GhostSubsYou can't cancel Spotify Premium from inside the mobile app — Spotify only lets you do it on the website. That one detail sends thousands of people in circles every month.
Cancelling doesn't delete anything: your account, playlists, and saved library all survive. You simply drop back to Spotify Free (with ads and shuffle-only mobile play) when the paid period runs out.
Cancel Spotify Premium
- Open your account page in a browser. Go to spotify.com/account and log in. This works from a phone browser too — it just can't be done inside the Spotify app.
- Find your plan. Under "Manage your plan", click "Change plan".
- Cancel Premium. Scroll to "Cancel Spotify" (or "Cancel Premium") and confirm. Spotify shows the date Premium ends — you keep it until then.
- If you subscribed through Apple. iPhone-billed subscriptions must be cancelled in iOS Settings → your name → Subscriptions → Spotify.
Watch for the cancel-then-resubscribe trap
If you cancel and later re-subscribe, check your email receipts carefully — you should see a cancellation confirmation followed by a new order confirmation. Keeping both makes it easy to verify you're only being charged once.
Spotify's receipts arrive as a PDF attachment on an "order confirmation" email, and renewal charges don't always generate a new email — so your inbox may understate what you're paying. Comparing against your card statement once is worth it.
Frequently asked questions
Do I lose my playlists if I cancel Premium?
No. Playlists, liked songs, and followers all stay on your account. You only lose Premium features — offline downloads, ad-free playback, and on-demand mobile listening.
Why is there no cancel button in the app?
Spotify only supports cancellation through spotify.com/account in a browser (or through Apple if you subscribed on iOS). It's deliberate friction — go to the website.
Can I get a refund?
Spotify generally doesn't refund partial months; Premium simply runs until the end of the current billing period.