What you need to know about your Google Cloud Billing account and Google payments profile

 Google Cloud billing issues, payment methods supported by Google Cloud

Many people encounter payment issues when using Google Cloud. Cloud Billing AccountThe following describes how to createSelf-service online Cloud Billing accountto automatically pay for your use of Google Cloud and Google Maps Platform. If you want to set up a Cloud Billing account for invoicing.

Cloud Billing accounts are used to pay for usage in Google Cloud projects and Google Maps Platform projects. Cloud Billing accounts are not required to pay for Google Workspace accounts. Google Workspace customers need a separate Google Workspace billing account.

Cloud Billing AccountA setting in Google Cloud that defines who pays for a given set of Google Cloud resources and the Google Maps Platform API. Access control to a Cloud Billing account is determined by IAM roles. Google payments profileYour Google payments profile contains the payment methods you use to pay your fees.

Cloud Billing Account:

• This is managed in the Google Cloud consoleCloud-scale resources.
• and Google payments profile(This includes the definitionHow to paypayment method for the fees).
• Tracks the amount of money you spend on Google Cloud across all projects associated with your Cloud Billing account.All costs(Fees and using bonuses).
• Each Cloud Billing account generatesA bill.
• useSingle Currency.
• Defines a set of given resourcesPayer.
• haveSpecific to billing featuresRoles and permissionsTo control access to billing-related functions (determined by IAM roles).

Google payments profile:

• pass payments.google.com Management Google-level resources.
• With your useAll Google Services(e.g. Google Ads, Google Cloud, and Fi calling services)Related.
• Handles all Google services(Not just Google Cloud)Payment.
• storagePayment information ownerName,addressandTax ID(if required by law) and other information.
• storageYour variousPayment Methods(Credit card, debit card, bank account, and other payment methods you've used to make purchases through Google in the past).
• act asDocumentation Center, where you can view your bills, payment history, and more.
• controlWho canView and ReceiveBills for various Cloud Billing accounts and products.
• haveGoogle Payments specificUsers and permissionsto control access to payment-related features.

Prohibited areas: Google Cloud is available in most countries and regions. However, Google restricts access to some of its services in certain countries or regions, such as China, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria. If a country is not on the list, it may be because access to Google Cloud services is restricted.

Payment methods you can add to your Google payments profile

In many countries, you can set up a credit card, debit card, or bank account as your primary payment method. You can also set up a backup credit or debit card as a safety net that we'll charge you if your primary payment method fails. This ensures that your Google APIs and cloud services continue to function properly. Note that you can't set up a bank account as a backup payment method.

Supported payment methods, credit and debit cards:

• American Express
• Mastercard
• Visa
• Discover (US only)
• JCB (Japan and the United States only)
• Visa Electron (outside the U.S. only)
• Elo credit card (Brazil only; adding Elo debit cards is not allowed)
• Debit card with Visa or MasterCard logo

Unsupported payment methods:

• Unsupported useRequire two-factor authenticationDebit card payment.
• Payments using prepaid cards and virtual credit cards (VCC) are not supported.
• Payments from grant-only bank accounts are not supported.
• Monthly Fee or Threshold Billing AccountWire transfers are not supported. You can add your bank account as a payment method to pay using your bank account (If this payment method is available in your country).
• From July 1, 2022, payments using PayPal will no longer be supported.
• From February 2024,Boleto (Brazil)It is not currently available as a new payment method for Google Cloud accounts. If you already have a Cloud Billing account that is currently configured to use Boleto as a payment method, you can continue to pay with Boleto.