How to unbind a DJI drone from your account before selling (Mini 3, Mini 4 Pro, Air 3)

A DJI drone stays linked to your DJI account until you remove it, and DJI says only the bound account can do that. This guide shows how to back up your footage, unbind the drone in DJI Fly and hand it over cleanly, plus the Indian registration step that may apply.

Log in to DJI Fly with the account the drone is bound to, connect the remote controller and the aircraft, then go to Profile > Device Management > Remove Device from Account, read Device Binding Info, tap Next and Confirm. DJI lists the Mini 3, Mini 3 Pro, Mini 4 Pro, Air 3 and Air 3S among the drones this works for. Do it once the sale is agreed, ideally with the buyer present, because DJI cannot unbind it for the buyer later if you are unreachable.

• 1. Back up your photos and videos: Copy your footage off the microSD card and the aircraft's internal storage. DJI's Mini 4 Pro manual describes QuickTransfer to a phone, or connecting the aircraft to a computer with a data cable to export from internal storage or the card. The Mini 4 Pro has 2 GB of internal storage, so check it as well as the card.
• 2. Remove your card and clear the internal storage: Take out your microSD card, or format it if it is going with the drone. Then check the storage view in DJI Fly for files left on the aircraft's internal storage and delete them once they are backed up. Clips cached on a screen remote controller can also hold your footage, so clear those too.
• 3. Save and tidy your flight records: DJI Fly keeps flight records on your phone or screen controller, and the aircraft's own flight recorder keeps telemetry that DJI Assistant 2 can read. Download any logs you want to keep, then delete the records from the app on any device you are handing over. If you sell a DJI RC or RC 2 with a built-in screen, log out of your DJI account in DJI Fly on it as well.
• 4. Connect everything with the bound account: Power on the remote controller and the aircraft, open DJI Fly and log in with the account the drone is bound to. Wait until the app shows the live camera view, which confirms the aircraft is connected. DJI's guide says the app must be connected to both the aircraft and the remote controller for unbinding.
• 5. Remove the drone from your account: In DJI Fly, tap Profile, then Device Management, then Remove Device from Account. Read the Device Binding Info screen, tap Next, check the account and serial number shown, and tap Confirm. Menu wording can shift a little between DJI Fly versions, so look for these labels under Device Management if the layout looks different.
• 6. Check the drone no longer shows as bound: Go back to Profile > Device Management and confirm the drone is no longer listed against your account. DJI says it will not tell anyone whether an unbinding has happened, so this screen is the only proof. A screenshot is handy to share with the buyer.
• 7. Reset the app settings: In DJI Fly, open Settings > About and tap Reset All Settings. DJI's manual says this returns camera, gimbal and safety settings to default, so the buyer does not inherit your return to home height or custom buttons.
• 8. Transfer the Indian registration if your drone has a UIN: If you registered the drone with DGCA and have a Unique Identification Number (UIN), the Drone Rules, 2021 (Rule 17) say a sale or gift needs the details of both people and the UIN filed online with the applicable fee. The Ministry of Civil Aviation says drone registration has moved from Digital Sky to the eGCA portal, so check there for the current transfer form before you hand over.
• 9. Let the buyer bind it to their account: Once you have unbound it, the buyer logs in to DJI Fly with their own account, connects the drone and uses Profile > Device Management > Bind to Account. For the remote controller, DJI's guide uses Device Management > Value-added Service > Bind New Device. Doing this together before you part ways avoids any confusion later.