{
  "slug": "instacart-plus",
  "name": "Instacart+",
  "domain": "instacart.com",
  "category": "memberships-delivery",
  "categoryName": "Memberships & delivery",
  "description": "Recurring Instacart delivery membership for eligible grocery and retail orders.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Instacart+ under Your Instacart+ membership > Manage membership; it takes about two minutes. Benefits normally continue through the paid term. Monthly fees are nonrefundable; an annual fee is refundable within five calendar days only if no Instacart+ benefits were used for an order.",
  "price": "$9.99 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 9.99,
  "planName": "Instacart+ Monthly",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "instacart-plus-monthly",
      "name": "Instacart+ Monthly",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "priceUsd": 9.99,
          "cycle": "month"
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$9.99 per month, automatically renewed until cancelled.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.instacart.com/instacart-plus"
    },
    {
      "id": "instacart-plus-annual",
      "name": "Instacart+ Annual",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "priceUsd": 99,
          "cycle": "year"
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$99 per year, automatically renewed until cancelled.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.instacart.com/instacart-plus"
    },
    {
      "id": "instacart-plus-ebt-snap",
      "name": "Instacart+ for eligible EBT SNAP customers",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "priceUsd": 4.99,
          "cycle": "month"
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$4.99 per month for 12 months after an eligible EBT SNAP order, then $9.99 per month unless cancelled.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.instacart.com/plus-ebt"
    },
    {
      "id": "instacart-plus-costco",
      "name": "Instacart+ for eligible Costco members",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "priceUsd": 79,
          "cycle": "year"
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$79 per year while the linked Costco membership remains active, otherwise renewal is $99 per year.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.instacart.com/help/section/639415266/3253926282"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 2,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://www.instacart.com/help/section/360007797952/4408784716820",
  "cancellationTime": "~2 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 120,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open your Instacart+ membership",
        "body": "On the website, open the three-line menu. In the Instacart app, open Account. Select Your Instacart+ membership."
      },
      {
        "title": "Choose Cancel membership",
        "body": "Under Manage membership, select Cancel membership."
      },
      {
        "title": "Continue and confirm",
        "body": "Select Continue to cancel, then Confirm cancellation and Done. Check for Instacart's confirmation email."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "The same Instacart membership control is available from the website menu and vendor app account page.",
      "warning": "Do not delete the account first. Instacart instructs customers to cancel Instacart+ before account deletion."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Monthly membership fees are nonrefundable. An annual membership can be refunded within the first five calendar days of a paid term or renewal only if no Instacart+ benefits were used for an order. Otherwise it is nonrefundable, and benefits continue through the paid term.",
  "pauseInfo": "No general user-controlled pause for a paid Instacart+ membership is documented in Instacart's current membership help or terms.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Cancelling Instacart+ leaves the free Instacart account available after the paid membership term ends. The account can still place orders without the membership benefits.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Cancelling Instacart+ does not delete the Instacart account. Account deletion is a separate permanent request, and Instacart requires cancelling Instacart+ first. Instacart may retain information needed for legal, accounting, reporting and rights-enforcement purposes.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Monthly refund",
      "v": "None"
    },
    {
      "k": "Annual refund window",
      "v": "5 days if unused"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of paid term"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free account after",
      "v": "Yes"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Does cancelling Instacart+ end benefits immediately?",
      "answer": "No. Unless Instacart grants an eligible annual refund, benefits continue through the current paid term."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get an Instacart+ refund?",
      "answer": "Monthly fees are nonrefundable. Annual fees are refundable within five calendar days only when no membership benefits were used for an order in that paid term."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does deleting Instacart cancel Instacart+?",
      "answer": "Instacart instructs customers to cancel Instacart+ before making a separate permanent account-deletion request."
    },
    {
      "question": "Was Instacart+ previously called Instacart Express?",
      "answer": "Yes. Instacart documents Instacart+ as the renamed Instacart Express membership."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Instacart+",
      "url": "https://www.instacart.com/instacart-plus",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Manage your Instacart+ membership - Instacart Help Center",
      "url": "https://www.instacart.com/help/section/360007797952/4408784716820",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Instacart Terms of Use",
      "url": "https://www.instacart.com/terms?locale=en_US",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Instacart+ for eligible EBT SNAP customers",
      "url": "https://www.instacart.com/plus-ebt",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Instacart+ for Costco members - Instacart Help Center",
      "url": "https://www.instacart.com/help/section/639415266/3253926282",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Delete your Instacart account - Instacart Help Center",
      "url": "https://www.instacart.com/help/section/507104353/473708665",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Instacart Privacy Policy",
      "url": "https://www.instacart.com/privacy",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-13",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-12",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/instacart-plus",
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}