Cancel a project
Overview
You can cancel a project in Smartcat if you no longer need it. Canceling the project removes all appointments and invitations from it and refunds any prepayments. You can restore a canceled project later if needed.
Requirements and limitations
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You cannot cancel a project that is already marked Completed.
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You cannot cancel a project that was assigned to you via an Order. Cancel the originating order instead.
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Canceling a project with suppliers assigned cancels all assignments that have incomplete tasks. Completed tasks are marked as approved by you.
⚠️ Canceling a project is not the same as the "Update a Project" file-replace flow — in-progress translation work is not guaranteed to be preserved. Confirm all work you want to keep is saved or exported before canceling a project with active translation in progress.
How it works
Cancel a project
- In the left navigation sidebar, click Projects.
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Open the project (or find it in your projects list).
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Click ⋮ in the project list row or at the top right of the project overview page and select Cancel project.
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Confirm in the dialog that appears. If suppliers are assigned, the dialog notes that incomplete assignments will be canceled and completed ones marked approved.
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Select Yes, cancel.
The project status changes to Canceled.
Restore a canceled project
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Open the canceled project.
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Select Restore from the ⋮ menu.
Smartcat automatically determines the correct status to restore the project to (usually In Progress) based on the state of its documents.
FAQs
Will I lose my translation progress if I cancel a project?
Canceling removes assignments and invitations and refunds prepayments, but in-progress translation is not guaranteed to carry over. Confirm important work is saved before canceling.
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