How to Delete Venmo History & Private Your Activity (2024)

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Did you know that other Venmo users can see who you pay and receive money from in the app? While the actual dollar amounts stay hidden, other transaction details (including those cute emoji stickers) are publicly visible to all Venmo users by default! While you can't delete your Venmo transaction history, you can still protect your privacy by hiding your past and future transactions. Fortunately, changing your transaction privacy only takes a few seconds and is super easy to do. We'll show you how to make your past and future Venmo transactions private on your Android, iPhone, or iPad.

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You can make your entire Venmo transaction history private at once or change the privacy of individual transactions.
Making your future Venmo transactions private ensures they'll only be visible to you and the other party.
Even if you delete your Venmo account, any public or friends-only transactions you've made remain on the other parties' profiles.

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Can I delete transactions from Venmo?

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It's not possible to delete or clear past transactions, but you can make them private. Even deleting your Venmo account with won't hide who you've paid or received money from, nor will blocking users with whom you've transacted.
- Making your past transactions private is an easy workaround that instantly hides your past transactions from other Venmo users. Once you make your past transactions private, they'll only be visible to you and the person with whom you exchanged money.

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Tap your profile photo in the Venmo app. You'll see it at the bottom-right corner of the screen. If you want to make your entire transaction history private all at once, it's super easy to do.
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Tap the gear icon
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Tap Privacy. This option is near the middle of the menu.^[2]
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Tap Past Transactions. You'll see this under the "More" heading toward the bottom of the menu.^[3]
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Tap Change All to Private. It's the last option on the screen. A confirmation message will appear.
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Tap Change All to Private to confirm. Now that you've made your previous transactions private, nobody can see who you've sent money to or received money from other than you and the recipient or sender.^[4]
- Even if you've exchanged money with people whose privacy is set to Friends or Public, all transactions involving you on their profiles will be set to private.

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Tap your profile photo. It's at the bottom-right corner of the Venmo app. If there's only one or two transactions that you need to make private, you can easily do so from your transaction history.
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Tap the amount of the transaction that you want to make private. Transactions with a padlock icon are already private, so choose a transaction that has a globe icon (public visibility) or two overlapping people (friends-only visibility).
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Tap the current privacy level. It'll be the blue link right next to the time. If it's a friends-only, it'll say Friends. If it's public, tap Public.
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Tap Private. This instantly changes the privacy of the transaction, hiding it from everyone other than you and the sender or recipient.^[5]
- Even if the other person involved in the transaction has a less restrictive privacy setting, this transaction will still be set to private. Neither your friends or their friends will be able to see it once you've changed its privacy.

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Tap your profile photo. You'll see it at the bottom-right corner of the app. Making your transactions private by default ensures that all transactions you're involved in (either as a sender or recipient) always remain private.
- Even if you send money to (or receive money from) someone whose transactions are public or friends-only, your transaction will stay private, thus only visible to you and the other party. Venmo always honors the more restrictive privacy setting between the two parties.
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Tap the gear icon
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Tap Privacy. This option is near the middle of the menu.^[7]
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Tap Private. It's the third option—the one with the lock icon. A confirmation message will appear.
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Tap Change Anyway. Now each of your future Venmo transactions will remain private—only you and the sender or recipient will see your transactions.

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This article was reviewed by Stan Kats and by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Stan Kats is the COO and Chief Technologist for The STG IT Consulting Group in West Hollywood, California. Stan provides comprehensive technology & cybersecurity solutions to businesses through managed IT services, and for individuals through his consumer service business, Stan's Tech Garage. Stan has over 7 years of cybersecurity experience, holding senior positions in information security at General Motors, AIG, and Aramark over his career. Stan received a BA in International Relations from The University of Southern California. This article has been viewed 73,365 times.

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How to Delete Venmo History & Private Your Activity (2024)

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Can you clear your Venmo history? ›

Can I delete transactions from Venmo? It's not possible to delete or clear past transactions, but you can make them private. Even deleting your Venmo account with won't hide who you've paid or received money from, nor will blocking users with whom you've transacted.

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How do I make my Venmo history private? ›

You can change the privacy setting of all your past transactions in the Venmo app:

Go to the Me tab.
Tap the Settings gear at the top right.
Tap Privacy.
Under Past Transactions choose your desired setting.

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Does Venmo track your activity? ›

We may also use your address, transaction activity and engagement activity on Venmo to rank your business relative to other businesses in your area. Other third parties with your consent or at your direction to do so, including if you authorize an account connection with a third-party account or platform.

How do I clear my Venmo cache? ›

Clear App Cache and Data:Android: Go to Settings > Apps > Venmo > Storage > Clear Cache and Clear Data.

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Does Venmo show transaction history? ›

View your transaction history on the Venmo website. You can also download your transaction history as a CSV file by clicking the “Download CSV” button next to the "View" button. You can download your history in one-month windows going back three years.

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Can people see my private Venmo transactions? ›

WHO CAN SEE MY TRANSACTIONS? When you pay or get paid on Venmo, you decide who can see it. You can select the settings, including Public (visible to everyone on the Internet), Friends (visible to sender, recipient, and their Venmo friends), or Private (visible to sender and recipient only).

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How do I hide friends activity on Venmo? ›

To make your Venmo transactions private, tap your profile picture → cog icon → "Privacy" and select "Private". To make your Venmo friends list private, tap the cog icon → "Privacy" → "Friends List" and select "Private".

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Can people see when you view their Venmo? ›

the answer is no. if you have it off. as long as your setting is as off then. and nobody's gonna see that you're viewing your profile.

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How do I use Venmo anonymously? ›

For some apps, like Venmo, you have the option to change your name to a pseudonym in the app's settings. You'll still be required to enter your bank account and card information with your legal name, but your display name can usually be changed.

Does Venmo notify if you unfriend? ›

Pro tip: If you remove a friend on Venmo, they will not know you removed them. There is no alert or notification that results from removing a friend, so cleaning out your Venmo list knowing those you remove won't find out.

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How do I stop seeing someone on Venmo? ›

To remove a friend on Venmo (from the app or web), all you need to do is navigate to your friend's Venmo profile. On the web, click the three dots in the upper right-hand corner and select Remove as Friend. In the app, simply tap the Friends button and then tap Unfriend!

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How to make Venmo private? ›

Here's how to make it private by default. In the smartphone app, click on the profile icon, then the settings icon (looks like a gear). Select Privacy and set the Default Privacy Settings to “Private” (not Public or Friends).

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What is the $600 rule on Venmo? ›

Essentially, if you use a third-party payment platform, like PayPal, Venmo or Cash App, to collect payments for your side gig or business, you must report payments of at least $600.

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How do I delete all payment methods on Venmo? ›

You can delete a payment method in the Venmo app:

Go to the Me tab.
Go to the Wallet section.
Tap on the payment method you would like to remove.
Tap on Remove and then tap Remove on the pop-up to confirm.

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When I remove a friend on Venmo, do they know? ›

Pro tip: If you remove a friend on Venmo, they will not know you removed them.

How do I delete my Venmo history on Reddit? ›

Venmo statements- you can't delete transactions without deleting the account. They used inspect element to change the date and everything.

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How do I remove someone from my Venmo list? ›

To remove a friend on Venmo (from the app or web), all you need to do is navigate to your friend's Venmo profile. On the web, click the three dots in the upper right-hand corner and select Remove as Friend. In the app, simply tap the Friends button and then tap Unfriend!