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How to Check Whether a Super Chat Was Refunded on YouTube

Check the receipt and billing account used for a Super Chat. YouTube says ordinary Super Chats are non-refundable; unauthorized charges follow a separate reporting process.
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Check the receipt and the payment account used for the purchase. YouTube says Super Chats are voluntary, non-refundable payments, so an ordinary Super Chat purchase is not eligible for a routine refund. If the charge was unauthorized, report it through YouTube’s separate unauthorized-charge process.

If you paid for the Super Chat

  1. Find the receipt. YouTube emails a receipt after a Super Chat or Super Sticker purchase. Search the inbox for the Google or YouTube receipt and confirm the date and amount. For an Apple-billed purchase, check the receipt from Apple.
  2. Check the account and payment record. For a Google-billed charge, go to pay.google.com and sign in to the Google account used to pay. Review its activity and billing details; new Super Chat, Super Sticker, or Super Thanks purchases made in the Android app may be billed through Google Play.
  3. Read any status in context. In YouTube’s general refund troubleshooting guidance, “Refunded” means a credit should appear on the original payment method. “Cancelled” means the order was not charged, so no credit will appear. These general status definitions do not override YouTube’s separate policy that Super Chats are non-refundable.

A receipt or payment record helps identify the transaction, but it does not mean YouTube will refund an ordinary Super Chat. YouTube describes Super Chat, Super Stickers, Super Thanks, and YouTube Giving as voluntary, non-refundable payments. See YouTube’s refunds and billing guidance.

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If you are the creator checking Super Chat activity

Creator-side activity shows purchase information available to the channel; it is not confirmation of what the viewer’s bank or payment provider credited.

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  1. On a computer, sign in to YouTube Studio.
  2. Select Earn, then open Supers.
  3. On the Super Chat and Super Sticker activity card, select See all to view available transaction information.

YouTube describes this activity view as covering the past 30 days. Menu labels or layout can vary with account and interface changes. For details, see YouTube’s guidance on reviewing Super Chat and Super Sticker purchases.

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If you did not authorize the charge

An unauthorized-charge report is different from asking for a routine refund of a Super Chat you chose to send. If you do not recognize the transaction, use YouTube’s process for reporting unauthorized charges. YouTube says digital YouTube charges can be reported within 120 days of the transaction; its guidance lists a statement descriptor beginning with GOOGLE*YouTube. If the transaction was billed through Apple, contact Apple about that payment route.

Refunded, cancelled, or unauthorized: what each means

  • Refunded: A charged payment is being credited to the original payment method, according to YouTube’s general status explanation. Allow for the payment provider’s processing time and check that original method.
  • Cancelled: The order was not charged, so there is no refund credit to find.
  • Unauthorized: You say you did not make or approve the charge; report it through the unauthorized-charge route rather than treating it as an ordinary Super Chat refund request.
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