{
  "slug": "washington-post",
  "name": "The Washington Post",
  "domain": "washingtonpost.com",
  "category": "publishing-creators",
  "categoryName": "Publishing & creators",
  "description": "Digital news subscription from The Washington Post.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel a directly billed Washington Post digital subscription from My Post: sign in on the website, open My Post from the profile menu, manage the subscription and choose Cancel subscription. It takes about 3 minutes and access continues through the current billing period. Cancellation stops the next renewal but no automatic refund is documented for the current paid period.",
  "price": "$14 / 4 weeks",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": null,
  "planName": "Core",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "core",
      "name": "Core",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 140
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$14 every four weeks or $140 per year before introductory promotions.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/"
    },
    {
      "id": "premium",
      "name": "Premium",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "year",
          "priceUsd": 190
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$19 every four weeks or $190 per year before introductory promotions.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 2.1,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web",
    "ios",
    "android"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000177571-How-to-cancel-your-digital-only-subscription",
  "cancellationTime": "~3 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 180,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open your Washington Post profile",
        "body": "Sign in on the Washington Post website and open My Post from the profile menu."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open subscription settings",
        "body": "Select the option to manage the digital subscription and billing."
      },
      {
        "title": "Cancel the subscription",
        "body": "Choose Cancel subscription and follow the confirmation prompts until the cancellation is recorded."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [
      {
        "title": "Open Apple subscriptions",
        "body": "If Apple billed the subscription, open Settings on the iPhone or iPad, tap your name, then tap Subscriptions."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select The Washington Post",
        "body": "Open The Washington Post subscription from the active subscriptions list."
      },
      {
        "title": "Tap Cancel Subscription",
        "body": "Follow Apple's confirmation prompts. If there is no Cancel button or an expiration message appears, Apple says it is already canceled."
      }
    ],
    "android": [
      {
        "title": "Open Google Play subscriptions",
        "body": "If Google Play billed the subscription, open Google Play with the purchasing Google account and go to Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select The Washington Post",
        "body": "Open The Washington Post subscription from the list."
      },
      {
        "title": "Tap Cancel subscription",
        "body": "Follow Google's on-screen instructions to confirm cancellation."
      }
    ],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Use the Washington Post account only when the subscription was purchased directly.",
      "warning": "Amazon-billed subscriptions must be canceled through Amazon rather than the Washington Post account."
    },
    "ios": {
      "note": "Apple-billed subscriptions are managed by Apple."
    },
    "android": {
      "note": "Google Play-billed subscriptions are managed in Google Play."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Canceling stops the next renewal but does not create a documented automatic refund for the current paid period. Access continues through the current billing period for a directly billed digital subscription.",
  "pauseInfo": "The Washington Post's digital cancellation instructions do not document a pause option.",
  "downgradeInfo": "After a directly billed digital subscription ends, the account remains and receives the limited number of articles available to non-subscribers. Switching between Core and Premium is separate from cancellation.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Canceling a subscription does not delete the Washington Post account. The privacy policy provides separate privacy request rights and allows retention where needed for legal, security and business purposes.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "No automatic refund documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of billing period"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Limited article access"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Where do I cancel The Washington Post?",
      "answer": "Cancel in My Post when the publisher bills you directly. Apple, Google Play and Amazon purchases must be canceled through the original billing platform."
    },
    {
      "question": "Will Washington Post access end immediately?",
      "answer": "For a directly billed digital subscription, access continues through the current billing period and then the account returns to limited non-subscriber access."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does cancellation include a refund?",
      "answer": "The digital cancellation instructions do not promise an automatic refund for the current paid period."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause a Washington Post digital subscription?",
      "answer": "The official digital cancellation instructions do not document a pause option."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does cancellation delete my Washington Post account?",
      "answer": "No. The account and privacy requests are separate from subscription cancellation."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Cancel a digital-only Washington Post subscription",
      "url": "https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000177571-How-to-cancel-your-digital-only-subscription",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Washington Post subscription offers",
      "url": "https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Apple subscription cancellation",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118428",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Google Play subscription cancellation",
      "url": "https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    },
    {
      "title": "Washington Post privacy policy",
      "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/privacy-policy/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-08"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-08",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-07",
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