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got charged for $20 for no reason

  • April 29, 2026
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aruzvnm

Hi everyone,

I’m a bit confused about a recent charge and hoping someone from the Figma team (or the community) can clarify

I cancelled my full seat subscription before the renewal date, and my team is now on the Viewer (free) plan. I also no longer have access to billing settings or any paid features.

However, on April 27, I received an invoice and noticed an automatic payment attempt from Figma.

This doesn’t make sense to me because:
• I cancelled the subscription in advance  
• the account is already on the free plan and i had only 500 free ai credits with a limit of 150 credits per day
• I didn’t add any seats  
• since i changed my seat from full seat to viewer I haven’t used any paid features and undoubtedly i didn’t had them at all 
• I don’t believe I have any outstanding balance  

Could someone please help clarify:
1) why my subscription was not cancelled  even after multiple attempts, and even if i received an email with successful seat change 
2) why they charged me even if i changed my plan in advance 
3) why they just stole $20 from my card for no apparent reason. 

I’ve already contacted support regarding this issue but haven’t received a response yet.

Given that I cancelled my subscription in advance and have not used any paid features, this charge appears to be unintended.

Could someone from the Figma team please look into this and assist? I would appreciate clarification on my account status and a refund for this charge.

please review given data to ensure that my attempts were not successful even if i received an email about changing my seat type. 

Prior to the billing date, I made several attempts to cancel my subscription and switch back to the free plan. Unfortunately, the cancellation did not take effect, and I was charged again.

Since the charge, I have not used any paid features, and this situation appears to be the result of a failed cancellation rather than intentional renewal.

i tried to cancel it numerous times, and every time i did, it still was on full seat, i didn’t really know what to do, all of my attempts were unsuccessful and it means that maybe you have troubleshoot with cancellation? because this $20 mean much to me, and i honestly really had no intention to use it this month, it would be fairly enough for me to switch to the free plan , because of my financial circumstances. and plus, when i used ai credits after april 18, i had only 500 credits, which means that i didn’t even use full seat at all.

Given these circumstances, I kindly ask you to review this case and process a refund. I believe this is a fair resolution, considering my clear intent to cancel before the billing date.

Additionally, this situation suggests that the cancellation process may not be functioning correctly, and I would appreciate it being reviewed.

 

Thank you.

1 reply

  • Figmate
  • April 29, 2026

Hi ​@aruzvnm,

 

I understand you received an unexpected charge after canceling your paid plan.


Based on the screenshot you shared, the charge of $20.00 is for a Professional plan Full seat (monthly) covering the billing period of April 18 – May 18, 2026.

After reviewing your account, it appears that at the time of renewal, a Full seat was assigned to a member. The member was unassigned from the Full seat after the current billing period had already started, and the plan was also canceled after the billing period began.


1) Why wasn't my subscription canceled even after multiple attempts?

Unassigning a seat and canceling a plan are two separate actions. Receiving an email about a seat type change means your seat was changed, but it does not mean your plan was canceled. You would need to cancel the plan separately. Once a plan is canceled, your team will be downgraded to a free Starter plan at the end of the current billing period, and you'll retain access to all Professional features until then.

2) Why was I charged even after changing my plan in advance?

The charge was most likely generated because a Full seat was still active and assigned to a user at the start of the billing period.

3) Why was a Full seat assigned again?

If your team has Auto-approve seats enabled, any time a Viewer attempts to edit a file, a Full seat may be automatically assigned to them. This means that even if you were downgraded to a Viewer seat, editing a file could have triggered an automatic upgrade back to a Full seat.

 

For more details, these articles may be helpful:


Since we're unable to look into individual billing issues here on the Forum due to security and privacy concerns, I've gone ahead and added a note to your existing support ticket (#1871587) to help get it prioritized. Please continue the conversation there if you have any additional questions or concerns, and someone from our team will follow up with you directly.

 

Thanks!