How to Cancel Audible Without Losing Your Credits
Audible deletes unused credits the moment your membership ends, so spend them first. Here are the exact cancellation steps on the website, plus what happens to your library.
Canceling Audible is easy; the mistake people make is canceling before spending their credits. Unused credits are lost when your membership ends, while audiobooks you have already bought stay in your library forever. Do it in the right order and you lose nothing.
The quick answer
- Step 0: spend every remaining credit first (they do not survive cancellation)
- Cancel on the website: audible.com > sign in > your name > Account details > Cancel membership, then click through the confirmations
- Not in the mobile app: if you are billed through Apple, cancel in your Apple subscription settings instead
- Your library: everything bought with credits or cash stays yours after canceling
- Benefits (Plus Catalog streaming, member discounts) last until your paid period ends
Step 0: Spend your credits
Check the credit counter at the top of your Audible account. Use each remaining credit on an audiobook you actually want to keep; titles bought with credits remain in your library permanently after cancellation. Audible’s own policy is that unused credits are forfeited when membership ends, per its official cancellation help page.
How to cancel (website)
- Go to audible.com in a browser and sign in (the desktop site; the mobile apps do not have this option)
- Click your name in the top-right corner and choose Account details
- Select Cancel membership
- Audible will show pause offers and discounts across a few screens; keep choosing Continue to cancel until you reach the final confirmation
- Save the confirmation email
Billed through Apple? If you subscribed via the iOS app, your billing lives with Apple: cancel from your device’s Settings > your name > Subscriptions.
Consider pausing instead (if you just need a break)
During the cancellation flow, Audible typically offers a pause (billing stops temporarily, credits keep their validity). If your issue is a backlog of unlistened books rather than the service itself, a pause preserves your credits where a cancellation would burn them.
What you keep vs what you lose
| Keep | Lose |
|---|---|
| Every audiobook bought with credits or cash | Unused credits (at period end) |
| Library access forever, including the app | Plus Catalog streaming |
| Remaining benefits until the paid period ends | Member discounts on future purchases |
Bottom line
Spend the credits, then cancel from Account details on the website, and click through the retention screens to the final confirmation. Your library is yours for good either way.
Verified against Audible’s official help pages as of July 2026. If the process changes, this guide will be updated with the revision noted.