How to Cancel LinkedIn Premium Without Losing Your Trial

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Quick answer

Two different moves share one button. If you pay for LinkedIn Premium, cancel from the "Me" icon: "Premium features," then "Manage subscription," then "Purchases," then "Cancel subscription," then "Confirm cancel." You keep access until the billing cycle ends. If you are on a free trial, canceling cuts access immediately, so do it on the trial's last day, not day one.

LinkedIn Premium at a glance

Plans Premium Career, Premium Business, Premium All-in-One, Sales Navigator Core, Recruiter Lite, LinkedIn Learning, Premium Company Page
Price Not published; your exact price appears only at signup
Free trial Many plans "may be available to try free for one month"; canceling a trial ends access immediately
Billed through LinkedIn directly, the Apple App Store, or Google Play
Refund stance "May be refundable" within 7 days of a charge if Premium went unused; 14 days in the EU
Trial re-eligibility At least 12 months after canceling a trial
Last verified 2026-09-05

LinkedIn does not publish a price sheet. Its plan-comparison page lists the lineup above with zero dollar figures; your exact price appears only inside the signup flow and varies by region and account, as of September 2026. Figures circulating for Premium Career and Premium Business are other people's quotes, not a rate card, so read the price on your own signup or renewal screen and screenshot it.

Should you cancel a LinkedIn trial the day you start it?

No. Most services let a canceled trial run to its end date; LinkedIn does the opposite. Its trial FAQ says: "If you cancel a Premium free trial, the trial will end immediately, and Premium access will stop right away."

Worth knowing

Canceling a LinkedIn Premium trial ends it that instant, not on the trial's end date. Set a reminder and cancel on the last day instead of day one.

There is a second cost: "If you cancel a free Premium trial, you won't be eligible to sign up for another free trial for at least 12 months."

How do you cancel LinkedIn Premium on the web?

These are LinkedIn's own labels for the desktop flow, verified September 2026:

  1. Click the "Me" icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
  2. Select "Premium features" from the dropdown.
  3. Click "Manage subscription" in the left pane under Plan Details. This opens the LinkedIn Admin Center.
  4. Click "Purchases" in the left pane.
  5. Select your "Active subscription."
  6. Click "Cancel subscription" under Actions.
  7. Click "Confirm cancel."

On a phone browser: tap your profile photo, then "Premium features," then "Manage your subscription," then "Cancel subscription," and follow the prompts.

Two notes. LinkedIn says to cancel at least one day before your billing date to avoid the next charge. And if a guide points you to "Settings & Privacy," then "Subscriptions," it is out of date; the flow now runs through the Admin Center.

How do you cancel if you subscribed on your phone?

Cancel where the billing lives. For an Apple-billed subscription, LinkedIn's help page says to cancel inside the LinkedIn iOS app: tap your profile photo, then "Premium features," then "Manage your subscription," then "Cancel subscription." That hands you to Apple's subscription flow, and cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing cycle.

The standard Apple route works too: iPhone Settings, tap your name, then "Subscriptions." Our iPhone subscriptions guide walks that surface. For Google Play billing, LinkedIn says you can cancel from "the LinkedIn desktop site, LinkedIn mobile app, Google Play desktop or the Google Play mobile app."

And note: LinkedIn "can't provide any billing support for Apple App Store purchases." Those refunds and billing disputes go to Apple.

Can you cancel LinkedIn Premium by phone or email?

No documented phone or email path exists; the web and in-app flows above are the real routes. One extra surface does: users in the US and Germany can cancel some subscriptions without logging in, through LinkedIn's form at linkedin.com/help/linkedin/ask/PREMIUM-CANCEL.

One trap: if you bought Premium in Safari on your iPhone (mobile web, not the app), LinkedIn says cancellation "isn't available in the iOS app." Use LinkedIn on desktop web for that one.

Why do people get charged for a full year after the trial?

Because the trial converts into the exact plan and billing cycle chosen at signup. Subscribers describe the result consistently: pick annual at the start, and the full year's price lands as one lump-sum charge when the trial ends. LinkedIn's help pages do not spell this out, so treat it as the pattern people report rather than a published rule, and check which cycle is selected before you finish signing up.

LinkedIn is often said to send a reminder before a paid trial ends, but its help pages make no such promise, so do not rely on one. Set your own reminder for the trial's last day, and screenshot the plan and billing cycle you picked at signup; the price is only shown there.

Can you get a LinkedIn Premium refund?

More often than people think. The standing belief is that LinkedIn never refunds; its own policy says otherwise. Premium subscriptions "may be refundable within 7 days from the date the subscription is charged without Premium usage."

The catches: the clock is 7 days from the charge, and the subscription has to be unused. Open one InMail or one Learning course and the window likely closes. Note the hedge word "may"; this is a policy, not a promise. Requests go through LinkedIn's help portal, and "a previous refund may affect your eligibility."

Tip

Charged for Premium you have not touched? Ask within 7 days, before using any Premium feature. Unused plus inside-the-window is the strongest refund case LinkedIn's policy allows.

EU residents get more room: "Citizens of the European Union are entitled to a full refund during the 14 days after the subscription begins." One catch there: on a free trial, the 14-day window starts on the trial's first day, so it burns off before the first charge arrives.

The retention offers you'll see

Subscribers report discount offers in the cancel flow, such as a cheaper month or a nudge toward monthly billing, but none appear in LinkedIn's official material, and what shows up seems to vary by account. No pause option is documented for Premium. If a discounted month genuinely fits how you use LinkedIn (an active job search, say), taking it is fine; just calendar the next renewal date.

What happens after you cancel LinkedIn Premium?

For a paid subscription, "your plan will remain active until the end of your current billing cycle." At cycle end the Premium features fall away: InMail, profile and applicant insights, LinkedIn Learning access, the Premium badge, advanced search filters, and competitive insights. InMail is a Premium feature, so unused credits end with the plan.

Your profile, connections, and posts are untouched; you drop to the free account, not out of LinkedIn.

If LinkedIn makes it hard

The self-serve flow usually works; the pain here is billing surprises more than blocked exits. If an unexpected charge lands, work the 7-day window above first, before touching any Premium feature. How to cancel any subscription covers escalation, and stopping automatic payments at your bank is the last resort.

The LinkedIn trap is a timing problem: the right move is canceling on the trial's last day, and that is exactly the day people forget. ReNood tracks your free trials with the end date in plain view, and it reads a screenshot of your statement to catch a surprise annual charge the month it lands, no bank login.

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FAQ

If I cancel my LinkedIn trial, do I lose access right away?

Yes. LinkedIn's help page says it plainly: cancel a Premium free trial and "the trial will end immediately, and Premium access will stop right away." That is the opposite of most services, which let a canceled trial run to its end date. Cancel on the trial's last day instead. One more cost: canceling a trial locks you out of another free trial for at least 12 months.

Can I get a LinkedIn Premium refund?

Sometimes, and sooner than you would think. LinkedIn's policy says Premium subscriptions "may be refundable within 7 days from the date the subscription is charged without Premium usage." Two catches: the 7-day clock, and you cannot have used Premium features. EU residents get a 14-day window, though a free trial burns it down. Apple-billed subscriptions are refunded by Apple, not LinkedIn. Ask through LinkedIn's help portal.

Why was I charged for a full year of LinkedIn Premium?

Because the trial converts to the plan and billing cycle you picked at signup, and annual billing is widely reported to charge the full year up front in one lump sum. If that just happened, check the refund window: within 7 days of the charge, with Premium features unused, LinkedIn's policy says the charge may be refundable. Ask through the help portal either way; the request costs nothing.

How do I cancel LinkedIn Premium if I subscribed on my phone?

Cancel where the billing lives. If Apple bills you, LinkedIn says to cancel inside the LinkedIn iOS app: profile photo, "Premium features," "Manage your subscription," then "Cancel subscription." iPhone Settings, then "Subscriptions," works too. Google Play subscriptions can be canceled from LinkedIn's site or app, or from Google Play itself. One trap: a subscription bought in Safari on your iPhone cannot be canceled in the iOS app; use desktop web.

This guide is educational, not financial or legal advice. Details change; check the linked sources for anything that matters to your situation.

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