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How do I cancel Skool?
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Short answer
Group owners cancel Skool from SETTINGS, Billing, Manage subscription, then Cancel subscription. It takes about a minute, and access lasts through the billing period before the group is archived read-only. Subscription fees are non-refundable.
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What you are cancelling
Platform for creating paid communities and courses. Group owners pay Skool a Hobby or Pro subscription; members pay prices set by each community admin. This guide covers every place the subscription can live - the website and team plans - plus what happens to refunds, pausing and your data afterwards.
Step-by-step instructions
This flow stops the group owner's Hobby or Pro bill to Skool. Paying a community is a separate membership.
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Open Community Settings
As the group owner, click SETTINGS for the group.
2
Open Billing, then Manage subscription
From the Billing tab, click Manage subscription. In the app, scroll the top settings menu horizontally to reach Billing.
3
Cancel subscription
Proceed to Cancel subscription. The group keeps access through the billing period, then is archived read-only.
Lockdown (Close doors) does not stop billing. Existing members keep access and continue to be billed.
Members cancel from Settings, Communities, Manage membership. Skool recommends doing it at least 24 hours before rebilling.
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Members: cancel a community membership
This is not the Skool platform bill. Click the profile picture, Settings, Communities, SETTINGS next to the group, then Manage membership and cancel. In the app: Three Dots Menu, Group Settings, Manage Membership. You leave at the end of the billing cycle. Off-platform payments must be cancelled with the group admin.
Tick a step to keep your place - nothing is stored. Tap a step to tick it off - nothing is stored.
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Where people go after Skool
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Not cancelling today? Put it in your calendar.
Tell us when Skool 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?
Skool says subscription fees, once paid, are non-refundable. No refunds are provided for full or partial billing periods or for non-use of the platform. Member-to-admin refunds are at the creator's discretion.
Is there a cheaper way to stay?
Group owners can change from Pro to Hobby under Settings, Billing, Manage subscription, Change plan, then Downgrade, if Hobby limits are met. After cancellation, the group is archived at the end of the billing period with read-only content.
Can I pause instead of cancel?
No subscription pause is documented. Lockdown (Close doors) stops new members from joining but existing members keep access and continue to be billed.
What happens to my account data?
Cancelling archives the group at the end of the billing cycle; content stays read-only and can be reactivated. Permanent deletion requires that the creator is the only remaining member and the group is already archived, then SETTINGS > Billing > Delete group. Deleting the group is not required to stop billing.
Frequently asked questions
How do I cancel the Skool platform subscription?
Group owners open SETTINGS, Billing, Manage subscription, then Cancel subscription.
I pay a community, not Skool. How do I cancel?
From Settings, Communities, SETTINGS next to the group, then Manage membership. Off-platform payments must be cancelled with the admin.
When does Skool cancellation take effect?
The owner keeps access through the billing period, then the group is archived read-only. Members leave at the end of their billing cycle.
Does Skool refund unused time?
No. Platform fees are non-refundable. Member refunds are at the creator's discretion.
Can I pause Skool instead of cancelling?
No billing pause is documented. Closing the doors only blocks new members and does not stop existing billing.
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