Cancel a meeting from your Zoom account

The fastest way to cancel a Zoom meeting is to go to your Zoom account online, find the meeting in your schedule, and delete it. This removes the meeting from your calendar and sends a cancellation notice to everyone you invited. The meeting link stops working when ready.

Log into your Zoom account at zoom.us. Click Meetings in the left sidebar. Find the meeting you want to cancel in the list — they are sorted by date, with upcoming meetings at the top. Click on the meeting name to open its details page.

On the details page, scroll down and click the Delete button (usually in red text at the bottom). Zoom will ask you to confirm. Click Delete Meeting again. Zoom automatically sends a cancellation email to all participants with the meeting ID in the subject line, so they know which meeting was cancelled.

Key Takeaways

  • Cancelling from your Zoom account online removes the meeting from your calendar and notifies all participants automatically.
  • If you only want to reschedule instead of cancel, edit the meeting time and date on the details page — participants get a separate update email.
  • Cancelling a recurring meeting asks whether you want to cancel only that single occurrence or the entire series.
  • If you already sent the meeting link to people outside Zoom (in an email or document), the link will not work after you delete the meeting, but those people will not receive an automatic cancellation notice.

Reschedule instead of cancel

If you want to move the meeting to a different time rather than cancel it entirely, you can edit it instead. Go to your Zoom account, click Meetings, and click the meeting name. Click Edit (usually a pencil icon) at the top right of the details page.

Change the date and time in the fields provided. You can also change the meeting duration, add a description, or adjust other settings. Click Save at the bottom. Zoom sends an update email to all participants showing the new time. If you change the meeting link itself (for example, by switching from a personal meeting room to a scheduled meeting), participants get a new link in the update email.

Cancel a recurring meeting

If your meeting repeats daily, weekly, or monthly, Zoom asks you to choose whether to cancel only that single occurrence or the entire series. When you click Delete on a recurring meeting, a popup appears with two options: Delete This Event or Delete All Events in the Series.

Choose Delete This Event if you only want to skip this one instance — for example, if your weekly team meeting falls on a holiday. Choose Delete All Events in the Series if you want to stop the meeting from happening at all. Participants receive a cancellation email for whichever option you select.

What happens to people who already have the link

When you cancel a meeting in your Zoom account, the meeting link stops working. If someone tries to join using the link after you delete the meeting, they see an error message saying the meeting does not exist or has ended.

However, Zoom only sends a cancellation email to people who were invited through your Zoom account. If you shared the meeting link in a Slack message, email, or shared document before cancelling, those people will not receive an automatic notice. They will only know the meeting is cancelled if they try to join and see the error, or if you tell them separately. For this reason, it is a good idea to send a separate message to anyone outside your direct invite list if you cancel a meeting they knew about.

Cancel a meeting on your phone or tablet

You can cancel a Zoom meeting from the Zoom mobile app, though the steps are slightly different. Open the Zoom app and tap Meetings at the bottom of the screen. Find the meeting you want to cancel and swipe left on it (iPhone) or press and hold on it (Android). Tap Delete or the trash icon. Confirm the deletion.

The mobile app sends the same cancellation email to participants as the web version does. If you have a recurring meeting, the app asks whether you want to delete only that occurrence or the entire series, just like on the web.

Undo a cancellation

Zoom does not have an undo button for deleted meetings. Once you delete a meeting, it is gone from your account. If you cancelled by mistake, you will need to create a new meeting with the same details and send a new invite to participants.

To avoid accidental cancellations, take a moment to confirm the meeting details before you click Delete. Check the date, time, and participant list to make sure you are cancelling the right meeting. If you are unsure whether to cancel or reschedule, use the Edit option instead — you can always change the time later if you decide to keep it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do participants get notified if I cancel a meeting?

Yes, Zoom sends an automatic cancellation email to everyone you invited through your Zoom account. The email includes the meeting ID and the date and time of the cancelled meeting. People who received the link through other channels (Slack, email, documents) do not get an automatic notice, so you may want to tell them separately.

Can I cancel a meeting that already started?

You can delete a meeting from your account at any time, but if the meeting is currently active, people who are already in it will not be kicked out when ready. They can stay in the meeting room until they leave on their own. Deleting the meeting prevents new people from joining, and the link will not work for future attempts to join.

What if I only want to cancel for one person?

Zoom does not have a way to cancel a meeting for just one participant. You can only cancel the entire meeting or reschedule it for everyone. If one person cannot attend, ask them to let you know, and you can decide whether to reschedule for the whole group or proceed without them.

If I cancel a meeting, can I use the same meeting ID again?

Yes. If you have a personal meeting room (a permanent Zoom meeting ID tied to your account), cancelling a scheduled meeting does not affect it. You can schedule a new meeting using the same ID anytime. If you delete a one-time scheduled meeting, that specific meeting ID is freed up, but your personal meeting room ID remains active.