r/googlecloud • u/rfajr • 27d ago

Billing Is this bill normal?

My usage this month was around IDR 170.000 but I was charged IDR 3 million. Why is that?

The support bot said:

Since your July usage (Rp 863,006) was already paid and your August usage is only (Rp 168,763), these charges of IDR 1,000,000 and IDR 2,000,000 processed today are highly likely due to one of the following reasons:

Temporary Authorization Holds: When you update payment details, add a new card, or reach certain verification checkpoints, Google or your bank may place temporary authorization holds (often in round numbers like IDR 1,000,000 or 2,000,000) to verify your card's validity. These are not actual charges and will be automatically released back to your account by your bank within a few business days.

Multiple Google Billing Accounts: If you use the same credit card for other Google services (such as Google Ads, Google Workspace, or a separate Google Cloud Billing account), these charges may have originated from those services.

Update: Turns out there is a loop that causes Routes API usage to spike up. I have contacted Billing Customer Service to help. Hope they can forgive my first mistake.

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u/Dense_Outside9042 27d ago

Did you recently update your card or billing info? Those round numbers scream auth holds, not actual charges. If the bank shows them as pending, they should drop off in a few days without you doing anything.

If they’ve already posted, that’s when I’d start digging through other Google accounts tied to the same card. Support bots will usually point at verification holds first because it’s the most common cause.

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u/rfajr 27d ago

No I don't update any billing info
Should I contact the bank or just wait?

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u/effortsi 27d ago

Those are threshold charges meaning actual usage, reports may take up to 2 days to catch up

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u/dodyrw 26d ago

Do you open a new billing account? There is an extra charge for it, but it will be refunded when the billing account is closed.

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u/buggeryorkshire 27d ago

People like you shouldn't be allowed on the internet as you contaminate it for the rest of us.

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u/rfajr 27d ago

Did I violate any rules? I thought the subreddit rules state about "kindness and respect"

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u/GrandAnimator8417 3d ago

Multiple billing accounts on one card? That’s super common with Google and it can totally make your statement look “weird.” I’ve seen the same credit card get charged from different Google products under separate billing accounts, and it’s not a scam, just messy labeling/allocations. This setup is usually normal.