How to cancel your Amazon order

2025-04-27 21:20:30admin

Get your wallets ready for Amazon Prime Day 2023. From July 11 to July 12, Amazon will be dropping major deals for Prime members on pretty much everything from Apple devices, to fitness equipment, to robot vacuums.

It's an exciting time to be a Prime member, but what happens if you get a little "overexcited" on your shopping spree? Maybe you're a little too impulsive on your love of a good deal, or you found another version of a product that you like better. Don't worry, it's easy to cancel your order. Here's how.

Total Time

2 min

What You Need

A computer or smartphone and access to your Amazon Prime account

Step 1: Go to "Orders"

At the top of the Amazon Prime site, click on "Orders & Returns" and find the order you want to cancel. You can also start the cancelation process by clicking "Review or edit your recent orders" directly on the order confirmation page.

Returns and orders button circled on the Amazon Prime page

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Step 2: Click "View or edit order"

Once you've found the order you want to cancel, click the button or view or edit the purchase.

Red arrow pointing to the review or edit order on the Amazon orders page

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Step 3: Cancel your order

From here, it's pretty straightforward. Click "Cancel items" to cancel your order.

Red arrow pointing to a button saying cancel items

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Step 4: Confirm cancelation

Once you've chosen to cancel your order, you'll be navigated to a page confirming this choice. You can opt to select a reason why you want to cancel, but it's not required. Click "Cancel selected items in this order."

Red arrow pointing to confirm cancelation button

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Step 5: Once you click this, you'll receive a confirmation that your order has been canceled.

page confirming the order has been canceled.

Credit: Amazon SEE ALSO: A running list of the best TV deals to shop before Prime Day even starts

How to cancel an order from third-party vendors

If you see "Request cancellation" instead of "Cancel items," that means your order was purchased through a third-party, which has a slightly different process. In "Orders," find the product you want to cancel. From here, click "Request Cancellation." If that option is no longer available, click "Contact Third-Party Seller" to message the vendor. Amazon says you should receive a reply within two days, but you'll often receive a reply sooner than that.

What to do if you can't cancel your order

If the option to cancel your order isn't available, that's because it has already shipped. You might still be able to cancel the order by clicking "Track package" and then "Cancel this delivery." If that option isn't available, you can return your order for free through Amazon's online return process. Start a return by finding your order and clicking "Return or replace items."