How to Cancel Buy Me a Coffee Memberships in 2026

Last updated: February 2026 • Difficulty: Easy • Cost: $3–$50/mo per creator (varies)

Quick answer: Log in at buymeacoffee.com → go to your supporter dashboard → find the membership → Manage → Cancel. Each creator membership must be canceled separately.

Cancel a Membership You're Paying For

Go to buymeacoffee.com and log in
Click your profile icon → My memberships (or supporter dashboard)
Find the creator you want to stop supporting
Click Manage → Cancel membership
Confirm — you keep access until the end of your billing period
Repeat for each creator membership

The Hidden Cost Problem

Buy Me a Coffee memberships are sneaky the same way YouTube Channel Memberships are — each one is small ($3-10 typically), but they accumulate. If you impulsively joined several creators' memberships over the past year, you could be spending $20-50/month without realizing it. Check your supporter dashboard to see every active membership.

Delete Your BMC Page (For Creators)

If you're a creator and want to close your Buy Me a Coffee page:

Log in to your creator account
Go to Settings
Scroll to Delete account
Click Delete my page
Confirm — this removes your page, membership tiers, and supporter history

Before deleting, withdraw any pending earnings to your connected payment method. Deleted accounts lose access to unredeemed funds.

BMC Platform Fees

Buy Me a Coffee takes a 5% platform fee from all transactions. Payment processing (Stripe) adds another ~2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. So creators receive roughly 92% of what you pay. This is lower than Patreon's 8-12% cut but higher than Ko-fi's 0% (Ko-fi is free for creators).

Alternatives for Supporting Creators

One-time donations — most BMC pages accept one-time "coffees" without a recurring commitment
YouTube Super Chat/Super Thanks — one-time during livestreams or on specific videos
Patreon — more content-focused, similar recurring model but with more perks
Ko-fi — 0% platform fee for creators, one-time and membership options
Just watch their content — ad revenue from views supports creators too

What Happens After Canceling

Access to membership perks continues until end of billing period
Members-only posts become inaccessible after expiration
The creator is not notified that you specifically canceled
You can rejoin anytime (billing restarts from the new date)
Previous one-time donations are unaffected

💡 Pro tip: Upload your bank statement to JustCancel to find every Buy Me a Coffee charge and other creator support subscriptions you may have forgotten about.