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How to Find a Receipt for an Online Purchase

Locate proof of purchase for software, subscriptions, or online services.

Quick Answer

Search email for the merchant name and words such as receipt, invoice, order, or payment, then check the service's billing history.

Step by Step

  1. Sign in through the service's official website or app rather than a link in an unexpected message.
  2. Search email for the merchant name and words such as receipt, invoice, order, or payment, then check the service's billing history.
  3. Read any effective date, renewal date, refund rule, or data-deletion warning before confirming.
  4. Save a confirmation email, receipt, or screenshot for important cancellations or account changes.

If That Doesn't Work

  • A subscription may be billed by Apple, Google, PayPal, a card processor, or the service itself, so the place you use the product may not be the place that controls billing.
  • Do not dispute a legitimate charge as fraud until you have checked whether it belongs to another account, family member, free-trial conversion, or recognizable merchant billing name.