This page describes how to delete CWS developer accounts and publishers.

## About account deletion

Items in the Chrome Web Store are associated with developer and publisher
accounts. There are a few things you need to understand before you delete an
account:

- Account deletion is permanent. There is no "undo" for this action.
- You can't delete a publisher that still has published items. If you have published items, make sure to [unpublish](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/account-deletion#remove-listing) them before you try and delete the publisher.
- Publishers can only be deleted by an Admin of the publisher.
- You can't delete a developer that is the last Admin of a publisher. You will need to [share ownership](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/share-ownership) or [delete the publisher](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/account-deletion#how-to-delete-a-publisher-account) before you can delete the developer.

## How to remove a store listing item

Visit the [developer dashboard](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/devconsole). Click the item you want to
remove from the store, so that the edit page for that item appears. Then click
the "more options" icon in the top right-hand corner and select **Unpublish**.
Your listing will no longer be visible in the store.

![Screenshot of how to unpublish an item](https://developer.chrome.com/static/docs/webstore/account-deletion/image/screenshot-how-unpublis-f2282a4f78c81.png)

> [!WARNING]
> **Warning:** Re-publishing an extension that has been previously unpublished requires you to submit a new version, which needs to go through the review process again.

## How to delete a developer account

Navigate to the **Delete account** section on the [**Account \> Profile** page](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/devconsole/developer)
on the Chrome Web Store Developer Dashboard and click the **Delete developer account**
button to permanently delete the developer account.

![The account deletion field in the developer dashboard.](https://developer.chrome.com/static/docs/webstore/account-deletion/image/developer-deletion.png)

If this developer is the last Admin for any publishers, an error dialog will
list the publishers that must be [shared](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/share-ownership) or [deleted](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/account-deletion#how-to-delete-a-publisher-account) before the developer can
be deleted.

## How to delete a publisher account

To delete a publisher account, select it using the
"Publisher" pulldown at the top of the Developer Dashboard. Make sure that you
have [unpublished](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/account-deletion#remove-listing) any items associated with the publisher.

Navigate to the **Delete publisher** section on the **Publisher \> Settings** page:

![Delete publisher section with Delete publisher button](https://developer.chrome.com/static/docs/webstore/account-deletion/image/delete-publisher.png)

Click **Delete publisher** , verify the publisher details and check the confirmation
box in the dialog, and click **Delete publisher** to permanently delete the publisher
account.