Guides · 22 October 2026 · 6 min read

How Do I Cancel Spokeo? Two Things You Might Mean

Cancel your Spokeo subscription and remove your personal profile from Spokeo. Clear steps for both, plus why listings tend to come back.

"Cancel Spokeo" usually means one of two things. Either you want to stop a paid subscription so Spokeo stops charging you, or you want your personal profile taken off the site so people stop finding your details. These are separate actions. This page covers both, so you can finish whichever one you need.

First, work out which one you want

If you signed up for a Spokeo plan and are seeing charges, you need to cancel the subscription. That stops the billing but does not remove your own listing from the public search results.

If you searched your own name and found a profile showing your age, address, relatives or phone number, you need the opt-out process. That removes the listing but has nothing to do with billing.

You may need to do both. Do them in whatever order suits you. They do not depend on each other.

Cancel a Spokeo subscription

This stops future charges. Do it before your next billing date to avoid being charged for another period.

1. Sign in to the Spokeo account you used when you subscribed. Use the same email address you paid with.
2. Open your account or settings area. Look for a section covering your subscription, plan or billing.
3. Find the option to cancel or end your subscription and select it.
4. Follow the prompts to confirm. You may be asked a reason or offered a discount to stay. Decline and complete the cancellation.
5. Look for an on-screen confirmation and a confirmation email. Keep the email as proof.

If you cannot find the cancel option in your account, contact Spokeo customer support and ask them to cancel the subscription. Keep a record of the date and what you asked for. If you were billed through the Apple App Store or Google Play rather than directly, you cancel through that store's subscription settings instead, not through Spokeo.

Check your card or bank statement after the next cycle to confirm the charges have stopped.

Remove your personal profile from Spokeo

This is the opt-out process. It takes your listing out of Spokeo's public search results. You do not need a paid account to do it, and you should not have to pay anything.

1. Find the exact profile you want removed. Search your name on Spokeo and open the listing that matches your details. Copy the web address of that specific profile page from your browser.
2. Go to the Spokeo opt-out page. If you cannot find it directly, look for a privacy, opt-out or "do not sell my info" link in the footer at the bottom of the Spokeo site.
3. Paste the profile address into the field provided.
4. Enter an email address where Spokeo can send a confirmation link. A spam-tolerant address is fine.
5. Complete any verification step, such as a checkbox or image puzzle, and submit the request.
6. Open your email and click the confirmation link. The removal usually will not proceed until you confirm.

After you confirm, the listing should drop out of the search results within a short period. Check again a few days later by searching your name. If the profile is still live, resubmit the request using the same steps.

If you find more than one listing

Spokeo often holds several profiles for the same person, sometimes under old addresses or name variations. Each one is a separate listing. Remove them one at a time, repeating the opt-out steps for each profile address you find.

Why your listing may come back

Removal from Spokeo is not permanent. Spokeo builds its profiles from upstream sources, such as other data suppliers, marketing lists and public records. When those feeds refresh, your details can be pulled back in and a new listing created. Many people find their profile reappears within a few months.

This is normal and not a sign that you did the opt-out wrong. The practical approach is to check every few months and repeat the removal when a listing returns. There is no single action that keeps you off permanently.

What cannot be removed

Some information is public by law and cannot be deleted at the source. Court filings, property and land records, corporate registrations and voter rolls stay public because they are official records. Spokeo may display information drawn from these, and you can remove the Spokeo listing, but you cannot erase the underlying public record itself. Opting out of the broker reduces how easily that information is bundled up and found, which is the realistic goal here.

Keep your own records

Whether you are cancelling billing or removing a profile, save the confirmation emails and note the dates. If a charge appears after you cancelled, or a listing you removed comes back quickly, your records make it easier to follow up with support.

Doing this across many sites

Spokeo is one of dozens of people-search and data-broker sites that may hold your details. Each has its own opt-out, and each can rebuild its records over time. Doing them all by hand, then rechecking every few months, is slow but entirely possible.

If you would rather not track all of that yourself, Vanish is a Mac app that finds where brokers publish your personal information and sends removal demands on your behalf. It is a tool that automates the same work described here, not a magic fix. You can always do it manually using the steps above.

Quick summary

• To stop charges, cancel the subscription in your account settings or through the app store you paid with.
• To remove your details from search results, use the Spokeo opt-out page and confirm by email.
• These are two different tasks. Do one, the other, or both.
• Expect listings to return over time, and recheck every few months.
• Public records themselves cannot be deleted, only the broker's listing.

Common questions

Does cancelling my Spokeo subscription remove my personal profile?

No. Cancelling the subscription only stops billing. Your personal listing stays in the public search results until you complete the separate opt-out process on the Spokeo privacy or opt-out page.

Do I have to pay to opt out of Spokeo?

No. The opt-out should be free and does not require a paid account. If you are being asked to pay to remove your own listing, you are likely in the subscription flow rather than the opt-out flow.

How long does Spokeo take to remove my listing?

After you click the confirmation link in the email, the listing usually drops out of search results within a short period. If it is still showing after several days, resubmit the request using the same steps.

Why has my Spokeo profile come back after I removed it?

Spokeo rebuilds profiles from upstream data suppliers and public records. When those sources refresh, a new listing can appear. This is common within a few months. Repeat the opt-out each time it returns.

I was billed through the App Store. How do I cancel?

If you subscribed through the Apple App Store or Google Play, cancel through that store's subscription settings rather than the Spokeo website. The charge is managed by the store, not directly by Spokeo.