How to Cancel Medium in 2026
Cancel Medium on the web by going to your Settings page, scrolling to the Membership section, and clicking Cancel your membership. If you bought your membership inside the iPhone or Android app, that button will not be there. You have to cancel through Apple or Google Play instead.
Short answer: Web sign-ups cancel at medium.com under Settings > Membership. App Store or Google Play sign-ups cancel through your phone's subscription settings. Either way, your membership runs until the end of the current billing period, and Medium does not refund the unused days.
Last updated: June 2026
Where is the Medium cancel button, really?
It depends on where you signed up. This is the part people miss. Medium bills through three different channels, and the cancel button lives in a different place for each one.
- Signed up on the website (medium.com): Medium bills your card directly. You cancel on the site.
- Signed up in the iPhone or iPad app: Apple bills you. You cancel in your Apple account, not on Medium.
- Signed up in the Android app: Google bills you. You cancel in Google Play, not on Medium.
If you try to cancel an app-billed membership from the Medium website, there is no cancel button to click. That empty Settings page fools a lot of people into thinking they already cancelled. They did not. The charge keeps coming.
How do I cancel Medium on the web?
Use a desktop browser for this. It is the cleanest path.
- Go to medium.com and sign in.
- Click your profile picture in the top right, then click Settings.
- Scroll down to the Membership section (also shown as "Membership and payment").
- Click Cancel your membership.
- Confirm the cancellation. Medium should show a date when your access ends.
No Cancel your membership option showing up? That usually means one of two things: you are signed in to the wrong account, or the membership was bought through an app. For the wrong-account case, sign out, click Sign in, choose Sign in with email, and enter the email tied to the paid membership. The cancel option only appears on the account that actually holds the subscription.
How do I cancel Medium if I subscribed through the Apple App Store?
Deleting the Medium app does nothing to the billing. Deleting your Medium account does nothing either. You will still get charged. Cancel through Apple:
- On your iPhone or iPad, open Settings.
- Tap your name at the very top.
- Tap Subscriptions.
- Tap Medium in the list.
- Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm.
If you do not see Medium there, you probably did not subscribe through Apple. Check the web steps and the Google Play steps instead.
How do I cancel Medium if I subscribed through Google Play?
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Play Store app.
- Tap your profile icon, then tap Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions.
- Tap the Medium subscription.
- Tap Cancel subscription and follow the prompts.
Same rule as Apple: uninstalling the app or deleting your Medium account will not stop the charge. Only cancelling inside Google Play does.
Do I keep access after I cancel? What about a refund?
You keep your membership benefits until the end of the current billing cycle. Cancelling does not cut you off that day. So there is no reason to cancel early and lose the paid time you already bought. Read to the end of the period.
On refunds, Medium is blunt. Its terms say subscription fees are final and nonrefundable, and there is no credit for a partially used period. So the practical deadline is simple: cancel before your renewal date to avoid the next charge. If it already renewed, you generally will not get that money back from Medium by default. Terms change, so confirm the current policy on Medium's own Help Center before you count on anything.
What if Medium charged me after I thought I cancelled?
This is the classic app-billing trap. You "cancelled" on the website, but the subscription was actually billed by Apple or Google, so it kept renewing. First, cancel again in the correct place using the steps above. Then, if you were charged for something you clearly cancelled, you have options: ask Medium for a refund through its Help Center, request a refund from Apple or Google if they billed you, or dispute the charge with your bank. See our guide on how to dispute a credit card charge if it comes to that, and what to do when a company will not refund you.
Cancel Medium yourself, or hand it off
Here are the honest tradeoffs.
| Method | Effort | Speed | Best when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancel on the web yourself | Low | Minutes | You signed up on medium.com and can find the account |
| Cancel via Apple or Google | Low | Minutes | You subscribed inside the app |
| Ask your bank to dispute | Medium | Days to weeks | You were charged after cancelling and cannot get a refund |
| Put Karen on it | Very low | Varies | You want it handled without the runaround. Outcome is not guaranteed. |
Illustrative example. Results vary and are not guaranteed. If Medium billed you $60 for an annual membership one day after you meant to cancel, a clear, well-documented request or dispute may recover it. It also may not. There is no guaranteed result.
Common questions
Where is the Medium cancel button?
On the web, it is under Settings > Membership > Cancel your membership. If you subscribed in the iPhone or Android app, there is no cancel button on Medium's site. You cancel in Apple's Subscriptions settings or in Google Play instead.
Will I lose access to my stories right away if I cancel?
No. Medium lets you keep membership benefits until the end of your current billing cycle. Your access ends at the next renewal date, not the moment you cancel.
Can I get a refund from Medium?
Medium's terms state fees are final and nonrefundable, with no credit for partial periods. You can still ask through its Help Center, and if Apple or Google billed you, you can request a refund from them. Confirm current terms before relying on this.
Why does Medium keep charging me after I cancelled?
Almost always because the subscription was billed by Apple or Google, not Medium, and you only cancelled on the website. Uninstalling the app or deleting your account does not stop app-store billing. Cancel again through Apple or Google Play.
How do I cancel Medium if I forgot which email I used?
Sign out, click Sign in, choose Sign in with email, and try the email addresses you might have used. The Cancel your membership option only appears on the account that holds the paid subscription.
Wrong app store, dead cancel button, a charge that will not quit. Karen sorts out where Medium actually bills you and gets the cancellation done, then chases a refund if you were charged after cancelling. Outcome is not guaranteed, but you do not have to fight it alone.
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