How to Cancel Coursera

A 9-step walkthrough with real screenshots from the live cancel flow.

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Quick answer

Sign in at coursera.org/my-purchases, find your subscription under the Subscriptions tab, click Cancel subscription, confirm with Yes, cancel subscription, then decline the 50% off save offer. Paid subscriptions keep access until the end of the billing period; annual Coursera Plus has a 14-day money-back guarantee.

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Step-by-step instructions

1

Sign in and open your Purchases page

Go to coursera.org/my-purchases and sign in. You can also get there by clicking your profile picture in the top-right corner and choosing Purchases. Make sure the Subscriptions tab is selected — the Payment History tab is where receipts and refund requests live.

2

Click Cancel subscription

Each active subscription appears as a card showing the plan name, your trial or next billing date, and a Cancel subscription link. Find the one you want to end and click Cancel subscription.

Coursera Purchases page on the Subscriptions tab showing a Google UX Design Professional Certificate free trial with a $49 USD next billing cycle notice and a Cancel subscription link
3

Confirm on the "Are you sure?" screen

A modal titled "Are you sure you want to cancel your subscription?" lists the courses you've started and what you give up. Click Yes, cancel subscription — the highlighted blue button is No, keep subscription, so don't click the obvious one out of habit.

Coursera confirmation modal listing started courses with warnings about losing certificates and graded content, with Yes, cancel subscription and No, keep subscription buttons
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Decline the 50% off save offer

Coursera responds with a "Keep learning for 50% OFF" screen offering an automatic 50% discount on your next bill. The primary button applies the discount and keeps you subscribed — to actually cancel, click the outlined Cancel Subscription button.

Coursera retention offer modal reading Keep learning for 50% OFF with Apply the Discount and Cancel Subscription buttons
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Close the confirmation and skip the survey

A "You're all set!" screen confirms the subscription is canceled and that a confirmation email is on the way. Coursera asks if you'll take a quick exit survey — click No thanks unless you feel like sharing.

Coursera You're all set confirmation stating the subscription has been canceled and a confirmation email will arrive, with No thanks and Continue survey buttons
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Verify the end date on your Purchases page

Back on the Subscriptions tab, the card now reads "Status: Ends in N days on [date]" with a Reactivate subscription link. On a paid subscription you keep access until that date; on a free trial, access to paid content ends when the trial does. Keep the confirmation email as proof.

Coursera Purchases page showing subscription status Ends in 5 days on May 28, 2025 with a Reactivate subscription link
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If this applies to you

If you subscribed through the Coursera mobile app

App purchases are billed by Apple (iOS) or Google Play (Android), not Coursera. Cancel through Apple (Settings > your name > Subscriptions) or Google Play (play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions). Coursera's support team cannot process refunds for Apple-billed purchases — those go through reportaproblem.apple.com. For web-billed subscriptions you can also cancel inside the app: tap the settings gear, then My Subscriptions, then Manage Subscription, then Cancel subscription.

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If this applies to you

On annual Coursera Plus? Use the 14-day refund window instead

Annual Coursera Plus comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee. Within 14 days of payment, go to Purchases, open the Payment History tab, find the charge, click Request refund under the Payment Status column, then Yes, cancel and get a refund. That single flow cancels the membership and refunds you — expect the money back in 7–10 business days. Certificates earned during those 14 days are revoked with the refund.

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If this applies to you

Check you don't have a second subscription still billing

If you upgraded from a free trial or monthly plan to a discounted annual plan, the original subscription does not always cancel itself — Coursera treats them as two separate subscriptions, and users have been double-billed this way. After canceling, scan the Subscriptions tab and Payment History for any other active plan. If you're on a promotional rate, know that canceling forfeits it — there's no guarantee you'll get the promo price again when you resubscribe.

Frequently Asked Questions

No — canceling stops all future payments, and you keep access until the end of the current billing period on a paid subscription. One exception to watch: if you upgraded from a trial or monthly plan to an annual plan, the old subscription can survive as a separate line item and keep billing. Check the Subscriptions tab and Payment History for a second active plan, and contact Coursera support for a refund if you were double-charged — they do grant them.

Monthly subscriptions aren't refunded — canceling only stops future charges. Annual Coursera Plus has a 14-day money-back guarantee: within 14 days of payment, go to Purchases > Payment History, click Request refund next to the charge, then Yes, cancel and get a refund. Refunds take 7–10 business days, and certificates earned inside that window are revoked. Purchases made through the mobile app must be refunded by Apple (reportaproblem.apple.com) or Google Play — Coursera support can't touch Apple billing.

Certificates you earned while subscribed are yours to keep and share. Course progress — grades and completed assessments included — is saved, so if you resubscribe or pay for the course later, you continue where you left off. Once the subscription ends you lose access to paid course materials and graded content, and Coursera Plus unenrolls you from included courses at the end of the billing period.

Cancel through the platform that bills you. On iPhone or iPad: Settings > your name > Subscriptions > Coursera > Cancel Subscription. On Android: play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions. The Cancel subscription link on Coursera's website only manages web-billed plans, and Coursera's support team cannot assist with Apple-billed refunds — use reportaproblem.apple.com for those.

Yes, and you won't be charged anything — most monthly subscriptions start with a 7-day free trial (some short Specializations use a 1-day trial). The flow is the same: Purchases > Subscriptions > Cancel subscription. Two things to know: paid course access, including graded assessments, ends when the trial ends rather than running out a billing period, and you won't earn certificates from a canceled trial. If you don't cancel, the first monthly charge lands automatically when the trial expires.

Yes — monthly subscriptions to a Specialization or Professional Certificate end automatically once you complete every course included in it, so you're not billed for content you've finished. Coursera Plus never auto-ends; it renews until you cancel. If you change your mind after canceling, the Reactivate subscription link on your Purchases page restores the plan before the end date — though a promotional rate you were on isn't guaranteed to come back.
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