Patreon is a platform that makes it easy for content creators to get paid for their work. The content creators on Patreon run a membership service and a subscription or membership on Patreon is also called a Patreon pledge. Patreon pledges are one of the ways people support their favorite content creators, but sometimes they lose interest or find another content creator they think is better. Let us know How To Cancel A Patreon Pledge?
At this point, they might wish to withdraw their support. Canceling a Patreon pledge is very easy and takes little time or no time at all. All you have to do is head over to your account on Patreon, follow a straightforward process that will be explained to you in this article and you are done. The step-by-step process is listed below.
Steps to Canceling a Patreon Pledge
- Step 1: Log into your account on Patreon
Head over to www.patreon.com and log into your account.
- Step 2: Find and select ‘Manage Memberships’
When you are logged in, you should be able to find, at the top right corner, an icon of your profile image. You are to click on this icon. After clicking, a drop-down menu will appear and on it, you’ll find the option ‘Manage Memberships’. Select this option.
- Step 3: Click the ‘Edit’ button of the active membership you wish to cancel.
After clicking on ‘Manage Memberships’, you will be taken to a page that lists all the active memberships you have going on. Find the membership you want to cancel. On that membership, you’ll find an ‘Edit’ button in its upper right. You have to click on it.
- Step 4: Select ‘Edit or Cancel Membership’.
Clicking on the ‘Edit’ button should take you to a page that shows you different options you can select to edit your membership such as changing your membership tier or your payment options. There you’ll also find the ‘Edit or Cancel Membership’ option. You are to select this option.
- Step 5: Select ‘Cancel your membership’ and confirm
When you select the ‘Edit or Cancel Membership’ option, a pop-up will appear. On this pop-up, there are two options which are to select a different tier or cancel your membership. After you’ve selected the ‘Cancel your membership’ button, you’ll have to confirm your choice by clicking on a similar button below.
Doing this will confirm your cancellation and bring you to a mini-survey about why you chose to cancel your membership. You can choose to answer or skip this survey. In the end, you’ll be taken directly back to the Patreon page of the creator whose membership you just canceled and that’s all about canceling your Patreon pledge.
Canceling Before or After Payment.
You can choose to cancel your Patreon pledge at any time you wish. This means cancellation can happen when you have pending bills, when you’ve made a payment in advance or just after your payment expires. If you have pending bills, canceling your pledge doesn’t cancel your bills. You have to make payments eventually. If you cancel after making payment in advance, it means you won’t get future charges but you still have access to the creator’s content for the month you’ve paid for. After your payment expires, your access is withdrawn. Finally, if you canceled just after the expiration of your last payment you don’t have anything to worry about.
What Happens When You Cancel a Patreon Pledge?
After you cancel, future charges are stopped and you lose access to the content creator’s work on Patreon and any associated benefits that the pledge brought you. This takes effect immediately.
Can You Get a Refund After canceling?
Patreon itself doesn’t provide refunds but the creators do. If they have sufficient funds in their Patreon account, creators can provide a refund through their ‘Relationship Manager’. Otherwise, a refund will be made outside Patreon.
Conclusion
Supporting content creators on Patreon through pledges makes you and your favorite content creators happy. You get access to the content you enjoy and the content creators feel appreciated for their service. To make provisions for changing interests, Patreon allows you to easily manage your pledges.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is there a time limit for refunds on Patreon?
Yes, there is. On Patreon making refunds on charges older than 90 days is not possible, but the creators can provide a refund outside the platform.
- Is a one-time payment possible on Patreon?
Patreon does not provide for one-time payments. Only recurring payments (monthly or annually) are possible.
- Can on resubscribe after canceling a Patreon pledge?
Yes, you can choose to resubscribe to a Patreon pledge after it has been canceled. Canceling a pledge once doesn’t bar you from resubscribing to the same content creator.
- Can a Patreon membership be paused?
No, you can’t pause a Patreon subscription, but you can cancel your membership if you wish to stop paying for a short period and resubscribe later.
- How to stop auto-renewal on Patreon?
The only way to stop auto-renewal is to cancel your membership.
