Say goodbye to your Prime account.

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Thinking about canceling your Amazon Prime membership? There are plenty of good reasons to stop giving the retail giant your money, whether you’re trying to save on subscription fees, avoid auto-renewal after a free 30-day trial, or align your spending more closely with your values.

Amazon’s Prime cancellation process can be convoluted, so here’s a step-by-step guide on how to bid Bezos goodbye.

How to cancel your Amazon Prime membership in the Amazon appThe process for canceling your Prime subscription via the Amazon app is the same on both iOS and Android.

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What You Need

Smartphone Amazon mobile app Step 1: Open the app and tap the middle button at the bottom (it should look like a person).

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Step 2: Tap “Your Account.”

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Step 3: Scroll down through the list of options to “Manage Prime Membership” (under “Account Settings”).

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Step 4: Hit “Manage membership” at the top of the page.

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Step 5: Tap “Manage Membership (Update, cancel and more).”

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Step 6: Tap “End membership.”

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Step 7: Review how many days are left in your current Prime billing cycle. Scroll all the way down to “Continue to cancel.”

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Step 8: Confirm your cancellation by clicking the yellow button that says “End on [date].”

Your membership will officially end once your current billing cycle is over.

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How to cancel your Amazon Prime membership on desktop What You Need

Laptop or PC Step 1: Log in to your Amazon account on your browser. Hover over “Accounts & Lists” in the upper right hand corner. In the menu of options, click “Prime Membership.”

You’ll pull up your personal Prime membership page with a collection of plan benefits and options.

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Step 2: Click “Manage Membership” in the top right-hand corner. Click “End Membership.”

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Step 3: Review how many days are left in your current Prime billing cycle. Click the yellow button on the lower-right side of the page that says “Continue to cancel.”

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Step 4: Confirm your cancellation by clicking the yellow button that says “End on [date].”

Your membership will officially end once your current billing cycle is over.

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Dylan Haas is a Lead Shopping Reporter for Mashable, where he covers all things gaming, pets, fitness, sleep, and shopping events like Black Friday and Prime Day. Before joining the team at Mashable, Dylan received a B.A. in Communications from Pace University and contributed to publications like Paste Magazine, Bandsintown, and others following a brief stint as a marketing and management assistant in the music industry.

When he’s not writing or testing products, you can find Dylan playing lots of video games, working out, spending time with loved ones (especially his dog, Stevie), or watching reality TV. Follow him on X at @iamdylanhaas, or send him an email at [email protected].

Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what’s actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons.

Haley received a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and honed her sifting and winnowing skills at The Daily Cardinal. She previously covered politics for The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, investigated exotic pet ownership for Wisconsin Watch, and blogged for some of your favorite reality stars.

In her free time, Haley enjoys playing video games, drawing, taking walks on Lake Michigan, and spending time with her parrot (Melon) and dog (Pierogi). She really, really wants to get back into horseback riding. You can follow her on X at @haleyhenschel or reach her via email at [email protected].

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