{
  "slug": "gumroad",
  "name": "Gumroad",
  "domain": "gumroad.com",
  "category": "developer-infrastructure",
  "categoryName": "Developer infrastructure",
  "description": "Merchant of record platform for selling digital products, courses and memberships, billed as a per-sale fee with no monthly charge.",
  "directAnswer": "Delete a Gumroad seller account from Advanced settings: open gumroad.com/settings/advanced, scroll to the bottom and click Delete your Gumroad account! It takes about two minutes and is permanent. Gumroad does not charge a monthly fee, so there is no unused-month refund.",
  "price": "10% + $0.50 / sale",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": null,
  "planName": "Direct sales",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "direct-sales",
      "name": "Direct sales",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "10% + $0.50 per transaction, $0 monthly. Usage-based, not a fixed recurring USD plan.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://gumroad.com/pricing"
    },
    {
      "id": "discover",
      "name": "Discover",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "30% per transaction when a new customer buys through the Discover marketplace. $0 monthly.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://gumroad.com/pricing"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.8,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://gumroad.com/settings/advanced",
  "cancellationTime": "~2 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 120,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Export what you need to keep",
        "body": "Account deletions are permanent. Gumroad recommends changing the account email if you want to keep using that address, and downloading purchases from your Gumroad Library."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Advanced settings",
        "body": "Go to gumroad.com/settings/advanced."
      },
      {
        "title": "Delete the account",
        "body": "Scroll to the bottom and click Delete your Gumroad account!"
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": [
      {
        "title": "Buyer memberships use a different path",
        "body": "If you subscribed to a creator on Gumroad, use the Cancel Membership flow or Gumroad in-app live chat. That does not delete a seller account. Access lasts until the end of the current term with no prorated refund."
      }
    ]
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "This guide is for closing a Gumroad seller account. Buyer memberships are cancelled separately.",
      "warning": "Deleting the account permanently removes your username, payment data, products and product files."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Gumroad does not charge a monthly seller fee, so there is no unused-month refund for closing a creator account. Buyer memberships are not eligible for a prorated refund of the current period. Gumroad handles buyer refund and chargeback requests in its sole discretion.",
  "pauseInfo": "No seller-account pause is documented. You can keep the account open at $0 per month or delete it permanently.",
  "downgradeInfo": "There is no lower paid monthly tier. Direct sales versus Discover is a fee schedule based on how the buyer found the product. Deleting the account ends the seller relationship.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Gumroad permanently deletes your username, payment data, products and product files, and compliance data. It may still retain some personal data from closed accounts to comply with law, prevent fraud, collect fees owed, resolve disputes and enforce its terms.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "No monthly fee to refund"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "When you delete the account"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Yes, $0 monthly until you delete"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How do I cancel Gumroad as a seller?",
      "answer": "Open Advanced settings at gumroad.com/settings/advanced, scroll to the bottom, and click Delete your Gumroad account! Deletion is permanent."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is there a monthly fee to stop?",
      "answer": "No. Gumroad says it does not charge a monthly fee. It only deducts a per-sale fee."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get a refund when I delete my seller account?",
      "answer": "There is no unused-month refund because there is no monthly seller fee. Buyer memberships are not prorated if cancelled mid-period."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is deleted?",
      "answer": "Your username, payment data, products and product files, and compliance data. Some personal data from closed accounts may be retained as required by law."
    },
    {
      "question": "I subscribed to a creator on Gumroad. Is that the same cancel path?",
      "answer": "No. Buyer memberships use the Cancel Membership flow or Gumroad in-app live chat."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Deleting a Gumroad account",
      "url": "https://gumroad.com/help/article/37-how-to-delete-your-gumroad-account",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-17"
    },
    {
      "title": "Gumroad pricing",
      "url": "https://gumroad.com/pricing",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-17"
    },
    {
      "title": "Gumroad Terms of Service",
      "url": "https://gumroad.com/terms",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-17"
    },
    {
      "title": "Gumroad privacy policy",
      "url": "https://gumroad.com/privacy",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-17"
    },
    {
      "title": "How do I cancel my membership?",
      "url": "https://gumroad.com/help/article/192-how-do-i-cancel-my-membership",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-17"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-17",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-16",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/gumroad",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/gumroad.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/gumroad.md"
  }
}