How to Cancel The Washington Post in 2026

To cancel The Washington Post, sign in at washingtonpost.com, open your My Post profile, go to Manage subscription (shown as Subscription & Billing), and click Cancel Subscription. The fastest route is going straight to washingtonpost.com/my-post/account/subscription/. Click past the discount and pause offers until you hit a confirmation screen. If Apple, Google, or Amazon bills you, the Post cannot cancel it, so you have to cancel in that store instead.

Short answer: If the Post bills you directly, you can cancel online in a couple of minutes. Decline the retention offer, confirm, and screenshot the confirmation. If you signed up in an app, cancel through the App Store, Google Play, or Amazon, because that is where your money actually goes.

Last updated: June 2026.

The deadline that matters: Cancel before your next renewal date. The Post stops charging you the following billing cycle and does not refund the current period. If you cancel after the charge posts, you keep access until that period ends but the money is gone. Always confirm the current terms in your own account, because menu labels and policies change.

Where is the cancel button for The Washington Post?

It is buried one layer deeper than you would expect. It is not on the main article page or the settings gear. You have to open your My Post profile, then find the subscription itself. The direct link is washingtonpost.com/my-post/account/subscription/, which drops you on the page that holds the cancel option. The Post also groups it under a Subscription & Billing label, and on some accounts the button reads Manage subscription first, with Cancel Subscription only appearing after you click through.

Here is the part they do not advertise. Before you reach the final "you are canceled" screen, the Post shows you retention offers: a cheaper rate, or a pause instead of a cancel. Those are optional. Keep declining until you see a clear confirmation.

What are the exact steps to cancel The Washington Post online?

This is the standard digital flow. Labels match the current account pages, but the Post moves things around, so look for the nearest equivalent.

1. Go to washingtonpost.com and sign in. The Sign In button is in the top right corner.
2. Click your profile icon or username in the top right and select My Post (or Account Settings).
3. Open Subscription & Billing (or Manage subscription). The direct link is washingtonpost.com/my-post/account/subscription/.
4. Click Cancel Subscription.
5. The retention screens start here. Decline the discount and the pause. Keep clicking past every offer until you reach a final confirmation.
6. Do not close the tab until you see wording that confirms the cancellation is complete. Screenshot that screen and watch for a confirmation email, usually within an hour.

Prefer to do it by phone? Call 202-334-6100 and tell the representative you want to cancel. Reader reports mention long holds during price-hike season, so calling early in the day usually means a shorter wait.

How do I cancel a Washington Post print or home delivery subscription?

Print, same-day mail, and WP Weekly cancel through the same My Post account, not a separate site.

1. Sign in and open My Post.
2. Click Manage subscription.
3. Click the Cancel my subscription link and follow the prompts to the confirmation.

If the page will not let you finish online, call 202-334-6100 and ask to cancel home delivery. Ask for a confirmation number and keep it.

I subscribed in an app. Why can't I cancel on the website?

Because Apple, Google, or Amazon is billing you, not the Post. If you started your subscription inside the Washington Post app on an iPhone, iPad, or Android device, or through Amazon, the store handles the money and the store handles the cancellation. The Post's own website cannot stop it. This is the single most common reason people think they canceled and then get charged again.

• Apple (App Store): On your iPhone or iPad, open Settings, tap your name at the top, tap Subscriptions, select The Washington Post, then tap Cancel Subscription.
• Google Play: Open the Play Store, tap your profile, go to Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions, select The Washington Post, and tap Cancel subscription.
• Amazon: Manage it under your Amazon account's Memberships & Subscriptions.

Not sure who bills you? Check your receipts. If they come from Apple, Google, or Amazon rather than The Washington Post, cancel in that store. And note: deleting the app does not cancel anything. The subscription keeps billing until you cancel it where it lives.

Do you keep access after canceling, and do you get a refund?

You keep access to the end of the period you already paid for. When you cancel a direct subscription, the Post stops charging you the following billing cycle, and your digital access continues for the remainder of the current period. The Post generally does not refund the current period, so there is no benefit to canceling the day after a charge posts versus the last day of the period. The only timing that saves you money is canceling before the next renewal charge hits.

App-store subscriptions work the same way: cancel in the store and you keep access until the current period ends, then it stops renewing.

What are your rights if they keep charging you after you cancel?

If you canceled and The Washington Post, or the app store, charges you anyway, you are not stuck. Federal negative-option rules and state auto-renewal laws are built to stop companies from billing you for a subscription you ended, and card networks let you challenge a charge you did not authorize. Save your confirmation number, email, or screenshot. Then dispute the charge with your bank or card issuer as a billing error. The CFPB and the FTC both take complaints about subscriptions that will not stop charging.

For the mechanics of clawing back a charge that already hit your card, see Karen's guide on how to dispute a credit card charge. If you are weighing your options, Karen also breaks down the difference between a chargeback and a refund, and what to do when a company won't refund you.

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Illustrative example. Results vary and are not guaranteed. Say a digital subscription renews at about $12 a month and you forgot about it for three months. That is roughly $36 already charged that you generally will not get refunded. Canceling before the next renewal date is what stops the bleeding. Anything already charged is a separate dispute.

Common questions

Can I cancel The Washington Post online without calling?

Usually yes, if the Post bills you directly. Sign in, open My Post, go to Manage subscription or Subscription & Billing, and click Cancel Subscription. The direct link is washingtonpost.com/my-post/account/subscription/. If you subscribed through an app store, cancel there instead.

What is the phone number to cancel The Washington Post?

Call 202-334-6100 and tell the representative you want to cancel. This works for digital, print, and home delivery when the online flow will not finish. Ask for a confirmation number before you hang up.

Will I get a refund if I cancel The Washington Post mid-cycle?

Generally no. The Post stops charging you the following cycle and does not refund the current period. Your access continues until the end of the period you already paid for, so cancel before your renewal date to avoid the next charge.

I subscribed in the app. Why can't I cancel on the website?

Because Apple, Google, or Amazon bills you, not the Post. Cancel in iPhone Settings under Subscriptions, in the Google Play Store under Payments and subscriptions, or in your Amazon account. Deleting the app does not stop the billing.

Does deleting my Washington Post account cancel my subscription?

No. Deleting the app or your account does not cancel billing. You have to cancel the subscription itself in My Post, or in the app store that charges you.