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Identity protection starts here
Truecaller may hold or distribute personal and professional identifiers. Follow the manual removal guide to submit the right privacy request and verify the result.
+1Disclaimer: You agree not to use any aspect of the ZeroPrivacy Services for FCRA purposes.
Step-by-step privacy guide
This Truecaller guide follows the company’s published privacy route. Work through the steps in order, send only the identifiers needed to locate your record, and keep the confirmation until you have checked the result.
Step 1
Start at the company’s own privacy or consumer-rights page.
Open Truecaller’s unlisting page, enter the phone number in international format, and submit the removal request.
Use the link below rather than a sponsored search result. The page should be on truecaller.com or a clearly identified company privacy portal.
Step 2
Select deletion, suppression, do-not-sell, do-not-share, or marketing opt-out as appropriate.
Choose the option that asks Truecaller to stop using or disclosing your personal information. If the form offers both deletion and sale/sharing opt-out, submit the request that matches what you want and read the scope before sending it.
Do not select a business-account, vendor, or employment request unless you are contacting the company in that capacity.
Step 3
Make the match easy without handing over more information than the form needs.
Have your full name, current or former location, and any Truecaller profile URL, customer ID, work history, or email address connected to the record ready.
Have the phone number you want removed, including country code, and access to the account or device associated with it if requested.
Keep a copy of the exact details you submit. They make a later follow-up much easier if the company cannot find the first request.
Check: Never upload a passport, driver’s license, or other identity document unless the company’s privacy page specifically requires it and you are comfortable with that request.
Step 4
Review the scope, then submit it from the company’s form or privacy inbox.
Read the confirmation language before pressing Submit. Check that your request names Truecaller, describes the record you want removed or suppressed, and uses an inbox you can open.
Take a screenshot of the completed form or copy the confirmation number before leaving the page.
Check: Use a separate email alias when the form accepts one, but keep that inbox active until every verification message arrives.
Step 5
Many privacy requests stay open until you confirm the email or answer an identity check.
Truecaller may require account or phone verification before unlisting the number.
Open the newest message, check that the link leads to the company’s domain, and complete the action before the link expires.
Check: If the message does not arrive, check spam and promotions, then request one fresh message. Avoid opening several old verification links at once.
Step 6
Treat removal as a follow-up task, not a one-click promise.
Record the submission date, confirmation number, and the original Truecaller URL or identifier.
Wait About 5–10 minutes to submit; allow up to 24 hours for the number to disappear, then search the same name and location in a private browser window. Try one genuine name or location variation if the first search does not find the record.
If the listing is still visible, reply to the confirmation message or use the same privacy route. Include the original reference instead of starting from scratch.
The request described here is free. You should not need to purchase a report, subscription, or monitoring plan to ask Truecaller to stop selling, sharing, or displaying your information.
Send only enough information to match your record: your name, the relevant location or work history, the email used for the request, and the profile URL or identifier when one exists.
The company may need to confirm that the request concerns you rather than another person with a similar name. Truecaller may require account or phone verification before unlisting the number.
Keep it until you have checked the original listing again. The message gives you a date, a request reference, and a record of what you asked the company to do.
No. It limits the broker’s use or display of your information. It does not remove the underlying court, property, licensing, voter, or other records held by the original source.