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by Alkan Balkaya · Last updated: 2026-07-19To cancel Kit, export your subscribers first (Grow tab, Subscribers, Select all, Bulk Actions, Export), then either downgrade to the free plan by contacting Kit’s in-app messenger, or fully delete your account under Settings, Account and Billing, Account Deletion. Your paid account stays active until the last day of your billing period.
This guide is written for people who have already decided to leave. There is no persuasion here about staying, only the verified mechanics: what to save, the exact steps Kit documents, how billing and data retention work, and the refund rule. Every specific claim below is drawn from Kit’s official help center and linked so you can confirm it yourself.
Kit is the platform formerly known as ConvertKit, so if your billing statements or bookmarks still say ConvertKit, this is the same account and the same process.
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Key Takeaways
Export your subscriber list first, because deletion is permanent and irreversible. Kit explicitly advises exporting any data you need, including your subscriber list and Subscribers page graph data, before you delete your account. Do this while your account is still fully active, not after you cancel.
The core export is your contacts. In Kit, go to the Grow tab, open Subscribers, check the top checkbox, then click Select all, open Bulk Actions, and choose Export. Kit emails a download link to your account email, and that link expires after five days, so download the file promptly. You can confirm the full path in Kit’s guide on how to export subscribers in Kit.
The exported CSV is more complete than most people expect. Kit’s export includes first name, email, created date, status, tags, location, attribution data, and any custom fields you have collected. That means your tagging structure and signup context travel with you, which matters when you rebuild segments elsewhere.
Two of those items deserve a note. Kit’s documented export covers subscribers and graph data. It does not promise a one-click bundle of every email you ever sent, your visual automation maps, or historical report tables. Those are worth saving manually before you leave, because there is no verified way to pull them back once the account is gone.
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Kit documents two clear exit paths: downgrade to the free plan, or fully delete the account. There is no separate self-serve cancel button described on an official page, so use whichever of these two routes matches your goal. Export your data first in both cases.
Downgrade to the free plan. Kit states you can pause or downgrade to the free plan at any time, that your data will be saved, and that you can return later. To move to the free plan, Kit says to contact them through the in-app messenger rather than toggling it yourself. This keeps your account and data intact while stopping paid charges going forward.
If you are only over a pricing tier because your list grew, note a separate option: when your confirmed subscriber count drops below the next-lowest tier limit, for example after pruning inactive subscribers, you can downgrade your pricing tier directly from your account settings. That is a paid-to-cheaper-paid move, not a full cancellation, but it is worth knowing before you decide.
Go to Settings, then Account and Billing, then the Account Deletion section. Click Delete my Kit account, type DELETE ACCOUNT, enter your password, and confirm. Kit then deletes the account within 24 to 48 hours, and all data is permanently deleted. After that window passes, the data cannot be retrieved. The exact flow is documented in Kit’s guide on how to delete your Kit account.
When you cancel your Kit account, it remains active until the last day of your billing period. You do not lose access the instant you cancel, so you can keep sending and finish exporting until the period ends. This is confirmed in Kit’s official billing documentation.
Data outcomes depend on the path you chose. If you downgrade to the free plan, Kit says your data is saved and you can return later. If you fully delete the account, deletion completes within 24 to 48 hours and all data is permanently removed with no retrieval afterward. In other words, downgrading is reversible; deletion is not.
Reactivation is only realistic on the downgrade path, where your account still exists on the free plan. For any behavior beyond what these official pages describe, such as specific grace periods after deletion or automatic archives, the safe assumption is that no such window exists, and Kit’s help center holds the current details if anything changes.
Yes, within a limit. Kit’s policy is that if you cancel, you can request any funds paid in the last 30 days to be refunded in full. This 30-day refund policy applies to all plans, including annual plans. Payments made more than 30 days before your request are not refunded and are not pro-rated.
The practical implication for annual subscribers is important. If your renewal charged more than 30 days ago, the annual amount is outside the refundable window, so timing matters. If you are within 30 days of a payment, request the refund promptly rather than waiting until the account closes.
One sequencing detail protects you: Kit advises contacting support with any refund request before deleting the account, so the refund can be processed while your data still exists. Delete first and you may complicate the request. The refund rule is spelled out on Kit’s billing page linked above; treat that page as the source of truth if the terms ever change.
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Whatever you choose, the sequence is the same: export, request any refund inside the 30-day window, then downgrade or delete. Do those in order and you leave Kit with your data intact, your money accounted for, and a clean start on the other side.
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Partly. Full account deletion is self-serve from Settings under Account and Billing, but moving to the free plan is requested through Kit’s in-app messenger rather than a button. Either way the account stays active until the last day of your billing period, and Kit refunds funds paid in the last 30 days on request, including on annual plans.
Yes, within 30 days. Kit refunds any funds paid in the last 30 days in full on request, and this applies to all plans, including annual plans. Payments made more than 30 days before your request are not refunded or pro-rated. Request the refund from support before deleting your account so it can be processed while your data still exists.
It depends on the path. If you downgrade to the free plan, Kit saves your data and you can return later. If you fully delete the account, all data, including contacts, is permanently deleted within 24 to 48 hours and cannot be retrieved afterward. Always export your subscriber CSV before either action.
Kit states you can pause or downgrade to the free plan at any time, that your data will be saved, and that you can return later, and it says to contact the in-app messenger to move to the free plan. Beyond that, no detailed pause mechanics are documented on an official page, so the help center holds the current specifics.
No. When you cancel, your account remains active until the last day of your billing period, so you keep access and can finish exporting until then. Full deletion is different: once you confirm deletion, the account is removed within 24 to 48 hours permanently.
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