How to Cancel Minecraft Realms

Step-by-step instructions

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   Find out which store bills your Realm

   Minecraft's help says a Realms subscription has to be cancelled through the same account that started it, and that can be Microsoft, PlayStation, Nintendo, Apple, Google or Amazon. A Java Edition Realm is always billed by Microsoft. For a Bedrock Realm, open Minecraft, select Play, then the Realms tab, open your Realm's Realms Hub, then Settings, Subscription and Manage Subscription. On the device you bought it on, Minecraft opens that store; on any other device, it tells you which platform holds the subscription. A Realm bought on a Windows PC or an Xbox is billed by Microsoft: carry on with the next two steps. For a PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iPhone or iPad, Android or Amazon purchase, skip to that store's step below. You don't need the original console or phone: every one of these stores can be cancelled in a web browser.

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   Sign in at account.microsoft.com/services

   Go to account.microsoft.com/services in a web browser and sign in with the Microsoft account that bought the Realm. Open Subscriptions from the menu on the left and find the Realms subscription. Minecraft treats each Realm as its own subscription, so two Minecraft Realms entries means you're paying for two Realms: cancel each one you don't use. If no Realm is listed, it's billed by another store or another Microsoft account. The last step below covers that.

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   Select Manage, then Cancel subscription twice

   Select Manage on the Realms subscription, then Cancel subscription, and confirm with Cancel subscription in the pop-up window. Your Realm stays open until the renewal date and isn't charged again. Microsoft says cancellations must be more than 2 days before the billing date, so a cancel on renewal day can be too late. Afterwards the subscription should show Turn on recurring billing where Manage was: Microsoft says that means it will expire on the date shown and there is nothing more to do.

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   If PlayStation bills your Realm

   Sign in to PlayStation Account Management at playstation.com/acct/management with the PlayStation account that bought the Realm. Minecraft's steps: select Subscriptions on the left, select Continue on the pop-up, expand Subscription Settings on Minecraft Realms, then select Cancel. Sony's own help and Minecraft's Marketplace Pass article call the button Cancel Subscription or Turn Off Auto-Renew, so look for either. On a PS5, go to Settings, Users and Accounts, Account, Payment and Subscriptions, Subscriptions, select the subscription, then Cancel Subscription. Sony says a cancelled subscription is deactivated from the next payment date.

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   If Nintendo bills your Realm

   Sign in at accounts.nintendo.com with the Nintendo Account that bought the Realm. Minecraft's steps: select Subscriptions on the left, select Confirm under In-Game Subscriptions and Passes, choose Cancel your pass by turning off auto-renewal on Minecraft Realms, then Terminate Automatic Renewal and Terminate. Nintendo's own help calls the same section Passes. On the Switch, open Nintendo eShop, select your user icon, then Your Subscriptions, and Turn Off Automatic Renewal. Nintendo says to do this at least 48 hours before the current period ends, and that the pass stays active until the end of its term with no refunds or credits.

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   If Apple bills your Realm (iPhone or iPad)

   On the iPhone or iPad, open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions, choose the Minecraft Realms subscription and tap Cancel Subscription; you may need to scroll down to find it. From a computer, Minecraft's help uses account.apple.com: sign in with the Apple Account that bought the Realm, select Subscriptions, then the Realms subscription and Cancel Subscription. Apple says that if there's no Cancel button, or you see an expiration message in red, it's already cancelled.

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   If Google Play bills your Realm (Android)

   On your Android device, open your subscriptions in Google Play, select the Minecraft subscription, tap Cancel subscription and follow the instructions. From a computer, Minecraft's help uses the Payments & subscriptions page of your Google Account: select Minecraft: Play with Friends under Subscriptions, select it again to see the Realms subscription, then Cancel subscription. Google warns that uninstalling the app doesn't cancel a subscription, so deleting Minecraft from the phone stops nothing.

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   If Amazon bills your Realm

   For a Realm bought on an Amazon device, sign in at amazon.com with the Amazon account that paid, open the account menu at the top right and choose Memberships & Subscriptions. Select App Subscription Settings next to the Realm, open the Actions menu, select Turn off auto-renewal, then confirm Turn off auto-renewal in the pop-up. Minecraft's help says the Realm stays open until the renewal date.

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   Download your worlds before the Realm closes

   Minecraft's FAQ says your worlds are yours to keep, with 18 months after the subscription expires to download them, and its help says a cancelled Realm is deleted after 18 months and can't be restarted after that. The Realm is still playable until the renewal date, so that's the easy time to save a copy. Bedrock: in the Realms tab, open the Realm's Realms Hub, then the World tab, select the three dots next to Edit world and choose Download World; the copy appears under All Worlds. Java Edition: select Minecraft Realms, then your Realm, Configure, World Backups, Download Latest and Continue; it lands in your singleplayer worlds. Download every world slot you want to keep.

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    If you also pay for Marketplace Pass or a console online plan

    Realms Plus includes the Marketplace Pass catalog, and Minecraft's help tells Marketplace Pass subscribers who move to Realms Plus to cancel Marketplace Pass, since both include the same content. A separate Marketplace Pass subscription keeps billing until you cancel it in its own store, the same way as above. Minecraft's help ties Marketplace Pass content to an active subscription, so expect the catalog worlds, skins and add-ons that came with Realms Plus to stop working when it ends. On a console, Realms multiplayer also needs the console's own online subscription, which is billed separately and isn't cancelled with the Realm.

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    If you're a parent cancelling a child's Realm

    The Realm is cancelled on the store account that paid for it, which isn't always the account your child plays on. Deleting Minecraft from the tablet or console cancels nothing. On Apple devices, Apple says you can't cancel a family member's subscription: cancel while signed in to the Apple Account that bought it, or have your child cancel on their device. On a child's Nintendo Account, Nintendo sends renewal notices to the parent or guardian's email. On a PC or Xbox, sign in at account.microsoft.com/services with the Microsoft account that made the purchase. The free trial turns into a monthly charge on its own, so cancel at least two days before it ends if your child is done with it.

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    If the Realm isn't listed, or you're still charged after cancelling

    The usual cause is another store. A Microsoft Q&A poster in February 2026 found the in-game cancel option sent them to Google subscriptions while their Microsoft account showed nothing, and r/realms members describe the same with a Realm started on a Switch, so check every store you've used. Next, another account: Minecraft and Microsoft both say to sign in with the account that made the purchase. Then a second Realm: Minecraft's Bedrock renewal steps set up a new subscription, and r/realms members report paying for two Realms after a renewal or reactivation went wrong, so look for more than one Realms entry and cancel each. Timing matters too, since Microsoft wants more than 2 days' notice before the billing date. One r/realms member found Cancel subscription only appeared on Microsoft's page after turning off their browser's ad blocker. If none of that explains it, contact Minecraft Support from help.minecraft.net.