The Zendesk account owner cancels in Admin Center > Account > Billing > Subscription: click Manage, then Remove products or cancel account, and confirm the cancellation. It takes about 3 minutes and access continues through the current billing cycle. Zendesk gives no refunds or credits for unused subscription time.
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Only the account owner can cancel; a billing admin can manage billing but cannot cancel the account.
The account owner opens Admin Center > Account > Billing > Subscription. Billing admins cannot cancel an account.
Click Manage, then Remove products or cancel account at the bottom of the Manage subscription page.
Click Cancel account, confirm it again, select a reason and confirm. The account remains usable until the current billing cycle ends.
Zendesk requires cancellation notice at least 30 days before the end of the subscription term.
Managed accounts use Zendesk Sales or Customer Support instead of the Admin Center cancellation button.
Sales-assisted accounts cannot cancel online. Contact Zendesk Sales or Customer Support at least 30 days before the subscription term ends.
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Zendesk does not provide refunds or credits for subscription charges, unused agent seats or unused time.
Self-service customers can reduce products or plans. A downgrade takes effect at the next billing cycle, with no prorated refund for time on the higher plan. Managed accounts must contact Zendesk.
Zendesk's cancellation guide links to an account-pause option, but the current official pause procedure was not available in public help content during this verification.
Account access ends when cancellation takes effect. Zendesk starts permanent Service Data deletion 90 days after cancellation for most covered services, then applies service-specific deletion timelines; some logs can remain for up to 365 days after that process starts.
Only the account owner. Billing admins can manage billing but cannot cancel products or the account.
At the end of the current billing cycle. The account remains usable until then.
No. Zendesk does not offer refunds or credits for subscription charges, unused seats or unused time.
Contact Zendesk Sales or Customer Support; managed accounts cannot cancel online.
At least 30 days before the end of the subscription term. Self-service notice is given by cancelling in Admin Center.
For most covered services, the permanent deletion process starts 90 days after cancellation, followed by service-specific deletion timelines.
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