{
  "slug": "audible",
  "name": "Audible",
  "domain": "audible.com",
  "category": "streaming",
  "categoryName": "Streaming",
  "description": "Amazon-owned audiobook service with monthly and annual membership plans, catalog access and credits.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Audible on the web from Account Details: open Membership details, choose Cancel membership and complete the confirmation screens. It takes 3 to 10 minutes, membership ends at the end of the billing period, and direct-billed unused credits expire after that final period. Audible says paid membership fees are not refunded, subject to applicable law.",
  "price": "$8.99 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 8.99,
  "planName": "Audible Standard",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "standard",
      "name": "Audible Standard",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "priceUsd": 8.99,
          "cycle": "month"
        }
      ],
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.audible.com/ep/memberbenefits"
    },
    {
      "id": "premium-1-credit",
      "name": "Audible Premium - 1 credit",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "priceUsd": 14.95,
          "cycle": "month"
        }
      ],
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.audible.com/ep/memberbenefits"
    },
    {
      "id": "premium-2-credits",
      "name": "Audible Premium - 2 credits",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "priceUsd": 22.95,
          "cycle": "month"
        }
      ],
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.audible.com/ep/memberbenefits"
    },
    {
      "id": "premium-12-credits",
      "name": "Audible Premium - 12 credits",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "priceUsd": 149.5,
          "cycle": "year"
        }
      ],
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.audible.com/ep/memberbenefits"
    },
    {
      "id": "premium-24-credits",
      "name": "Audible Premium - 24 credits",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "priceUsd": 229.5,
          "cycle": "year"
        }
      ],
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.audible.com/ep/memberbenefits"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Medium",
  "difficultyScore": 5.4,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web",
    "ios",
    "android"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://help.audible.com/s/article/cancel-membership?language=en_US",
  "cancellationTime": "3-10 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 300,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open Account Details",
        "body": "Sign in to Audible on the web and open Account Details."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Membership details",
        "body": "Select Membership details and choose Cancel membership."
      },
      {
        "title": "Review credits and access",
        "body": "Use direct-billed credits before the final billing period ends because they expire after cancellation."
      },
      {
        "title": "Complete cancellation",
        "body": "Follow the final confirmation screens and keep the email or account confirmation."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [
      {
        "title": "Open Apple subscriptions",
        "body": "In iPhone Settings, tap your name and then Subscriptions."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select Audible",
        "body": "Choose Audible from the active subscriptions list."
      },
      {
        "title": "Cancel and confirm",
        "body": "Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. Access continues through the paid period."
      }
    ],
    "android": [
      {
        "title": "Open Google Play subscriptions",
        "body": "Open Google Play with the account that owns the Audible subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select Audible",
        "body": "Open Payments and subscriptions, then Subscriptions and Audible."
      },
      {
        "title": "Cancel",
        "body": "Choose Cancel subscription and complete Google's confirmation flow."
      }
    ],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "warning": "Direct-billed unused credits expire after the final billing period."
    },
    "ios": {
      "note": "Apple owns cancellation and refund handling for App Store billing."
    },
    "android": {
      "note": "Google owns cancellation and refund handling for Google Play billing."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Audible's conditions say paid membership fees are not refunded, subject to applicable law. Apple and Google purchases follow their store policies.",
  "pauseInfo": "Eligible paid memberships can be paused for up to 90 days once per 12 months after 30 paid days. Payments stop during the pause, and benefits vary by plan.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Audible permits plan changes, but included credits and catalog access vary. Cancellation ends membership benefits while purchased titles remain in the library.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Audible cannot be deleted separately from the linked Amazon account. Closing the combined account removes access to purchased Audible titles, so download or document anything needed first.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "Generally nonrefundable"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of billing period"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "No; account and purchases remain"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Do I keep purchased Audible titles?",
      "answer": "Yes. Purchased titles remain available after membership cancellation."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens to unused Audible credits?",
      "answer": "Direct-billed credits expire after the final billing period. App-store credit treatment differs."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause Audible?",
      "answer": "Eligible memberships can be paused for up to 90 days once per 12 months."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I delete Audible without deleting Amazon?",
      "answer": "No. Audible says the linked Amazon and Audible accounts must be closed together."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Audible membership benefits",
      "url": "https://www.audible.com/ep/memberbenefits",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Learn about Audible Standard",
      "url": "https://help.audible.com/s/article/learn-about-standard-plan?language=en_US",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel Audible membership",
      "url": "https://help.audible.com/s/article/cancel-membership?language=en_US",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Audible conditions of use",
      "url": "https://www.audible.com/legal/conditions-of-use?moduleId=201654400",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pause an Audible membership",
      "url": "https://help.audible.com/s/article/pause-your-membership?language=en_US",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Manage Audible personal data",
      "url": "https://help.audible.com/s/article/manage-your-personal-data?language=en_US",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-08",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-07",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/audible",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/audible.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/audible.md"
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}