Cancellations

When addressing an issue, be sure to communicate clearly and politely throughout the entire cancellation process. 

Different types of cancellations 

Let’s review the different types of cancellations.

Client-requested cancellations

If an order is marked as very late (24 hours or more), clients can request to cancel.
If freelancers have already worked on the order, this can result in not receiving payment.

Freelancers: Learn more about meeting your deadlines with Avoiding late deliveries.

Freelancer-requested cancellations

While you should always aim to satisfy your clients’ needs, sometimes things don’t work as planned, and cancellation is the best way to resolve an ongoing order.

If a freelancer requests to cancel, the order will be automatically canceled if your client doesn't respond within 48 hours.

Freelancers: Before contacting Customer Support, always use the order page (to request more time or add an extra) or Cancel an order with the Resolution Center to work things out with your client.

Mutual cancellations

If there are any issues with the order after a freelancer has accepted the Gig, both clients and freelancers can request a cancellation through the Resolution Center.

As soon as there is a request to cancel an order, the other party has up to 48 hours to accept or decline your cancellation request.

If no response is received after 48 hours, the order is automatically cancelled.

Admins: If you can’t agree with your client, or if your client won’t mutually cancel, please contact Customer Support.

Forced cancellation

Here are the different ways to cancel your order throughout the entire process of an order:

• Before submitting your requirements
  As a client, you can immediately cancel an order without approval from your freelancer, if you placed an order and haven’t submitted your project requirements yet.
  
  Please note: You will only be able to request immediate cancellations through the Resolution Center, like the one explained above, on the website only—the app does not support this function, yet.
  
  
• Delivery is late (freelancer is late with their delivery)
  If there was no mutual agreement about extending the delivery date, clients can cancel without approval from the freelancer after 24 hours of the expected delivery.
  

Cancel with an open dispute

If you would like to cancel an order with an open dispute, you'll need to withdraw your dispute (via the Orders page), and then you'll be able to cancel the order.

You won’t be able to open a new dispute or request for the order if your dispute is in the process of resolving one of these issues:

• Asked to Get an order update
• Requested to Cancel order
• Freelancers: Requested to Extend delivery date

If there are any other issues that come up while trying to solve your dispute together with a client or freelancer, we’re here for you. Please contact Customer Support.

Cancel an order via the Resolution Center

We always encourage both our freelancers and clients to try and resolve disputes within ongoing orders and to avoid cancellations. To easily resolve any disputes with your client or freelancer use the Resolution Center.

To access the Resolution Center:

1. Go to your Orders page > Select the order you want to resolve (click View).
2. Click Resolution Center—located on the right side of the page.
   
   

Learn more with Cancel an order with the Resolution Center.

Cancellations on completed orders

Note: When an order is in completed status, you will not be able to use the resolution center. Please contact Customer Support using the Contact us tab at the bottom of the page to cancel the order. 

Cancellations and freelancer levels

When evaluating a freelancer, all cancellations are taken into account. We are aware that some cancellations are inevitable and those cancellations have a lower impact on a freelancer's performance scores.

Order completion rate (OCR)

Order completion refers to the successful conclusion of an order—where a client receives and approves the service they purchased.

Freelancers: Keep a steady Order completion rate to build relationships with clients and grow your business. This also enables you to track the quality of the service you’re providing.

What to do after cancelation?

After your order has been successfully canceled, here are a few additional options to help you out:

• Pick a different freelancer from a personalized recommendations list
  Fiverr will provide you with a personalized list of freelancer recommendations on your orders page, to help you complete your project and make the freelancer search process easier.
  

• Get personalized offers by posting a project brief 
  

  Simply post your project brief and get tailored offers from relevant freelancers delivered to you. Review your offers, make your choice, and get the results you need.

  Learn more about the new brief creation process with Personalized offers for clients.

Tips to decrease cancellations

Let’s review the best practices to prevent and/or decrease cancellations.

• Be clear about the pricing and project requirements from the start
  To set you both up for success before the Gig order is even purchased, make sure you communicate clearly and are on the same page about what's needed to complete the project.
  
  • Clients: Provide all your project requirements and the scope of your projects in advance, if possible.
  • Freelancers: Accurately display your latest and original work on your Gig page, and don’t offer services that you can’t or aren't qualified to do.
    
    
• Communicate with each other and make sure you’re aligned on the service
  Make sure that both parties have all the necessary information throughout the order process.
  • Clients: You can ask for an order update via the Resolution Center.
  • Freelancers: If you are confused about a project, contact your client for clarification.
    
    
• Utilize the Order page to modify your order
  Freelancers have the option to extend the delivery date and offer more extras and/or custom offers if needed to complete the Gig.
  
  
• Set reasonable delivery times and don’t wait until the last minute to cancel
  If cancellation is inevitable, do your best to communicate professionally and give an adequate warning.
  • Freelancers: Utilize the availability feature to let clients know that you're able to complete your Gig.