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Cancel Directus Cloud by exporting the project, opening Edit and using Destroy project. It takes about 3 minutes and permanently removes all data, assets, settings and users. Directus says accidental or abandoned Cloud projects are not refundable.
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Optional managed cloud hosting for Directus projects, available alongside Directus software subscriptions. This guide covers every place the subscription can live - the website and team plans - plus what happens to refunds, pausing and your data afterwards.
The Destroy project flow cancels that Directus Cloud project's hosting subscription.
Destroying a Directus Cloud project permanently removes data, assets, settings and users. Save everything required before continuing.
In Directus Cloud, select the project and choose Edit.
Scroll to the bottom, enable the destruction confirmation, enter the project name and confirm. Directus documents this as both project deletion and Cloud subscription cancellation.
Destruction permanently removes the project and no recovery window is documented.
Destroying a Cloud project cancels that hosting subscription. A separate Team annual commitment or Enterprise agreement can have its own cancellation terms.
Tick a step to keep your place - nothing is stored. Tap a step to tick it off - nothing is stored.
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Directus says accidental or abandoned Cloud projects are not refundable. Destroy the project as soon as hosting is no longer needed.
Directus Cloud has no free hosted tier. The $0 Core software can be self-hosted, but that requires migrating before destroying the Cloud project.
Directus documents no Cloud subscription pause.
Project destruction is permanent and removes all data, assets, settings and users. Directus does not document a recovery window.
Yes. Directus documents the Destroy project flow as both project deletion and Cloud subscription cancellation.
No recovery window is documented. Directus describes destruction as permanent.
No. Directus says accidental or abandoned Cloud projects are not refundable.
Directus Core software is $0 to self-host. Migrating away from Directus Cloud is a separate technical process.
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