Where to Cancel Your YouTube Subscription

You cancel a YouTube subscription through your YouTube account settings, not through a separate billing portal. The steps differ slightly depending on whether you subscribed on a computer, phone, or tablet, and whether you used YouTube Premium, YouTube TV, or YouTube Music.

The fastest route is to go directly to YouTube.com, sign in, and navigate to your account menu. From there, you can reach your memberships and subscriptions in one or two clicks. If you subscribed through an app on your phone, you may need to cancel through your phone's app store instead — Apple App Store or Google Play — because that is where the payment method is stored.

Key Takeaways

  • YouTube subscriptions are cancelled in your account settings under "Memberships" or "Purchases and memberships," not in a separate billing system.
  • If you subscribed through the YouTube app on iPhone or Android, you must cancel through Apple App Store or Google Play, not through YouTube itself.
  • Cancellation takes effect immediately, but you keep access to the service until the end of your current billing cycle.
  • You will receive a confirmation email after cancellation, and you can resubscribe at any time without penalty.

Cancel YouTube Premium on a Computer

Go to YouTube.com and sign in to your account. Click your profile picture in the top right corner, then select "Purchases and memberships" from the dropdown menu.

Find the YouTube Premium membership in the list and click "Manage membership." You will see a button that says "Cancel membership." Click it, and YouTube will ask you to confirm the cancellation. Select your reason for cancelling (optional), then confirm. You will receive an email confirmation within a few minutes.

Your access continues until the end of your current billing period. If you were charged monthly, you keep Premium until the same date next month. If you were charged annually, you keep it for the full year.

Cancel YouTube Premium on iPhone or Android

If you subscribed through the YouTube app on your phone, you cannot cancel through YouTube itself. Instead, you must cancel through your phone's app store.

On iPhone: Open the Settings app, tap your name at the top, select "Subscriptions," find YouTube Premium, and tap "Cancel Subscription." On Android: Open Google Play, tap your profile icon in the top right, select "Payments and subscriptions," then "Subscriptions," find YouTube Premium, and tap "Cancel subscription."

After you cancel, you will see a confirmation message in the app store. Your access ends at the end of your current billing cycle, just as it does on a computer.

Cancel YouTube TV

YouTube TV is cancelled the same way as YouTube Premium on a computer. Go to YouTube.com, sign in, click your profile picture, and select "Purchases and memberships." Find YouTube TV in the list, click "Manage membership," then "Cancel membership."

If you subscribed to YouTube TV through an app on your phone, cancel through the app store instead, using the same steps listed above for iPhone or Android.

You keep access to YouTube TV until the end of your current billing cycle. If you cancel mid-month, you do not receive a refund for the unused portion.

Cancel YouTube Music

YouTube Music subscriptions are cancelled in the same location as YouTube Premium. Go to YouTube.com, sign in, click your profile picture, select "Purchases and memberships," find YouTube Music, click "Manage membership," and then "Cancel membership."

If you subscribed through the YouTube Music app on your phone, cancel through Apple App Store or Google Play using the steps above. Your access continues until the end of your current billing cycle.

What Happens After You Cancel

Cancellation takes effect immediately in your account, but you do not lose access right away. You keep using the service — ad-free viewing, offline downloads, background play, or whatever features came with your subscription — until your current billing cycle ends.

You will receive a confirmation email from YouTube or from your app store (depending on where you cancelled). Keep this email for your records. If you change your mind, you can resubscribe at any time. There is no penalty for cancelling and resubscribing later.

If you were charged for a subscription you did not authorize, or if you cancelled but were charged again, contact YouTube Support or your app store's support team with your confirmation email and the charge date.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I get a refund if I cancel mid-month?

No. YouTube does not issue refunds for the unused portion of your subscription. You keep access until the end of your billing cycle, but you do not receive money back for the days remaining.

What if I subscribed through a third-party website or app?

If you subscribed through a website other than YouTube.com or through an app that is not YouTube's official app, contact that website or app's support team. They handle the cancellation, not YouTube. Check your confirmation email to see where the charge came from.

Can I cancel a channel membership instead of a YouTube subscription?

Yes. Channel memberships (payments to individual creators) are cancelled differently. Go to the creator's channel, click "Memberships," and look for a "Manage" or "Cancel" option. The exact steps vary by creator.

Will I lose my watch history or saved playlists if I cancel?

No. Cancelling a subscription does not delete your account, watch history, or playlists. All of that stays with your YouTube account. You can still use YouTube with ads after your subscription ends.