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How do I cancel Firebase?
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Short answer
Cancel paid Firebase billing from the Firebase console: open the project's usage and billing settings and switch the project from Blaze to the Spark plan. It takes about 3 minutes and the downgrade takes effect immediately. Firebase does not issue prorated refunds, and you remain responsible for charges through the rest of the month.
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What you are cancelling
Google application platform with hosted databases, authentication, storage, functions and related cloud services. This guide covers every place the subscription can live - the website - plus what happens to refunds, pausing and your data afterwards.
Step-by-step instructions
Follow the official web flow and check every billable resource before finishing.
1
Open the Firebase console
Sign in, select the project and open its usage and billing settings.
2
Switch the project to Spark
Choose the Spark plan to remove the project from the paid Blaze plan.
3
Confirm the downgrade
Review the listed effects and confirm the switch to Spark.
4
Check linked Google Cloud billing
If you want to close billing completely, unlink or close the linked Cloud Billing account after checking for other projects that use it.
Downgrading does not delete inaccessible Realtime Database instances or non-default Cloud Storage buckets. Deleting the whole project starts a 30-day deletion period across Firebase and Google Cloud.
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Not cancelling today? Put it in your calendar.
Tell us when Firebase renews and download a calendar reminder that lands two days before, with this guide and the direct cancellation page inside. Nothing is stored - the file is yours.
Refunds, downgrades, pausing and your data
Four questions people ask before they cancelCan I get my money back?
Firebase says you can cancel or change plans at any time, but it does not issue prorated refunds. You remain responsible for charges through the rest of the month.
Is there a cheaper way to stay?
A Blaze project can be downgraded to the free Spark plan. Paid Google Cloud services stop, and some non-default database and storage data can become inaccessible.
Can I pause instead of cancel?
No subscription pause option is documented.
What happens to my account data?
Downgrading does not delete inaccessible Realtime Database instances or non-default Cloud Storage buckets. Deleting the whole project starts a 30-day deletion period across Firebase and Google Cloud.
Frequently asked questions
When does Firebase cancellation take effect?
Immediately after downgrade.
Can I get a refund from Firebase?
Firebase says you can cancel or change plans at any time, but it does not issue prorated refunds. You remain responsible for charges through the rest of the month.
Can I pause Firebase instead?
No subscription pause option is documented.
What happens to my data?
Downgrading does not delete inaccessible Realtime Database instances or non-default Cloud Storage buckets. Deleting the whole project starts a 30-day deletion period across Firebase and Google Cloud.
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