How to Revoke Permissions

Remove authorization for connected accounts through Unsubscribe.ai, Plaid, or your financial institution—without confusing it with plan cancellation or merchant subscriptions.

unsubscribe.ai LLC

Updated April 2026 · 5-minute read

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Table of Contents

What Does It Mean to Revoke Permissions?

Why You Might Revoke Permissions

Option 1: Revoke Permissions Through Unsubscribe.ai

Option 2: Revoke Permissions Through Plaid

Option 3: Revoke Permissions Through Your Bank or Financial Institution

What Happens After Permissions Are Revoked?

Revoking Permissions Is Not the Same as Deleting Your Data

Revoking Permissions Is Not the Same as Canceling Your Plan

Revoking Permissions Does Not Cancel Merchant Subscriptions

Should I Revoke Permissions Before Deleting My Data?

What If You Cannot Find the Revoke Option?

The Bottom Line

You are in control of the accounts and permissions you connect to Unsubscribe.ai.

If you no longer want Unsubscribe.ai to access a connected account, you can revoke permissions. This removes or limits the connection used to help identify subscriptions, refresh account activity, and support subscription management features.

Depending on how your account was connected, you may be able to revoke permissions through Unsubscribe.ai, Plaid, or your financial institution's connected account settings.

What Does It Mean to Revoke Permissions?

Revoking permissions means removing authorization for Unsubscribe.ai to access information from a connected account.

When you first connect an account, you approve access so Unsubscribe.ai can use permitted information to help identify possible subscriptions and recurring charges. Revoking permissions removes that access going forward.

In simple terms:

  • Revoking permissions stops Unsubscribe.ai from continuing to access that connected account.

Why You Might Revoke Permissions

You may want to revoke permissions if:

  • You no longer use Unsubscribe.ai

  • You connected the wrong account

  • You want to connect a different account

  • You no longer want account activity refreshed

  • You canceled your Unsubscribe.ai plan

  • You requested data deletion

  • You are reviewing your privacy and security settings

  • You only wanted to use Unsubscribe.ai temporarily

Revoking permissions is one way to manage your privacy and keep your connected accounts up to date.

Option 1: Revoke Permissions Through Unsubscribe.ai

The easiest place to start is inside your Unsubscribe.ai account.

Step 1: Sign in to Unsubscribe.ai

Log in using the email address connected to your Unsubscribe.ai account.

Step 2: Go to your account settings

From your dashboard, look for a section such as:

  • Settings

  • Account Settings

  • Connected Accounts

  • Account Connections

  • Privacy & Security

  • Data & Privacy

The exact wording may vary depending on the version of the platform.

Step 3: Select the connected account

Find the bank, card, or financial account you want to remove.

If you have more than one account connected, make sure you select the correct account before continuing.

Step 4: Choose disconnect, remove, or revoke

Select the option to remove the account connection.

This may appear as:

  • Disconnect Account

  • Remove Account

  • Unlink Account

  • Revoke Access

Step 5: Confirm your choice

You may be asked to confirm that you want to remove the connection.

After confirming, the account should no longer appear as an active connected account in Unsubscribe.ai.

Option 2: Revoke Permissions Through Plaid

If your account was connected through Plaid, you may also be able to revoke access through Plaid's consumer tools.

This can help remove the connection from the account connection provider side.

The general process may look like this:

  • Go to Plaid's consumer privacy or account management tools

  • Sign in or verify your identity

  • Review apps connected through Plaid

  • Find Unsubscribe.ai

  • Select the option to remove or revoke access

  • Confirm the change

This helps ensure the connection is removed through Plaid, not only inside Unsubscribe.ai.

Option 3: Revoke Permissions Through Your Bank or Financial Institution

Some banks and credit card providers allow you to manage third-party app access directly from your online banking account.

To check this, sign in to your bank or card provider and look for a section such as:

  • Security

  • Privacy

  • Connected apps

  • Linked apps

  • Third-party access

  • Data sharing

  • Authorized applications

  • Open banking permissions

From there, you may be able to find Unsubscribe.ai, Plaid, or another connection provider and remove access.

Not every financial institution uses the same wording, so the exact location may vary.

What Happens After Permissions Are Revoked?

After permissions are revoked, Unsubscribe.ai may no longer be able to refresh account activity from that connected account.

This may affect features such as:

  • New subscription detection

  • Updated transaction review

  • Subscription dashboard updates

  • Estimated spend updates

  • Cancellation tracking connected to account activity

  • Future subscription alerts or insights

Previously detected subscriptions may still appear in your dashboard depending on your account settings, plan status, and data retention rules.

Revoking Permissions Is Not the Same as Deleting Your Data

Revoking permissions stops future access to a connected account.

It does not always delete information that was already collected or created while your account was connected.

For example:

  • Revoking permissions removes future access to the connected account.

  • Deleting your data requests removal of personal information associated with your Unsubscribe.ai account, subject to legal, security, billing, fraud prevention, dispute, and compliance requirements.

If you want to remove stored information, you should also submit a data deletion request.

Revoking Permissions Is Not the Same as Canceling Your Plan

Revoking account permissions does not automatically cancel your Unsubscribe.ai paid plan.

If you are on a paid plan and want to stop future Unsubscribe.ai billing, you should also cancel your plan through your billing or account settings.

These are separate actions:

  • Revoke permissions to remove account access

  • Cancel your plan to stop Unsubscribe.ai billing

  • Delete your data to request removal of stored personal information

Revoking Permissions Does Not Cancel Merchant Subscriptions

Revoking permissions also does not cancel subscriptions with outside merchants.

For example, removing account access from Unsubscribe.ai does not cancel subscriptions such as:

  • Netflix

  • Spotify

  • Adobe

  • Apple subscriptions

  • Google Play subscriptions

  • PayPal automatic payments

  • Amazon subscriptions

  • Gym memberships

  • Software tools

  • Other recurring services

If you want to cancel an outside subscription, you need to cancel it directly with the merchant, through the original billing platform, or through Unsubscribe.ai cancellation assistance before access is removed.

Should I Revoke Permissions Before Deleting My Data?

If you are leaving Unsubscribe.ai completely, it may be helpful to revoke permissions before or around the same time you request data deletion.

A good order may be:

  • Review your dashboard and save any needed records

  • Check active cancellation requests

  • Cancel your Unsubscribe.ai plan, if applicable

  • Disconnect connected accounts in Unsubscribe.ai

  • Revoke access through Plaid or your bank, if available

  • Submit a data deletion request, if you want your information removed

This helps make sure both future access and stored information are addressed.

What If You Cannot Find the Revoke Option?

If you cannot find where to revoke permissions, try checking:

  • Unsubscribe.ai account settings

  • Connected accounts inside Unsubscribe.ai

  • Plaid's consumer privacy tools

  • Your bank's security or privacy settings

  • Your card provider's connected app settings

If you still need help, contact Unsubscribe.ai support.

When contacting support, include the email address connected to your Unsubscribe.ai account and the name of the financial institution you want removed. Do not send passwords, full bank account numbers, full card numbers, or one-time security codes.

The Bottom Line

You can revoke permissions when you no longer want Unsubscribe.ai connected to a financial account.

You may be able to remove access through Unsubscribe.ai, Plaid, or your bank's connected app settings.

Revoking permissions helps stop future account access, but it does not automatically cancel your Unsubscribe.ai plan, delete your data, or cancel outside merchant subscriptions. Those actions may require separate steps.

Unsubscribe.ai is designed to keep you in control of what you connect, what you remove, and how your account information is managed.