YouTube (Premium, Music Premium and YouTube TV)
What does this mean?
Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 17 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.
Get help with (4)
- Cancellation problemCancel Premium on the Paid memberships page and YouTube TV in Settings, Membership; benefits continue to the end of the billing period.
- Refund requestNo refunds for partial periods; refunds are possible when features tied to the purchase do not work.
- Unauthorized chargeConfirm the GOOGLE*YouTube charge and rule out family purchases, then file a claim within 120 days.
- Bill went upYouTube emails at least 30 days before a price increase.
Contacts (10)
Phone
- YouTube TV phone support (pause or customize plan)
Use for: Cancellation problem, Lower a recurring bill, Billing error
Source: support.google.com, verified 2026-10-12
Online forms
- YouTube Help contact us
Use for: Refund request, Billing error, Cancellation problem
Source: support.google.com, verified 2026-10-12
- YouTube TV refund request Sign-in required
Use for: Refund request
Source: support.google.com, verified 2026-10-12
- YouTube TV contact us (chat options) Sign-in required
YouTube says to sign in to the YouTube TV account first, then select Contact us.
Use for: Billing error, Refund request, Cancellation problem
Source: support.google.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Google Payments unauthorized charge claim
File within 120 days of the transaction. You need the claim ID emailed to you to check status.
Use for: Unauthorized charge
Source: support.google.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Cancel a YouTube membership bought in the YouTube iOS app (Apple)
Use for: Cancellation problem
Source: support.google.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Cancel a YouTube membership billed through Google Play
Use for: Cancellation problem
Source: support.google.com, verified 2026-10-12
Online tools and accounts
- YouTube Paid memberships page (cancel Premium or Music Premium) Sign-in required
Select the membership, Continue, choose a reason, then Yes, cancel. The Status field shows whether it is already cancelled.
Use for: Cancellation problem
Source: support.google.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Request a YouTube Premium refund (signed-in account page) Sign-in required
Use for: Refund request
Source: support.google.com, verified 2026-10-12
- YouTube TV cancel or pause membership Sign-in required
Path is Profile photo, Settings, Membership, Manage, Cancel membership. Pauses last 4 weeks to 6 months and start after the current billing cycle.
Use for: Cancellation problem
Source: support.google.com, verified 2026-10-12
Escalation path
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
Written complaint
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)
Card dispute for charges after a cancellation.
Federal regulator
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).
Known blockers
- Cancel, refund and contact pages need sign-in to the Google account that pays for the membership.
- Memberships billed by Apple, Google Play, Pixel Pass, a mobile carrier or an internet provider must be cancelled and refunded through that party.
Scam warnings
Official domains
youtube.comgoogle.com
Real links and emails from YouTube (Premium, Music Premium and YouTube TV) end in one of these.
For the whole industry, read Subscriptions — how complaints work.
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