You can cancel Spotify Premium directly through your account settings on any device, and your access stops at the end of your current billing cycle
Cancelling Spotify Premium takes about two minutes. You do not need to contact customer support or wait for approval — the cancellation is when ready in your account, though you keep access until your next billing date passes. After that date, your account reverts to Spotify Free, which includes ads and limited skips.
The steps differ slightly depending on whether you subscribed through Spotify's website, an app store, or a third-party service like Apple Music or Amazon Music. Each route has a different cancellation page, and using the wrong one will not work.
Key Takeaways
- Cancel through the same place you subscribed: Spotify's website, the Apple App Store, Google Play, or Amazon Music — cancelling in the wrong place leaves your subscription active.
- Your Premium access continues until the end of your current billing period, even after you cancel.
- Spotify will not refund the current month's payment, but you will not be charged again after cancellation takes effect.
- If you subscribed through a family plan, you can remove yourself without cancelling the whole plan, and the plan owner can remove you at any time.
- Reactivating Premium later uses the same payment method on file unless you delete it from your account.
Cancelling a subscription you started on Spotify's website
Go to spotify.com and sign in. Click your profile icon in the top right corner and select "Account". Under "Subscription", click "Manage Subscription" or "Change plan". On the next page, scroll to the bottom and click "Cancel Premium".
Spotify will ask you why you are cancelling — this is optional feedback, not a requirement. You can skip it or answer it. After you click the final confirmation button, you will see a message saying your Premium subscription has been cancelled. Your billing date will appear on the same page, showing when your access ends.
Cancelling a subscription through Apple, Google, or Amazon
If you subscribed through the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, or Amazon Music, you must cancel through that service, not through Spotify. Cancelling on Spotify's website will not work because those companies handle the billing.
Apple App Store: On an iPhone or iPad, open Settings, tap your name at the top, select "Subscriptions", find Spotify, and tap "Cancel Subscription". On a Mac, open System Settings, click your name, select "Subscriptions", find Spotify, and click "Edit" then "Cancel".
Google Play Store: Open the Google Play app on an Android phone, tap your profile icon, select "Payments and subscriptions", then "Subscriptions". Find Spotify and tap "Cancel subscription".
Amazon Music: Go to amazon.com, sign in, and go to "Your Account". Select "Memberships and Subscriptions", find Spotify Premium, and click "Cancel Subscription".
What happens to your account after you cancel
Your Premium features stay active until the last day of your billing cycle. If you cancel on the 15th of the month and your billing date is the 25th, you have Premium until the 25th. After that date passes, your account automatically becomes Spotify Free.
Spotify Free includes ads between songs, the ability to skip up to six songs per hour, and shuffle-only playback on mobile. You keep all your playlists, saved songs, and listening history. You can still use Spotify on multiple devices — the restrictions are on playback features, not on how many devices you can sign into.
Your payment method stays on file unless you delete it. If you reactivate Premium later, Spotify will charge that same card unless you update your payment information first.
Removing yourself from a family plan
If you are on a Spotify Premium Family plan, you can remove yourself without cancelling the plan for everyone else. Go to spotify.com, sign in, click your profile icon, and select "Account". Under "Family Plan", click "Manage Family Plan". Find your name and click the X next to it to remove yourself.
The plan owner can also remove you from the family plan at any time without your permission. If you are removed, your account becomes Spotify Free when ready. You will not receive a warning before removal.
If you are the plan owner and want to cancel the entire family plan, follow the standard cancellation steps above — cancelling the plan owner's account cancels the whole family plan for everyone on it.
Pausing instead of cancelling
Spotify does not offer a pause feature. You either have an active subscription or you do not. If you want to stop paying temporarily but keep your account and playlists, you must cancel and then reactivate later.
When you reactivate, your playlists and saved songs are still there. Your listening history and recommendations will restart from the reactivation date, but nothing is deleted. You can reactivate through the same method you originally subscribed — Spotify will recognize your account and let you turn Premium back on.
Refunds and billing after cancellation
Spotify does not refund the current month's payment after you cancel, even if you cancel on the first day of your billing cycle. You paid for access through the end of that cycle, and you keep it.
After your billing cycle ends, you will not be charged again. If you see a charge after your cancellation date has passed, contact Spotify support with your cancellation confirmation — the charge may be from a different service or a duplicate billing error.
If you subscribed through Apple, Google, or Amazon and do not see the cancellation reflected in your bank account, check that service's subscription page to confirm the cancellation went through. Sometimes the app shows a cancellation that did not actually process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I lose my playlists and saved songs if I cancel?
No. Your playlists, saved songs, and account history stay with your account. If you reactivate Premium later, everything is still there. Even on Spotify Free, you can see and listen to your saved playlists — you just cannot skip as much or avoid ads.
Can I cancel mid-month and get a partial refund?
No. Spotify charges monthly in advance, and you keep access through the end of your billing cycle regardless of when you cancel. There are no prorated refunds for early cancellation.
What if I cancel but then want Premium back next week?
You can reactivate Premium at any time by going back to your account settings and selecting a plan. Spotify will charge your saved payment method when ready and your Premium access resumes right away. Your playlists and history are still there.
Does cancelling on the app work the same as cancelling on the website?
No. The Spotify mobile app does not have a cancellation option — you must cancel through the website or through the app store where you subscribed. If you subscribed through the app store, cancelling in the Spotify app will not work.
What if I subscribed through a third-party service and forgot which one?
Go to spotify.com, sign in, and click "Account". Under "Subscription", it will tell you where your subscription is billed — it will say "Spotify", "Apple", "Google Play", or "Amazon" next to your plan name. Cancel through that same service.