DoorDash: refund request
Report missing or incorrect items from the order's Help screen; DoorDash offers a credit, refund or redelivery.
What does this mean?
Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 24 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.
Collect
- order number
- photos of the wrong or missing items
- receipt
Steps
In the app: Orders > select the order > Help > Order Issues > Missing or incorrect items, then follow the prompts. On the website: menu > Orders > select the order > Help.
If self-help does not resolve it, chat with support or call 24/7.
If DoorDash does not refund an order you did not receive, dispute the charge with your card issuer.
More contacts for this issue
Facts you can cite
- Process
DoorDash self-help for missing or incorrect items may offer a credit, refund or redelivery, depending on the circumstances.
Source: help.doordash.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Policy
The Consumer Terms say payments for completed, delivered or merchant-confirmed orders are final and non-refundable, and DoorDash grants refunds or credits at its discretion.
Source: help.doordash.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Process
The informal dispute resolution conference must occur within 60 days after the other party receives the notice, unless both sides agree to extend it.
Source: help.doordash.com, verified 2026-10-12
If that fails, escalate
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
Customer service
Card or bank dispute
Fair Credit Billing Act billing-error and purchase-dispute rights (Regulation Z)
Electronic Fund Transfer Act error resolution and unauthorized-transfer liability (Regulation E)
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Arbitration
EmailNotice of dispute (informal dispute resolution before arbitration) Informal.Resolution@doordash.comInformal conference within 60 days of the notice is required before arbitration.
Watch out
- Order help and chat need the customer signed in to the DoorDash account.
- doordash.com help articles block automated requests (HTTP 403); use help.doordash.com pages.
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