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# How do I cancel a Faaaster site's subscription?

From the site's **Subscription** tab, the **Unsubscribe** section ends the subscription. The site stays online until the end of the period already paid for, then it is archived.

> The interface puts it this way: "The site stays online until the end of the current period, then is archived."

## Cancelling

1. Open the site, **Subscription** tab.
2. **Cancel this site's subscription** section.
3. Click **Unsubscribe…**.
4. Check "I understand and I want to cancel my subscription.", then click **Unsubscribe**.

![The Cancel this site's subscription section, in the Subscription tab.](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/9/d/2/d/9d2d3e0b7134b800/act-abonnement-desabonner-en_11ab7wr.png)

> **Cancellation is scheduled, not immediate.** The interface confirms: "Cancellation scheduled — the site stays online until the end of the current period, then will be archived." Until that date, the section shows **Cancellation scheduled** and a **Keep my subscription** button to go back.

> **Restricted to the organization's owner and administrators.** For other roles, the **Unsubscribe…** button is grayed out.

## What happens next

- The site **is still served** until the end of the current period — you don't lose what you've already paid for.
- At the end date, it is **archived** — not deleted immediately.

> **So there's no rush to choose your date.** Cancelling the day after an annual charge still leaves you eleven months of service.

> **Before cancelling, export what you want to keep.** Archiving deletes the site's backups.

## An alternative to unsubscribing

If the site needs to change hands rather than disappear, the **Transfer ownership** section of the same tab passes the subscription on to someone else — you stay on the site with the **Member** role.

## How long is the archive kept?

The confirmation window states: "The subscription for *your site* will be cancelled. The site stays online until *date*, then will be archived. A final backup remains restorable." An archived site is restored by subscribing to a hosting plan again.

> **The archive is kept for at least 30 days.** Beyond that, its retention isn't guaranteed: only an export downloaded to your own computer ensures you can recover your site.

> ⚠️ **Don't rely on the archive as a long-term copy.** An export downloaded to your own computer never expires: make it before cancelling, not after.

## Cancel or change plan?

If the site isn't being shut down but is simply too expensive, a **downgrade** keeps everything — site, backups, domain — for a lower price. The prorated amount already paid is credited to you.

👉 [How do I change my plan?](https://help.faaaster.io/en-us/article/change-plan-1rmr9iw/) · [How do I export my site?](https://help.faaaster.io/en-us/article/export-your-site-11uynup/) · [How do I transfer a site to my client?](https://help.faaaster.io/en-us/article/transfer-a-site-7836dh/)