Spokeo Opt Out: How To Remove Your Info in 15 Minutes

Last verified by NetReputation’s privacy team on August 14, 2026. Spokeo changes its opt-out flow regularly, and every step below was re-tested against the live site.

Spokeo is a people search site that publishes names, addresses, phone numbers, and family connections collected from public records and other online sources. To remove your listing, go to spokeo.com/optout, paste the URL of your profile page, and confirm the request from your email inbox. The process is free, takes about 15 minutes, and Spokeo states that most opt-out requests are processed within 24 to 48 hours.

Spokeo is also one of more than a hundred data broker sites that may be listing you, and our internet privacy service finds and removes all of them if you would rather not do this one site at a time.

Key Takeaways

• Opting out of Spokeo is free and takes about 15 minutes using the form at spokeo.com/optout.
• Spokeo states that opt-out requests are processed within 24 to 48 hours of email confirmation.
• You need the exact URL of your Spokeo listing before you can submit the opt-out form.
• Canceling a Spokeo subscription and removing your listing are two separate processes. This guide covers both.
• Listings often return within three to six months as Spokeo acquires new data, so plan to re-check quarterly or use a monitoring service.

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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 48 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.

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.

You do not need to buy the report to opt out if the URL is visible another way, and if you would rather not hand Spokeo your email or card details at all, our internet privacy service runs the removal without you ever touching the site.

4. Go To the Spokeo Opt Out Page

Open a new web page and go to the Spokeo opt out page.

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.

While you wait for the confirmation email, search for yourself on BeenVerified and Whitepages. Most people listed on Spokeo appear on both, and each takes about the same 15 minutes to clear.

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. Spokeo states that most requests are processed within 24 to 48 hours, though heavier requests can take longer. 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.

One more thing to plan for: a successful opt-out is rarely permanent. Spokeo adds new listings whenever it acquires fresh data, and our removal team routinely sees profiles return within three to six months. Set a quarterly reminder to search for your name again, or have our team monitor Spokeo and the other data broker sites and handle re-removals for you.

Get a free reputation analysis or call 800-200-3000 and we will handle the monitoring and re-removals for you.

Spokeo Is One of Dozens of Sites Listing You

Removing your Spokeo listing solves one exposure out of many. The same public records feed BeenVerified, Whitepages and its partner sites, TruePeopleSearch, and dozens of other people search databases, and each one runs its own opt-out process. Work through them in order of size, starting with the guides below.

BeenVerified Removal

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Other Ways To Submit a Spokeo Opt Out

If the online form fails or your confirmation email never arrives, Spokeo accepts privacy requests by email. Start there, since email creates a written record of your request.

Send your request to [email protected], the address Spokeo lists on its opt-out page, and include the listing URL you copied earlier. A short template:

Subject: Opt-out request, unable to complete online form

Hello, I am requesting removal of my listing from Spokeo under your opt-out process. The listing URL is: [paste URL]. I attempted the online form on [date] and did not receive a confirmation email. Please process this removal and confirm by reply.

You can also reach Spokeo’s customer care team through the contact form in its help center. Have your listing URL ready; support will ask for it.

Residents of California and other states with comprehensive privacy laws can additionally submit a formal request through Spokeo’s privacy center, which covers deletion of collected data under those statutes. This is broader than the standard opt-out, which only suppresses the public listing.

Note: This is not legal advice, and readers should consult an attorney about their rights under their state’s privacy law.

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. Three specific friction points make opting out fairly complex:

Buried Opt-Out Link

The link hides in the site footer under Do Not Sell My Info, where most visitors never look.

The $0.95 Paywall

Most people cannot see their profile URL without paying, and many abandon the process right there.

Hidden Form Placement

The form sits mid-page beneath marketing copy, so keep scrolling until you reach the URL field.

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.

Deleting a Spokeo account does not remove your public listing. Your account is the login you created to run searches or buy a report. Your listing is the profile Spokeo built about you from public records, and it exists whether or not you ever signed up. Closing the account stops the billing; submitting the opt-out request above removes the listing. Most people reading this page need to do both.

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 and go directly to your Spokeo account page.
2. Scroll down to the Manage Account 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. Spokeo states that once you cancel, the membership will not auto-renew.

If no Cancel button appears in the Manage Account section, click the Contact Form link in that same section, select I would like to terminate my membership from the dropdown, and choose Terminate Now.

Watch the trial billing. Spokeo’s low-cost trial converts to a recurring monthly membership automatically unless you cancel before the trial window ends, and surprise renewal charges are one of the most common complaints about the service. If you were charged after canceling, reply to your cancellation confirmation email with the charge details and request a refund.

Alternatively, 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.

Remember that canceling only stops the billing. To remove your public listing from Spokeo’s search results, complete the opt-out steps above.

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:

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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?

Spokeo states that most opt-out requests are processed within 24 to 48 hours of clicking the confirmation link, though heavier requests can take longer. Check your original profile URL after 72 hours to confirm the listing shows “No Results Found.”

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 have submitted an opt-out request in the past. This is why it is 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 will take down all listings and monitor your online presence for any future recurrence, taking action immediately to secure your privacy.

Does deleting my Spokeo account remove my listing?

No. Your account is the login you use to run searches, and your listing is the public profile Spokeo built about you from public records. Closing the account stops billing but leaves the listing live. Submit the opt-out request at spokeo.com/optout to remove the listing, and do both if you have both.

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

Open the link in an incognito or private browsing window first, since ad blockers and tracking-protection extensions can break Spokeo’s confirmation flow. If it still fails, resubmit the opt-out form, and if no confirmation email arrives at all, email your listing URL to [email protected] and request the removal in writing.

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 do not want their personal information displayed on this website, as well as online search results.

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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 800-200-3000 or by filling out the form below for a free consultation.