Amazon does not provide a specific feature to hide or delete your order history entirely. Your order history is an essential part of your Amazon account for tracking purchases, returns, and managing customer service issues. However, you can archive orders to make them less visible on your account. Here’s how you can archive orders on Amazon:
Note: Archiving an order will hide it from your default order history view, but it will still be accessible through your Archived Orders section.
On the Amazon Website:
- Go to the Amazon website (www.amazon.com) and log in to your Amazon account if you haven’t already.
- Click on the “Account & Lists” in top-right corner of the web page.
- Go to the “Your Account” section, click on “Your Orders.”
- Select the order which you want to archive.
- Click the “Archive order” button next to the order you want to hide.
- Confirm the action if prompted.
The order will now be moved to the “Archived Orders” section, making it less visible in your primary order history.
On the Amazon App (Mobile):
- Open the Amazon app on your mobile device and log in to your Amazon account if necessary.
- Go to the three horizontal lines in the top-left corner to open the menu.
- Go down and tap on “Your Account.”
- Tap on “Your Orders.”
- Find the order you want to archive.
- Tap “Archive order” next to the order you want to hide.
- Confirm the action if prompted.
The order will now be moved to the “Archived Orders” section in your account.
How to hide orders on Amazon with Household Account
Amazon’s Household Account feature allows multiple people in the same household to share Prime benefits, payment methods, and manage their Amazon orders. However, it does not provide a way to hide individual orders from each other within the same household. The primary account holder can view all orders made by members of the Household.
If privacy is a concern and you want to keep individual orders private from other members of your Household, you may consider the following options:
- Separate Amazon Accounts: If maintaining individual order privacy is important, each member of the household can have their own separate Amazon account. This way, orders made by one member will not be visible to others.
- Use Amazon Locker: Amazon Locker is a secure, self-service kiosk where you can have your Amazon orders delivered. You can set up separate Amazon Locker delivery locations for different household members to keep orders private.
- Review Privacy Settings: You can review and adjust the privacy settings on your Amazon account to limit the visibility of certain information. For example, you can manage your order history settings and remove items from your browsing history.
Archiving an order is not the same as permanently deleting it. You, as the account holder, will still have access to view archived orders if needed for reference or customer service inquiries. Additionally, Amazon’s interface and features may change over time.
