Do it yourself
Cancel IONOS yourself
TLDR: In the control panel, turn automatic renewal off before the term ends. The plan stays on through the last paid day, then access and the files can be deleted, and a longer prepaid package is not refunded if you end it early.
Turn auto-renewal off
IONOS is set to renew.
- 01Open the online customer control panel.
- 02Turn the automatic renewal function off before the term ends.
A normal plan starts as one month and then renews one month at a time. A longer package renews for the same length. A plan of 12 months or more gets a reminder email 30 to 45 days before the cancel deadline, with the renewal date, the price, and how to turn renewal off. With renewal off, the plan stays on through the last paid day. Then it ends, you lose access, and the sites, email, databases, logs, and server setup can be deleted for good. You can also end a plan on 30 days’ notice in the control panel, by phone, or by the mail address below. A phone ending is checked. An email ending has to come from the email on the account. The terms do not print the phone number or that email address. A longer prepaid package is not refunded if you end it early, and they can still charge the rest of a minimum-term package. If they end one of those packages early without a reason, they refund the rest of the term in proportion.
Mail a 30-day notice
You want it on paper.
- 01Write that you are ending the plan, and include the email on the account.
- 02Mail it by registered or certified mail to IONOS Inc., Two Logan Square, 100 N 18th St, Ste 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
The terms say a notice can go there. Turn renewal off in the control panel as well. One sentence in the terms spells the city wrong. The notice address prints Philadelphia.
How to know it worked
- With auto-renewal off, the plan stays on through the last paid day.
- After that day, access ends and the files can be deleted.
Watch out for
- Sites, email, and databases can be deleted for good when the paid term ends.
- A card company may send them a new card number, and they may charge it.
IONOS refunds
- A longer prepaid package is not refunded if you end it before the term is over.
- If they end that kind of package early without a reason, they refund the rest of the term in proportion.
Sources · checked 29 October 2026

