How to Remove Your Information from Spokeo
Spokeo aggregates public records and broker data into a searchable profile — home address, phone number, relatives, and more. It offers a genuine free opt-out process, but Spokeo itself acknowledges removed listings can resurface. Here's the real process, and what to expect afterward.
Quick overview
- Spokeo pulls your profile from public records and broker data — see what it actually is.
- The official opt-out form is free and works — here's the exact process.
- Spokeo itself acknowledges opted-out listings can reappear — here's why, and what to do.
- Each Spokeo profile has its own unique URL, and the opt-out form only clears the one you submit — search variations of your name and past addresses to catch every listing. More on what to expect.
What is Spokeo
Spokeo is a people-search and data broker site that compiles publicly available records — property records, court filings, social media, and data purchased from other brokers — into a single searchable profile per person.
A typical listing includes a current and past address, phone numbers, email addresses, relatives, and sometimes social media accounts. Spokeo is a registered data broker in California and other states with data broker registries, which is why it's legally required to offer a free opt-out process rather than simply ignoring removal requests.
How to remove yourself
This costs nothing but time, and it's the correct starting point even if you plan to bring in help for the ongoing monitoring afterward.
- 1
Find your listing and copy its URL
Search your name on Spokeo, open your profile, and copy the exact URL of that listing page.
- 2
Submit the opt-out form
Go to spokeo.com/optout, paste the listing URL, enter an email address, and complete the CAPTCHA.
- 3
Confirm by email
Click the confirmation link Spokeo sends to that email address. Spokeo states the request is typically processed within 24-48 hours.
Each listing has its own unique URL, so if you find more than one profile — from a maiden name, a previous address, or a name variation — you need to repeat the opt-out form for each one individually.
If a listing reappears
Spokeo itself has publicly acknowledged that some opted-out listings resurface — a real, documented issue, not a rumor. More broadly, Spokeo continuously ingests updated public records and broker data, so even a cleanly completed opt-out isn't permanent by nature: a new listing can be generated from fresh source data months later, often under a new URL.
If that happens, the fix is simply to repeat the opt-out process on the new listing — but catching it before it's been live for months, across dozens of broker sites at once, isn't realistic to do manually on an ongoing basis. That's the gap ongoing monitoring is built to close.
Common questions
Can I legally use Spokeo to screen a job applicant or tenant?
No — Spokeo's own help center states its data can't be used "to make any decisions about employment, housing, or any other purpose covered by the FCRA," because Spokeo says it is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Using a Spokeo profile that way would violate Spokeo's own stated terms, regardless of what the listing shows.
Does opting out of Spokeo remove me from Google search results too?
No — opting out only removes the listing from Spokeo itself, using the spokeo.com/optout form described above. If your Spokeo profile is also showing up prominently in Google search results, that's a separate problem requiring its own de-indexing step, distinct from the opt-out process — see our Google De-indexing service for that.
Will my information come back after I opt out?
It can — Spokeo has publicly acknowledged that some opted-out listings reappear, and more broadly, Spokeo continuously pulls in updated public records and broker data over time, so a single opt-out pass isn't permanent. A new listing can surface months later from fresh source data, often under a new URL, which is why ongoing monitoring matters.
Will info about my relatives disappear from my Spokeo listing too?
Not automatically — a typical Spokeo profile lists relatives as part of the compiled record, and opting out clears that specific listing page, relatives info included. But if a relative has their own separate Spokeo profile, that's a different listing with its own URL and needs its own opt-out request to come down from Spokeo's index.
Does Spokeo charge a fee to opt out?
No — Spokeo's own opt-out process at spokeo.com/optout is free. It costs nothing but time: find your listing, copy its URL, submit the form with an email and CAPTCHA, then confirm by email — Spokeo says it typically processes within 24-48 hours. You should never need to pay Spokeo directly to have a listing removed.
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Also showing up on WhitePages? See our WhitePages removal guide, or the full Data Broker Removal service.
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