{"id":980,"date":"2024-05-07T11:48:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T11:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/docs\/how-to-cancel-your-subscription\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T08:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:38:47","password":"","slug":"how-to-cancel-your-subscription","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-cancel-your-subscription\/","title":{"rendered":"How to cancel your subscription"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"callout-yellow\">If your subscription was created in <strong>2019 or before<\/strong>, you <strong>must<\/strong> cancel it from your PayPal account. Please check the section &#8220;How to cancel an active PayPal subscription&#8221; below.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cancel\">How to cancel your ShortPixel subscription<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to cancel your active ShortPixel subscription, please follow the instructions below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Log in<\/a> to your ShortPixel account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the menu on the left, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/billing-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billing<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Switch to free&#8221; button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow the on-screen instructions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>After cancellation, you can still use the remaining monthly credits until the billing cycle ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paypal\">How to cancel an active PayPal subscription<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you used PayPal to subscribe to one of our plans <strong>before 2019<\/strong>, you can follow the instructions below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PayPal<\/a> account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once logged in, click on the small gear icon on the upper right-hand corner of your screen to go to the <strong>Settings<\/strong> page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the menu bar at the top of your screen, click on &#8220;<strong>Payments<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p>Under <em>Automatic payments<\/em>, click &#8220;<strong>Manage automatic payments<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p><figure><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 744px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/file-EKSCx3nAT1.jpg\"><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the &#8220;Automatic Payments&#8221; header on the left-hand side of your screen, look for us. You will probably find the recurring payment\u00a0set up for &#8220;<strong>ID SCOUT SRL<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next to &#8220;Status&#8221;, you&#8217;ll notice the word &#8220;ACTIVE&#8221; in green text. Click the &#8220;<strong>Cancel<\/strong>&#8221; button next to it to cancel your subscription.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>After cancelation, you can still use the remaining monthly credits until the next quota renewal is due. After that, your account will be reset to the free plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your subscription was created in 2019 or before, you must cancel it from your PayPal account. Please check the section &#8220;How to cancel an active PayPal subscription&#8221; below. 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