How to cancel YouTube Premium
YouTube Premium and YouTube TV cancel from your paid memberships page. YouTube offers to pause first — pause isn't cancel, so choose Cancel to stop paying.
Key facts
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Method
- Online
- Notice
- None
- Equipment to return
- No
Cancel YouTube Premium step by step
- Open youtube.com/paid_memberships.
- Choose the membership → Deactivate (or Cancel).
- Pick Cancel, not Pause, and confirm.
Good to know before you cancel
- Family plans: only the family manager can cancel, and everyone loses access.
- YouTube TV can be paused for a few weeks — useful in the off-season, but billing restarts.
YouTube Premium cancellation letter template
YouTube Premium normally cancels online. This request is your backup if the online flow doesn't work or you want dated proof.
Jane Doe · 123 Main St · City 12345
YouTube Premium, Cancellation address from your agreement
Re: Cancellation of subscription — account [your account number]
To whom it may concern,
I am writing to cancel my YouTube Premium subscription (account / member number [your account number]), effective immediately, or at the end of the current billing period if that is required.
Please stop all recurring charges to my payment method as of the effective date, and send me written confirmation of the cancellation, including the date it takes effect.
I am exercising my right to cancel under the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (15 U.S.C. § 8403), which requires sellers to provide a simple way to stop recurring charges. Please do not condition this cancellation on a phone call, a retention offer or any other step.
If I am charged after the effective date, I will dispute the charge with my bank or card issuer.
Thank you for processing this request.
Sincerely, Jane Doe
YouTube Premium cancellation FAQ
Pause or cancel YouTube Premium?
Pause stops billing temporarily, then restarts automatically. Cancel ends it.
See also
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Steps compiled on a best-effort basis and may change. Always check the terms of your agreement. Not legal advice.