How to Cancel Substack
Last verified: 2026-03-21
support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037489252-How-do-I-cancel-my-paid-subscription-on-Substack
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How to Cancel — Step by Step
- 1Sign in and open www.substack.com/settings.
- 2Under Subscriptions, select the paid publication you want to cancel.
- 3Scroll to Account actions and click the cancellation link.
- 4Choose Cancel Subscription on the next page.
Additional Notes
- Paid subscriber benefits continue until the end of the period you already paid for, then the subscription reverts to free.
- Substack also offers a pause option for paid subscriptions instead of full cancellation.
What Redditors Are Saying
Don't forget to cancel free substack subscriptions
Just a friendly reminder to cancel your free Substack trial so you don't give him your $!!!
If Jessica Reed Kraus refuses to refund your substack subscription (as screenshots show she's currently doing), dispute the transaction with your bank. It's very easy to do online!
She wants to steal people's money because her bank account is draining fast, but that's not legal, Jessica. When a merchant refuses to refund you: go into your online banking, select the transaction and select "dispute transaction" or "initiate chargeback." Now it's substack's problem to deal with.
How can you cancel a paused Substack subscription?
I just got email > You paused your paid subscription to <Substack name> on <date>. > > Paid subscriber benefits will resume in three days. I want to cancel it now, not resume being subscribed. I don't see any way to cancel a paused subscription. This is really annoying and irrit
Youtube membership or substack membership
Ok not the most important issue at the moment I know. However there are some videos that are premium on Youtube that aren't showing up on the substack account. Do I need to cancel my substack and join the youtube account to get access to these video? I love you guys but I'm not paying for 2 subscipt