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 "id": "youtube_music",
 "name": "YouTube Music",
 "category": "music_audio",
 "website": "https://music.youtube.com",
 "domains": [
  "music.youtube.com",
  "youtube.com"
 ],
 "summary": "Cancel YouTube Music Premium at youtube.com/paid_memberships: Manage membership, Deactivate, Continue to cancel, pick a reason, then Yes, cancel. You keep Premium to the end of the billing period and can keep listening free with ads. If Apple or Google Play bills you, cancel there.",
 "routes": [
  {
   "channel": "direct_web",
   "applies_to": "YouTube Music Premium memberships billed by YouTube",
   "who": "The Google Account that holds the membership (sign in)",
   "method": "self_serve",
   "start_url": "https://www.youtube.com/paid_memberships",
   "steps": [
    {
     "do": "Go to youtube.com/paid_memberships, signed in to the Google Account that pays",
     "expect": "Manage membership"
    },
    {
     "do": "Click Manage membership, then Deactivate",
     "expect": "Continue to cancel"
    },
    {
     "do": "Click Continue to cancel, select your reason, then click Next",
     "expect": "Yes, cancel"
    },
    {
     "do": "Click Yes, cancel",
     "expect": null
    }
   ],
   "confirm_by": "The paid membership section of youtube.com/paid_memberships shows the membership is cancelled",
   "effective": "Benefits continue until the end of the billing period; you won't be charged again",
   "notice": null,
   "refund": "No refund for the time between cancelling and the end of the period; to cancel immediately and get a refund, contact YouTube support",
   "fees": null,
   "source_ids": [
    "s1",
    "s2",
    "s3",
    "s10",
    "s11"
   ]
  },
  {
   "channel": "direct_app",
   "applies_to": "Memberships billed by YouTube, cancelled from the Android app",
   "who": "The Google Account that holds the membership",
   "method": "self_serve",
   "start_url": null,
   "steps": [
    {
     "do": "In the app, tap your profile picture, then Paid memberships",
     "expect": null
    },
    {
     "do": "Tap the membership you want to cancel, then tap Continue to cancel",
     "expect": null
    },
    {
     "do": "Select your reason and tap Next",
     "expect": "Yes, cancel"
    },
    {
     "do": "Tap Yes, cancel",
     "expect": null
    }
   ],
   "confirm_by": "The paid membership section of youtube.com/paid_memberships shows the membership is cancelled",
   "effective": "Benefits continue until the end of the billing period; you won't be charged again",
   "notice": null,
   "refund": "No refund for the time between cancelling and the end of the period",
   "fees": null,
   "source_ids": [
    "s4",
    "s2",
    "s3",
    "s10"
   ]
  },
  {
   "channel": "apple_app_store",
   "applies_to": "Memberships started in the iOS app and billed by Apple",
   "who": "The Apple Account that pays for the membership",
   "method": "platform_settings",
   "start_url": "https://account.apple.com/account/manage/section/subscriptions",
   "steps": [
    {
     "do": "On your iPhone or iPad, open Settings and tap your name",
     "expect": "Subscriptions"
    },
    {
     "do": "Tap Subscriptions, then tap YouTube Music Premium",
     "expect": "Cancel Subscription"
    },
    {
     "do": "Tap Cancel Subscription",
     "expect": null
    }
   ],
   "confirm_by": "In Subscriptions, YouTube Music Premium shows an expiration message in red and no Cancel button",
   "effective": "Benefits continue until the end of the billing period",
   "notice": null,
   "refund": "Refunds need Apple's authorization and follow Apple's refund policies",
   "fees": null,
   "source_ids": [
    "s5",
    "s15",
    "s3",
    "s22",
    "s23"
   ]
  },
  {
   "channel": "google_play",
   "applies_to": "Memberships billed by Google Play, which includes most memberships started on Android since 2022",
   "who": "The Google Account that pays for the subscription",
   "method": "platform_settings",
   "start_url": "https://play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions",
   "steps": [
    {
     "do": "Go to your subscriptions in Google Play, signed in to the Google Account that pays",
     "expect": "Manage"
    },
    {
     "do": "Next to YouTube Music Premium, click Manage, then Cancel subscription",
     "expect": "a confirmation pop-up asking for a reason"
    },
    {
     "do": "Select a reason, then click Continue",
     "expect": null
    }
   ],
   "confirm_by": null,
   "effective": "Benefits continue until the end of the billing period",
   "notice": null,
   "refund": null,
   "fees": null,
   "source_ids": [
    "s6",
    "s7",
    "s16",
    "s3",
    "s20"
   ]
  }
 ],
 "pay_less": [
  {
   "type": "ad_supported_plan",
   "what": "Keep using YouTube Music free with ads, without a paid membership",
   "evidence": "documented",
   "source_ids": [
    "s12"
   ]
  },
  {
   "type": "pause",
   "what": "Pause the membership for 1 to 6 months instead of cancelling (not available for annual plans or for memberships billed by Apple or Google Play)",
   "evidence": "documented",
   "source_ids": [
    "s8",
    "s9",
    "s21"
   ]
  },
  {
   "type": "student_or_nonprofit",
   "what": "Student membership: the same YouTube Music Premium benefits at a discounted rate for eligible students",
   "evidence": "documented",
   "source_ids": [
    "s14"
   ]
  }
 ],
 "export": [
  {
   "data": "Playlists you created",
   "how": "Use Google Takeout's transfer view (from myaccount.google.com/dashboard, choose YouTube, then Transfer data) to copy them to Apple Music",
   "format": "A one-time copy of the playlists in Apple Music (an Apple Music subscription is required)",
   "limits": "Only playlists you created and catalog tracks; uploads, private content and podcasts aren't supported",
   "source_ids": [
    "s18",
    "s19"
   ]
  }
 ],
 "after_cancel": {
  "access_until": "The end of the billing period",
  "data_kept": null,
  "you_lose": [
   "Background play for music",
   "Music without ads",
   "Audio-only music playback",
   "Music downloads"
  ]
 },
 "agent_notes": {
  "sign_in_needed": true,
  "phone_or_chat_only": false,
  "retention_step": "The cancel flow asks for a reason before the final Yes, cancel",
  "tips": [
   "Annual plans are prepaid and don't renew, so there is nothing to cancel",
   "To cancel immediately and get a refund, contact YouTube support",
   "Pausing isn't available for annual plans or for memberships billed by Apple or Google Play"
  ]
 },
 "sources": [
  {
   "id": "s1",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/6308278?hl=en",
   "title": "Cancel YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium (YouTube Music Help, Computer)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Go to youtube.com/paid_memberships. Click Manage membership. Click Deactivate. Click Continue to cancel. Select your reason for canceling and then click next. Click Yes, cancel.",
   "supports": "the web steps and the reason step"
  },
  {
   "id": "s2",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/6308278?hl=en",
   "title": "Cancel YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium (YouTube Music Help, Computer)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "You can confirm by checking the paid membership section of your account on youtube.com/paid_memberships.",
   "supports": "how to confirm it worked"
  },
  {
   "id": "s3",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/6308278?hl=en",
   "title": "Cancel YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium (YouTube Music Help, Computer)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "When you cancel your membership, you won't be charged again unless you re-subscribe. Your YouTube paid membership benefits will continue until the end of the billing period.",
   "supports": "when access ends"
  },
  {
   "id": "s4",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/6308278?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid",
   "title": "Cancel YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium (YouTube Music Help, Android)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Tap your profile picture Paid memberships. Tap on the membership you want to cancel. Tap Continue to cancel. Select your reason for canceling and tap Next. Tap Yes, cancel.",
   "supports": "the Android app steps"
  },
  {
   "id": "s5",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/6308278?hl=en",
   "title": "Cancel YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium (YouTube Music Help, Computer)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "You're billed by Apple. If you joined from the YouTube iOS app, you can cancel your paid membership from your Apple account.",
   "supports": "the Apple route"
  },
  {
   "id": "s6",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/6308278?hl=en",
   "title": "Cancel YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium (YouTube Music Help, Computer)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "You're billed by Google Play. If you have access to your YouTube paid membership through a Google Play subscription, you can cancel within your Google Play account settings.",
   "supports": "the Google Play route"
  },
  {
   "id": "s7",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/11950175?hl=en",
   "title": "Pause or resume YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium (YouTube Music Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Starting in 2022, new YouTube Premium and Music Premium subscribers who signed up on Android will be billed via Google Play.",
   "supports": "who is billed by Google Play"
  },
  {
   "id": "s8",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/11950175?hl=en",
   "title": "Pause or resume YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium (YouTube Music Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "You can choose the length of this paused state, from 1 to 6 months.",
   "supports": "pause length"
  },
  {
   "id": "s9",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/11950175?hl=en",
   "title": "Pause or resume YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium (YouTube Music Help)",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Note: Annual plans cannot be paused. Pausing and resuming your paid membership is not available to users who are billed through Apple.",
   "supports": "pause limits"
  },
  {
   "id": "s10",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12014038?hl=en",
   "title": "Request a refund for YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "You won't be refunded for the period between when you cancel and when your membership ends.",
   "supports": "no refund for the rest of the period"
  },
  {
   "id": "s11",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12014038?hl=en",
   "title": "Request a refund for YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "If you want to cancel your YouTube paid membership immediately and get a refund, get in touch with the YouTube support team.",
   "supports": "immediate cancel with refund through support"
  },
  {
   "id": "s12",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/6313529?hl=en",
   "title": "What is YouTube Music?",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "YouTube Music with ads You can enjoy YouTube Music without a paid membership.",
   "supports": "the free ad-supported tier"
  },
  {
   "id": "s13",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtubemusic/answer/6313529?hl=en",
   "title": "What is YouTube Music?",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "In addition, you'll get exclusive membership benefits, including: Background play for music Music without ads Audio-only music playback Music downloads",
   "supports": "what you lose when Premium ends"
  },
  {
   "id": "s14",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9158808?hl=en",
   "title": "Get a student discount for YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "You can sign up for either a YouTube Music Premium or YouTube Premium membership as a student. You'll get the same benefits at a discounted rate.",
   "supports": "the student discount"
  },
  {
   "id": "s15",
   "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428",
   "title": "Cancel a subscription from Apple",
   "publisher": "platform",
   "quote": "In Settings, tap your name. Tap Subscriptions. Tap the subscription. Tap Cancel Subscription.",
   "supports": "the Apple steps"
  },
  {
   "id": "s16",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481",
   "title": "Cancel, pause, or change a subscription on Google Play",
   "publisher": "platform",
   "quote": "On your computer, go to subscriptions in Google Play. For the subscription you want to cancel, click Manage. Click Cancel subscription.",
   "supports": "the Google Play steps"
  },
  {
   "id": "s17",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11417260?hl=en",
   "title": "Sign up for a YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium annual plan",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Premium annual plans are pre-paid, non-recurring memberships.",
   "supports": "annual plans don't renew"
  },
  {
   "id": "s18",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/14792019?hl=en",
   "title": "Copy your playlists to a service outside of YouTube Music",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "Google Takeout can transfer your playlists directly to the supported music services. These currently include: Apple Music (subscripion required)",
   "supports": "playlist export"
  },
  {
   "id": "s19",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/14792019?hl=en",
   "title": "Copy your playlists to a service outside of YouTube Music",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "The following types of content aren't supported: User uploaded or private content. Podcasts.",
   "supports": "export limits"
  },
  {
   "id": "s20",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481",
   "title": "Cancel, pause, or change a subscription on Google Play",
   "publisher": "platform",
   "quote": "For the subscription you want to cancel, click Manage. Click Cancel subscription. Within the confirmation pop-up, select a reason. Click Continue.",
   "supports": "the Google Play confirmation pop-up step"
  },
  {
   "id": "s21",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12014038?hl=en",
   "title": "Request a refund for YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "With Google Play billing, you won't be able to pause your membership. Instead, you can cancel your membership and sign up again at any time.",
   "supports": "memberships billed by Google Play can't be paused"
  },
  {
   "id": "s22",
   "url": "https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12014038?hl=en",
   "title": "Request a refund for YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium",
   "publisher": "vendor",
   "quote": "YouTube purchases made through the Apple store require authorization from Apple and are subject to Apple's refund policies.",
   "supports": "refunds for Apple-billed memberships"
  },
  {
   "id": "s23",
   "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428",
   "title": "Cancel a subscription from Apple",
   "publisher": "platform",
   "quote": "If there is no Cancel button or you see an expiration message in red text, the subscription is already canceled.",
   "supports": "how to confirm an Apple cancellation"
  }
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  "level": "docs",
  "checked_on": "2026-09-29",
  "by": "stackcut-research",
  "unverified": [
   "Prices for the monthly, student and annual plans aren't confirmed: youtube.com/musicpremium couldn't be read",
   "Whether any carrier or partner bills YouTube Music Premium (YouTube's partner page covers YouTube Premium only)",
   "What happens to downloads and your library after cancelling is not stated on the cancel pages we read"
  ],
  "review": {
   "by": "stackcut-review",
   "on": "2026-09-29",
   "result": "fixed",
   "notes": [
    "Pause option: added that Google Play-billed memberships can't be paused (YouTube refund page), in pay_less and tips",
    "Google Play route: added a source quote for the confirmation pop-up step",
    "Apple route: added confirm_by (red expiration message) and refund (Apple's refund policies)"
   ]
  }
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  "source": "JustDeleteMe (MIT), https://github.com/jdm-contrib/jdm"
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