Let's go over key membership details, to help you decide if annual membership is right for you:
- How to start an annual membership (if available)
- Switching from monthly to annual
- Your next billing date
- Making changes to your annual membership
- What to expect when you cancel auto-renewal of an annual membership
- How refunds work at Patreon
Starting an annual membership (not yet a patron)
- Log in to your Patreon account and find the creator’s page you want to join.
- Click the link for the annual discount directly below the Join button for the tier. You can compare the creator’s monthly and annual options on the checkout page before you confirm.
- Review your billing method and auto-renewal details in the Summary section of the checkout page – you may want to print or screenshot the page for your records.
- Click on the Confirm button to start your membership. You’ll pay for the year, in full, immediately.
Switching from monthly to annual billing
- Log in and hover over your profile image in the top-right corner to open the "user menu."
- Click on Manage memberships from the user menu.
- You'll be taken to your Active memberships by default and can click the Edit button next to your membership.
- The checkout page should be familiar – directly under the page header, you can toggle between monthly, or annual membership. You can compare the price of membership at this point.
- Select the annual price button and click the Update button. Please note, that you’ll pay for the entire year upfront
When is my next payment?
Nov 18, 2022: You join a creator’s page with an annual membership and pay $19.20 for the year. You pay $19.20 upon confirming, and will have access to the creator’s patron only-content for your tier immediately.
Dec 1, 2023: Your annual membership auto-renews and you pay $19.20. Your annual membership will auto-renew on the 1st of December each year thereafter.
Is my membership monthly or annual?
The Active memberships page lists your payment schedules. Depending on how you signed up, your membership may be listed as:
- Per year: you're an annual patron!
- Per month: you pay monthly.
- Per creation: you pay on the first of each month, on a per post billing structure.
Making changes to an annual membership
How to upgrade your annual membership
- Log in to your Patreon account.
- Hover over your profile image to open the user menu.
- Click on Manage memberships from the menu.
- Click the Edit button for the membership you would like to change.
- Click the Edit button in the “Summary” section.
- Select your new tier at an annual level – there’s currently no way to switch to a monthly plan from annual terms.
- Review the details on the checkout page and click the Update button.
- If you paid for a $120 tier and upgrade in the same month to a $140 tier, you pay $20 for the difference between the two.
- If you paid $120 in April and upgrade in June to a $140 tier, only $100 from your initial payment is left, so you'll pay $40 to upgrade.
Decreasing your annual membership
July 12, 2020: You start your annual membership. Your year membership is set to expire on July 31, 2021.
July 29, 2021: You can cancel your annual membership.
August 1, 2021: You can rejoin at any tier level you’d like.
Can I switch from annual to monthly?
I canceled and want to rejoin – will I have to pay again?
January 10, 2021: Let's say you join a creator's annual membership for USD 20.16 for a year ($1.68/ month).
January 10, 2021: You cancel because you only want a year of membership. Your year of membership will end on January 31, 2022.
March 1, 2021: You rejoin. You pay $5.04 ($20.16 - $15.12 from what you’ve already paid) immediately. This payment extends your membership terms, and your membership will renew come April 1, 2022.
Canceling an annual membership
How to cancel annual membership auto-renewal:
- Log in to your account.
- Hover over your profile image to open the user menu.
- Click on Manage memberships from the menu.
- Click the Edit button for the membership you’re canceling.
- Click the Edit or Cancel payment button directly under the “update” button.
- Select the Cancel your payment option.
- Click the Cancel your payment button to confirm.
Will I be refunded after I cancel?
Annual membership refund policy
If for any reason you need to request a refund for your annual membership, you’ll need to contact your creator directly with that request. Here are our tips for requesting a refund from a creator: Recommendations for requesting a refund
Partial refunds
Full refunds
You can request a partial or full refund from the creator you support. Please know that a refund of any type (partial or full) will result in a loss of access to the creator's content.