If you found your name on AmericaPhoneBook and want it gone, here’s the real process, free, no account needed, verified directly against AmericaPhoneBook’s own site.
AmericaPhoneBook’s own site instructs: use the Remove button next to your listing for removal, not email, since emailed requests are not processed the same way.
How to Opt Out of AmericaPhoneBook
Step 1
Search your name on AmericaPhoneBook’s homepage to find your listing.
Step 2
Open your matching listing.
Step 3
Click the Remove button next to your specific listing (not the general contact form), AmericaPhoneBook explicitly says emailed requests aren’t processed the same way. Removal is typically reflected within a few days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is my information on AmericaPhoneBook?
AmericaPhoneBook is a data broker, it compiles information like phone numbers, contact info, address from public records and other sources and makes it searchable. This is generally legal in the US; data brokers aren’t required to get your permission before listing publicly available information. That doesn’t mean you have to leave it there.
Does AmericaPhoneBook require a CAPTCHA or account to opt out?
No CAPTCHA is required for this opt-out. No account or sign-up is required to submit a removal request.
Will I get a confirmation?
AmericaPhoneBook does not require email confirmation to complete the removal.
How long does removal take?
AmericaPhoneBook states a processing time of 1 days. It’s worth checking back after a week or two to confirm your listing is gone.
Is this a one-time fix?
No. Data brokers continually re-collect public records, so listings can reappear over months. Repeating this process periodically, or using an automated removal service that monitors and re-submits on your behalf, is the only way to keep it off long-term.
Prefer not to do this manually for every broker? Services like Incogni, DeleteMe, and Optery automate this same process across hundreds of data brokers and re-check periodically. We compare them honestly in our Comparisons
section, but the free method above works just as well if you’re only dealing with a handful of sites.