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title: Cancelling an exchange | Pairc Goodman
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# Cancelling an exchange

Withdraw a request before the work starts.

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The member who sent the request can cancel an exchange before the work starts.

1. Open the exchange.
2. Press Cancel Exchange.
3. Press Cancel Exchange again to confirm, or Keep Exchange to go back.

You can cancel while the status is **Awaiting Provider** , **Awaiting Broker** or **Accepted** . The other member is told. No hours move.

Cancelling cannot be undone. If you change your mind, send a new request.

If you posted the listing, you can **Decline** a request instead of accepting it.

Once the work has started, the cancel button is no longer shown. If plans change after that, talk to the other member or your coordinator.

[Go to this page](/exchanges)

## More guides in this topic

[How does an exchange work?](/help/members/exchanges/how_exchanges_work) [Requesting an exchange from a listing](/help/members/exchanges/request_exchange) [Accepting or declining a request](/help/members/exchanges/respond_to_request) [Starting and finishing the work](/help/members/exchanges/start_and_complete) [Confirming the hours](/help/members/exchanges/confirm_hours) [What does broker approval mean?](/help/members/exchanges/broker_approval) [What happens if we disagree about the hours?](/help/members/exchanges/exchange_disputes) [Rating an exchange](/help/members/exchanges/rate_exchange)

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