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 "id": "patreon",
 "name": "Patreon memberships",
 "category": "other_digital",
 "website": "https://www.patreon.com",
 "domains": [
  "patreon.com"
 ],
 "summary": "Cancel on patreon.com: Settings, Memberships, View Details, Cancel membership, then Confirm cancellation; iOS in-app memberships are changed in the iOS app. When access ends depends on the creator's billing: at the next billing date, or at once for per-creation and some monthly memberships. Refunds are rare.",
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  {
   "channel": "direct_web",
   "applies_to": "Paid memberships to a creator, paid on the Patreon website",
   "who": "The member (log in and switch to your member profile if you also have a creator page)",
   "method": "self_serve",
   "start_url": "https://www.patreon.com/settings/memberships",
   "steps": [
    {
     "do": "Log in and switch to your member profile if needed (click your profile picture in the bottom-left corner)",
     "expect": null
    },
    {
     "do": "Click Settings in the left-side menu, then the Memberships tab",
     "expect": "View Details"
    },
    {
     "do": "Find the membership and click View Details",
     "expect": "Cancel membership"
    },
    {
     "do": "Click Cancel membership, then Confirm cancellation",
     "expect": "an option to stay connected as a free member"
    },
    {
     "do": "Choose whether to stay as a free member and click Save and continue; the exit survey is optional",
     "expect": null
    }
   ],
   "confirm_by": null,
   "effective": "Depends on the creator's billing: subscription billing and annual memberships keep access until the next billing date; first-of-the-month (charge upfront) memberships cancelled before the 1st keep access until the next 1st; monthly non-charge-upfront and per-creation memberships lose access at once",
   "notice": null,
   "refund": "Patreon doesn't typically offer refunds; you can request one from Billing history within 60 days of the payment, and the creator decides. Per-creation charges: contact Patreon support",
   "fees": "Per-creation memberships: any pending bills are processed when you cancel",
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    "s2",
    "s3",
    "s4",
    "s5",
    "s9",
    "s10",
    "s11",
    "s12",
    "s13",
    "s7",
    "s14",
    "s15",
    "s25",
    "s28"
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  },
  {
   "channel": "direct_app",
   "applies_to": "Memberships paid on Patreon (not through Apple), cancelled in the Patreon mobile app",
   "who": "The member (switch to your member profile if you also have a creator page)",
   "method": "self_serve",
   "start_url": null,
   "steps": [
    {
     "do": "Open the Patreon app and switch to your member profile if needed",
     "expect": null
    },
    {
     "do": "Scroll through the creators at the top of the Home screen and open the creator, then tap the three dots in the upper right corner and select Your membership",
     "expect": "Edit membership"
    },
    {
     "do": "Choose Edit membership, then tap Cancel membership",
     "expect": "Confirm cancellation"
    },
    {
     "do": "Scroll down and tap Confirm cancellation",
     "expect": null
    },
    {
     "do": "Choose whether to stay a free member and tap Save and Continue; the exit survey is optional",
     "expect": null
    }
   ],
   "confirm_by": null,
   "effective": "Depends on the creator's billing: subscription billing and annual memberships keep access until the next billing date; first-of-the-month (charge upfront) memberships cancelled before the 1st keep access until the next 1st; monthly non-charge-upfront and per-creation memberships lose access at once",
   "notice": null,
   "refund": "Patreon doesn't typically offer refunds; you can request one from Billing history within 60 days of the payment, and the creator decides. Per-creation charges: contact Patreon support",
   "fees": "Per-creation memberships: any pending bills are processed when you cancel",
   "source_ids": [
    "s21",
    "s22",
    "s8",
    "s23",
    "s24",
    "s9",
    "s10",
    "s11",
    "s12",
    "s13",
    "s7",
    "s14",
    "s15",
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  {
   "channel": "apple_app_store",
   "applies_to": "Memberships bought with iOS in-app purchase in the Patreon iOS app",
   "who": "The member, in the Patreon iOS app",
   "method": "self_serve",
   "start_url": null,
   "steps": [
    {
     "do": "Open the Patreon iOS app and switch to your member profile if needed",
     "expect": null
    },
    {
     "do": "Scroll through the creators at the top of the Home screen and open the creator, then tap the three dots in the upper right corner and select Your membership",
     "expect": "Edit membership"
    },
    {
     "do": "Choose Edit membership, then tap Cancel membership",
     "expect": "Confirm cancellation"
    },
    {
     "do": "Scroll down and tap Confirm cancellation",
     "expect": null
    },
    {
     "do": "Choose whether to stay a free member and tap Save and Continue; the exit survey is optional",
     "expect": null
    }
   ],
   "confirm_by": null,
   "effective": "Same rules as other memberships: it depends on the creator's billing type",
   "notice": null,
   "refund": "You can also request a refund for iOS app purchases through Apple",
   "fees": null,
   "source_ids": [
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    "s8",
    "s20",
    "s16",
    "s9",
    "s11",
    "s21",
    "s22",
    "s23",
    "s24"
   ]
  }
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  {
   "type": "downgrade",
   "what": "Switch to a lower tier if the creator offers one (More tiers). With subscription billing you keep your current tier until the next billing date; with monthly (non-charge upfront) billing the lower tier applies at once; annual members cancel near the end of the year and rejoin at the lower tier",
   "evidence": "documented",
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  },
  {
   "type": "free_plan",
   "what": "Stay connected to the creator as a free member when you cancel",
   "evidence": "documented",
   "source_ids": [
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   ]
  }
 ],
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 "after_cancel": {
  "access_until": "The next billing date for subscription-billed and annual memberships; the next 1st of the month for charge-upfront memberships cancelled before the 1st; immediately for monthly non-charge-upfront and per-creation memberships",
  "data_kept": null,
  "you_lose": [
   "Access to the creator's paid content and tier benefits once access ends"
  ]
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  "sign_in_needed": true,
  "phone_or_chat_only": false,
  "retention_step": "After you confirm, you're asked whether to stay connected as a free member (Save and continue), and an anonymous exit survey is offered as an option",
  "tips": [
   "Memberships bought with iOS in-app purchase must be edited in the Patreon iOS app",
   "Per-creation memberships: pending bills are processed as soon as you cancel",
   "Refund requests go to the creator, from Billing history, within 60 days of the payment"
  ]
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   "id": "s1",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Log in to your account and switch to your member profile (if applicable)",
   "supports": "the first web step"
  },
  {
   "id": "s2",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Go to the Memberships tab (this link will take you there)",
   "supports": "where to go"
  },
  {
   "id": "s3",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Locate your membership, and click the View Details button",
   "supports": "the View Details step"
  },
  {
   "id": "s4",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Confirm cancellation",
   "supports": "the confirm step"
  },
  {
   "id": "s5",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Decide whether to stay connected as a free member or toggle off this option and click Save and continue",
   "supports": "the free-member option after cancelling"
  },
  {
   "id": "s6",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Optionally, complete the anonymous exit survey to share feedback with the creator",
   "supports": "the optional exit survey"
  },
  {
   "id": "s7",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Patreon doesn't typically offer refunds since payments go directly to creators.",
   "supports": "refunds are not typical"
  },
  {
   "id": "s8",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Choose Edit membership, then tap Cancel membership",
   "supports": "the iOS app step"
  },
  {
   "id": "s9",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/4407273239693-What-happens-when-I-cancel",
   "title": "What happens when I cancel? (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "If you cancel, you retain your original membership access up to the next billing date, which is determined by your join date.",
   "supports": "subscription billing: access until the next billing date"
  },
  {
   "id": "s10",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/4407273239693-What-happens-when-I-cancel",
   "title": "What happens when I cancel? (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "If you cancel before the 1st of the month, you'll retain your original membership access until the next 1st of the month.",
   "supports": "charge upfront billing"
  },
  {
   "id": "s11",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/4407273239693-What-happens-when-I-cancel",
   "title": "What happens when I cancel? (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "If you cancel a monthly (non-charge upfront) or per creation membership, you'll lose access when you cancel",
   "supports": "memberships that end at once"
  },
  {
   "id": "s12",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/4407273239693-What-happens-when-I-cancel",
   "title": "What happens when I cancel? (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "When you cancel, we'll process any pending bills on your account.",
   "supports": "pending per-creation bills"
  },
  {
   "id": "s13",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/4407273239693-What-happens-when-I-cancel",
   "title": "What happens when I cancel? (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Similar to charge upfront billing and subscription billing, when you cancel an annual membership, you'll retain access until your next bill date.",
   "supports": "annual memberships"
  },
  {
   "id": "s14",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021113811-How-to-request-a-refund",
   "title": "How to request a refund (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "You can request a refund right from your Billing history, within 60 days of the original payment.",
   "supports": "the refund window"
  },
  {
   "id": "s15",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021113811-How-to-request-a-refund",
   "title": "How to request a refund (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "After you submit, the creator will review it and decide whether to approve or decline it.",
   "supports": "who decides refunds"
  },
  {
   "id": "s16",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021113811-How-to-request-a-refund",
   "title": "How to request a refund (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "If you've purchased a digital product through the iOS Patreon app, you can also request a refund for your purchase through Apple.",
   "supports": "Apple refunds for iOS purchases"
  },
  {
   "id": "s17",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000126286-How-to-change-your-tier-a-guide-for-members",
   "title": "How to change your tier: a guide for members (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "If the creator offers lower tiers that you'd like to switch to, click on More tiers",
   "supports": "switching to a lower tier"
  },
  {
   "id": "s18",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000126286-How-to-change-your-tier-a-guide-for-members",
   "title": "How to change your tier: a guide for members (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "You'll remain on your original tier until the next billing date. You'll have access to the lower-tier membership on your next billing date.",
   "supports": "when a downgrade takes effect"
  },
  {
   "id": "s19",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000126286-How-to-change-your-tier-a-guide-for-members",
   "title": "How to change your tier: a guide for members (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Memberships made with iOS in-app purchases must be edited via the iOS app.",
   "supports": "iOS in-app memberships are managed in the iOS app"
  },
  {
   "id": "s20",
   "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428",
   "title": "Cancel a subscription from Apple",
   "publisher": "platform",
   "quote": "Use the web or your device to cancel a subscription from Apple or a subscription that you purchased with an app from the App Store.",
   "supports": "App Store subscriptions can also be cancelled through Apple"
  },
  {
   "id": "s21",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Open the app and switch to your member profile (if applicable)",
   "supports": "the mobile app route (first step)"
  },
  {
   "id": "s22",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Tap the three dots button in the upper right corner of the creator's Home screen",
   "supports": "the app step to reach Your membership"
  },
  {
   "id": "s23",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Scroll down and Confirm cancellation",
   "supports": "the app confirm step"
  },
  {
   "id": "s24",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Manage your free membership option and tap Save and Continue",
   "supports": "the app free-member step"
  },
  {
   "id": "s25",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005502572-Canceling-a-paid-membership",
   "title": "Canceling a paid membership (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Click the Settings link from the left-side menu",
   "supports": "where Memberships is on the web"
  },
  {
   "id": "s26",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000126286-How-to-change-your-tier-a-guide-for-members",
   "title": "How to change your tier: a guide for members (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "You can cancel your membership near the end of your year term and then rejoin at a lower-tier option once the year has passed.",
   "supports": "annual members can't simply switch down mid-term"
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  {
   "id": "s27",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000126286-How-to-change-your-tier-a-guide-for-members",
   "title": "How to change your tier: a guide for members (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "If you decrease your membership, your access is instantly limited to the new (downgraded) tier that you've joined.",
   "supports": "monthly (non-charge upfront) downgrades apply at once"
  },
  {
   "id": "s28",
   "url": "https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021113811-How-to-request-a-refund",
   "title": "How to request a refund (Patreon Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "This refund request flow doesn't support per-creation transactions. If you were charged per creation, please contact Patreon Product Support for help with your refund.",
   "supports": "per-creation refunds go through Patreon support"
  }
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  "unverified": [
   "Patreon's pages don't say whether iOS in-app memberships also appear in Apple's Subscriptions list",
   "Any cancellation confirmation email is not documented on the pages we read",
   "Which billing type a creator uses is shown on the creator's page, not in Patreon's help, so the exact end date can't be stated in advance"
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  "review": {
   "by": "stackcut-review",
   "on": "2026-09-29",
   "result": "fixed",
   "notes": [
    "Added a route for cancelling in the Patreon mobile app (the help page documents it); the iOS route now has the full app steps",
    "Web steps: Settings is in the left-side menu; profile switch is under your profile picture",
    "Downgrade timing now depends on billing type (instant on monthly non-upfront; annual members rejoin at year end)",
    "Refund: per-creation charges go to Patreon support, not the Billing history flow",
    "Every route fact re-read on Patreon's help pages; level raised to docs"
   ]
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