it.

It would take days or months to find all of your personal information listed by data brokers and even longer to go through the opt-out process for each one. Then, you’d have to double-check that those websites actually took down your profiles from public view. If some of them don’t follow through on the removal request, you’ll need to complete the opt-out process all over again to ensure total internet privacy.

It can take a long time to opt out of Spokeo, and many other people search sites are just as tedious. Whether you need assistance with your Spokeo opt-out or you want help finding old and new listings online to protect your court records and other information, get in touch with a removal expert at NetReputation.

Managing where your contact info, location history, current address, and other personal information show up online is a step toward building a better online reputation. Contact us today at 941-909-1170 or by filling out the form below for a free consultation.