Cancel a Twitch subscription through your account settings

To cancel a Twitch subscription, log into your account, go to your Creator Dashboard or Settings, find the Subscriptions section, and click the option to manage or cancel. The exact path depends on whether you're canceling a channel subscription (money you pay to a streamer) or a Prime Gaming subscription (part of your Amazon Prime membership). Both take about two minutes and stop charges immediately — your access ends at the end of your current billing cycle, not right away.

Twitch does not charge you again after you cancel. If you cancel mid-cycle, you keep access until your paid period ends. If you want to stop charges today but keep watching, canceling is the right move. If you want to pause and come back later, Twitch doesn't offer a pause feature, so you'll need to cancel and re-subscribe when you're ready.

Key Takeaways

  • Channel subscriptions (the money you send to streamers) cancel through your account settings under Subscriptions, and you stop being charged immediately.
  • Prime Gaming subscriptions cancel through your Amazon account settings, not Twitch, because Amazon Prime is the billing source.
  • Canceling mid-cycle lets you keep access until your current billing period ends — you don't lose the time you paid for.
  • Twitch has no pause feature, so if you want to come back later, you'll need to re-subscribe and start a new billing cycle.

How to cancel a channel subscription on desktop

Open Twitch and sign in. Click your profile icon in the top right corner and select Settings. On the left sidebar, click Subscriptions. You'll see a list of every channel you're subscribed to, with the subscription tier and next billing date for each one. Find the channel you want to cancel and click the Manage button next to it.

A menu will appear with options. Click Cancel Subscription. Twitch will ask you to confirm — it may offer you a discount to stay, but you can ignore that and click Cancel again. That's it. You're unsubscribed, and Twitch will not charge you next month. You'll keep access to that channel's subscriber perks (emotes, ad-free viewing, chat badges) until your current billing cycle ends.

How to cancel a channel subscription on mobile

Open the Twitch app and tap your profile icon at the bottom right. Tap Settings (the gear icon). Scroll down and tap Subscriptions. You'll see your active subscriptions listed. Tap the channel name or the Manage button next to it. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm when prompted.

The process is the same as desktop — cancellation takes effect immediately, and you keep access through the end of your billing period. If you don't see a Manage button, try tapping and holding on the subscription entry, which sometimes reveals a menu on older app versions.

How to cancel a Prime Gaming subscription

Prime Gaming subscriptions are billed through Amazon, not Twitch directly, so you cancel them in your Amazon account. Go to Amazon.com, click your account name in the top right, and select Your Account. Click Prime Membership. On the Prime Membership page, click Manage Membership. Scroll down to Prime Gaming and click Manage Prime Gaming or Cancel Prime Gaming.

If you only want to cancel Prime Gaming and keep your Amazon Prime membership, click Manage Prime Gaming and then Cancel Prime Gaming. If you want to cancel your entire Prime membership, that's a separate action. After you cancel Prime Gaming, you lose access to the free monthly channel subscription that comes with Prime, but your other Prime benefits stay active.

What happens after you cancel

Your subscription ends at the end of your current billing cycle. If you subscribed on the 15th and cancel on the 20th, you keep access until the 15th of next month. After that date, you're no longer subscribed — you won't see subscriber-only emotes in chat, you'll see ads again if the channel has them, and you won't have a subscriber badge next to your name.

The streamer still sees that you were subscribed; canceling doesn't erase your history. If you want to re-subscribe later, you can do so at any time, and it will start a new billing cycle. There's no penalty for canceling and coming back.

If you can't find the cancel button

If you're looking at a subscription and don't see a Manage or Cancel option, check that you're logged into the right account. Subscriptions are tied to the account that paid for them, so if you subscribed on one account and logged into another, you won't see it. Log out and log back in with the account you used to subscribe.

If you're still stuck, try clearing your browser cache or logging out of the Twitch app and back in. Sometimes the app or browser holds onto old data and doesn't show current subscriptions. If you subscribed through a third-party service (like a phone carrier's billing), you may need to cancel through that service instead — check your subscription confirmation email to see where the charge came from.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will I lose my subscriber emotes and perks right away?

No. You keep all subscriber perks until your billing cycle ends. If you subscribed on the 15th and cancel on the 20th, you have full access until the 15th of next month. After that date, the perks disappear.

Can I get a refund if I cancel mid-cycle?

Twitch does not refund partial months. Once you've paid for a billing cycle, that charge is final. Canceling stops future charges but doesn't reverse the current one. If you believe you were charged in error, contact Twitch Support through your account settings.

What's the difference between canceling and unsubscribing?

On Twitch, canceling and unsubscribing mean the same thing — you stop paying for the subscription. The terms are used interchangeably in the app and on the website.

If I cancel, can the streamer still see me in chat?

Yes. Canceling removes your subscriber status, but you can still watch and chat as a regular viewer. The streamer won't see a subscriber badge next to your name anymore, but you're still in the channel.

Do I need to cancel before my billing date to avoid being charged?

No. You can cancel anytime during your billing cycle, and Twitch will not charge you again. Canceling on the day before your next charge date works just as well as canceling on day one.