How to cancel Spotify Premium
Cancel Spotify Premium on the Spotify website (the app can't do it), what happens to your playlists and downloads, and what to do if Apple bills you.
Steps checked
Open the cancel pageThe Spotify app doesn't have a cancel button. Premium is cancelled on the Spotify website, in your account.
Cancel on the website
- Go to spotify.com in a browser and sign in.
- Open your Account, then Manage your plan (or Your plan).
- Choose Change plan, then scroll to Spotify Free and choose Cancel Premium.
- Confirm.
If you're on a Family or Duo plan, only the plan manager can cancel it. Everyone else on the plan can leave it, but the plan keeps going.
If you subscribed through Apple
If you started Premium in the iPhone app a few years ago, or through a bundle, your account page will say so. Cancel it where you pay: Settings, your name, Subscriptions (steps) for Apple, or with your phone company for a carrier bundle.
What happens after you cancel
Premium lasts until the end of your billing period, then your account switches to Spotify Free. Your playlists, liked songs and library stay. Downloaded music is removed from your devices, because offline listening is a Premium feature, and you'll hear ads again.
Before you cancel
If you share music with others in your home, a Family or Duo plan split between you can cost less than separate Premium plans. Students can get a discount where it's offered.
Menus move. If a step looks different, search the service’s help centre for “cancel”: the current path is usually the first result.
Questions
- Can I cancel Spotify Premium in the app?
- No. The app sends you to the website: sign in at spotify.com, open your account, Manage your plan, Change plan, then Cancel Premium.
- Do I lose my playlists if I cancel Spotify?
- No. Your account becomes Spotify Free and keeps your playlists, liked songs and library. Only downloads are removed.
- When does Premium end after I cancel?
- At the end of the period you've already paid for. You won't be charged again.