Developer Instance Deleted yesterday, any way to recover it?
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03-23-2026 11:20 AM
I went on vacation and didn't log into my dev instance for 10 days. The automated email says it was deleted yesterday, is it gone forever? I had built out some significant integrations.
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03-23-2026 10:00 PM
Ohh!!! thanks for correcting me, @Simon Hendery 😊
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03-23-2026 09:49 PM
Hi @hyj0942391 ,
Unfortunately, if the ServiceNow PDI (Personal Developer Instance) was inactive for over 10 days, it has been reclaimed, and the automated email indicating it was deleted usually means the data is not recoverable.
You can apply for fresh instance as NO support is available for PDI.
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03-23-2026 10:08 PM
Hello @hyj0942391 ,
Unfortunately once instance is gone it can reclaimed as per following community discussion :
You just need to request new one 🙂 and always take weekly/daily backup to avoid data loss .
If this helps you then mark it as helpful and accept as solution.
Regards,
Aditya
