Instacart+ is Instacart’s paid membership. In the United States it typically costs about $9.99 a month or about $99 a year.
New accounts often start with a 14-day free trial. That trial generally auto-renews into a paid plan if you do not cancel in time.
Charges usually show as Instacart, Maplebear, Apple, or Google. Deleting the Instacart app does not cancel the subscription.
Use Your Instacart+ membership page, Apple or Google subscriptions, or Instacart support to stop auto-renewal.
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What Is Instacart+ and How Billing Works
You can shop Instacart without a membership. Instacart+ is the extra plan that typically removes the delivery fee on eligible grocery and retail orders of $10 or more.
Costco orders usually need $35 or more. Eligible restaurant orders usually need $25 or more. Service fees, tips, and item prices can still apply.
Monthly plans bill on the same day each month. Annual plans bill once a year. Instacart says a renewal charge may post up to six hours before the new term starts.
You cancel from the Instacart account that pays. Family sharing can let other people use your member perks. Deleting a family group does not unsubscribe the paid plan.
Match the line on your statement. An Instacart card charge is managed in the app or on the website. An Apple or Google charge is managed in that store.
How to Cancel From the Instacart App or Website
Official help says you cancel on the Your Instacart+ membership page. You can do this in the app or on instacart.com.
- Open the Instacart app or go to instacart.com and sign in.
- Tap Account in the app, or select the three-line menu on the website.
- Select Your Instacart+ membership.
- Under Manage your membership, select Cancel membership.
- Select Continue to cancel, then Confirm cancellation.
- Select Done and watch for the confirmation email.
On that same page you can see the date membership ends. You can also set a reminder seven days before renewal if you are not ready to cancel yet. After you confirm, you can renew later from the same screen.
If Cancel membership is missing, the plan may be billed by Apple, Google, or a card partner. Check the payment line on the membership page before you keep tapping.
How to Cancel by Contacting Instacart Support
Self-serve cancel is the usual first step. Use support if the button will not load, you need help with a 5-day refund, or a partner billed you.
Instacart’s Instacart+ page lists customer support at 1-888-246-7822. You can also start from the Help Center and choose Contact us after you sign in.
Have your account email and last order date ready. Ask the agent to cancel subscription and send written confirmation. If they offer to pause or remind you later, say you want to stop auto-renewal now.
Canceling If Billed Through Apple or Google
If the charge says Apple, Apple.com/bill, Google, or Google Play, Instacart may not be able to stop that bill in its own app. Cancel in the store that took the payment.
On iPhone or iPad
- Open Settings.
- Tap your name.
- Tap Subscriptions.
- Tap Instacart or Instacart+.
- Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm.
On Android
- Open the Google Play Store app.
- Tap your profile picture.
- Tap Payments and subscriptions, then Subscriptions.
- Tap Instacart.
- Tap Cancel subscription and follow the prompts.
Uninstalling the app does not unsubscribe you. Refunds for store purchases generally go through Apple or Google, not Instacart.
Canceling a Card-Partner or Promo Membership
Some readers get Instacart+ through a bank or card offer, such as a Chase or Mastercard perk. The membership page may send you back to that partner.
If Payment shows a card issuer instead of Instacart, cancel with that issuer or follow the promo’s own end date.
Then confirm the Instacart+ page shows an expiration date. Do not assume the grocery app canceled the bank perk on its own.
A free trial that came with a card still converts unless you cancel. Check both the card benefits site and Your Instacart+ membership page.
What Happens After You Cancel
Benefits typically last until the end of the current billing period. You can still place Instacart orders after that. Delivery fees and standard checkout rules return.
Canceling Instacart+ does not delete your shopper account. It only stops the membership recurring charge. Family members who used your perks lose those savings when the plan ends.
You should get a confirmation email. Check spam if it does not arrive. Return to the membership page and confirm the expiration date.
Requesting a Refund After Cancellation
A refund is limited. Official help says annual members may get the membership fee back if they cancel within the first five calendar days of the paid term. You also must not have placed any orders using the Instacart+ membership.
Instacart also says activating a bundled New York Times Cooking perk can block that membership refund. Monthly plans generally are not prorated. You keep perks until the month ends.
If Apple or Google billed you, request the refund from that store. If a charge posts up to six hours before renewal after you already canceled, compare it with Instacart’s terms and the confirmation email.
Contact support with that email if the dates do not match.
Tips for a Smooth Cancellation
Cancel the trial before day 14 if you do not want the paid year. The public Instacart+ page often says the trial renews to the $99 annual plan.
Sign in with the same email that received the original receipt. A second login is a common reason the plan does not appear.
Screenshot the expiration date. Keep the confirmation email. That record helps if a later charge shows up.
Do not delete your Instacart account just to stop billing. Official help says to cancel Instacart+ first. Account deletion is separate and is meant to be permanent.
Common Problems and Solutions
There is no Cancel membership button. Check whether Apple, Google, or a card partner billed you. Cancel in that store or on the partner site, then refresh the Instacart+ page.
You canceled, but a charge still posted. Compare the time stamp with the six-hour renewal window and your end date. If it is a new term you did not want, contact Instacart or the app store with your confirmation.
Family members still see member pricing. Only the paying account can unsubscribe the plan. Removing someone from a family group does not cancel membership.
You still see Peacock or NYT Cooking access. Those extras follow their own rules after Instacart+ ends. Check each partner account if a separate bill appears.
Alternatives After Canceling
You can keep using Instacart without Instacart+. You pay the regular delivery fee on each order. That can cost less if you only order once in a while.
Other grocery apps and store memberships exist. Compare their trial rules before you enter a card. If you only wanted fee-free delivery for one busy month, the monthly Instacart+ plan is usually simpler to leave than the annual plan.
FAQs: How to Cancel Instacart Subscription
Q. Does deleting the Instacart app cancel Instacart+?
A. No. Deleting the app does not stop auto-renewal or end the recurring charge. Cancel on Your Instacart+ membership page or in Apple or Google subscriptions.
Q. Will I get a refund if I cancel Instacart+?
A. Annual plans may qualify if you cancel within five calendar days and have not used member orders. Monthly plans generally are not prorated. Store-billed plans follow Apple or Google rules.
Q. What happens to my groceries and account after I cancel?
A. Your Instacart login stays open. You can still order. Member delivery-fee savings typically last only until the listed end date.
Q. Can a family member cancel my Instacart+ plan?
A. Usually no. The account that pays is the one that must cancel subscription. Closing a family group does not unsubscribe the membership.
Conclusion
You can cancel an Instacart subscription from Your Instacart+ membership page when Instacart billed you, or from Apple or Google when those stores billed you. Confirm the email and the expiration date.
Act before a free trial turns into a paid year. If the button is missing, check the payment partner and cancel there. Stopping auto-renewal in the right place is what ends the recurring charge.
Disclaimer: This article is general educational information based on publicly available Instacart help pages and plan terms at the time of writing. It is not financial or legal advice. Contact Instacart or your payment provider for help with your specific account.
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