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Billing
Last verified 24 Apr 2026
DigitalOcean billing cycles are monthly. Your balance accrues over the course of the calendar month based on the cost of the resources you use. We are also required by law to apply taxes for certain countries.
We automatically invoice and charge your team’s primary payment method on the first day of each month for the previous month’s usage, or partway through the month when your balance reaches your tier’s auto-charge amount.
For consolidated billing, payment, and invoicing, you can group related teams into an organization, and view detailed spend breakdowns by team.
Payment
How to Pay Your Bill
Pay bills from DigitalOcean using a credit card, debit card, crypto wallet, third-party provider (like PayPal, Google Pay, or Apple Pay), or a bank account.
How to Manage Payment Methods on DigitalOcean
How to add, edit, and remove payment methods on your team, including credit cards, debit cards, crypto wallets, and third-party providers.
Late Payments
Our late payment policies for past due accounts, suspended accounts, and permanent resource deletion.
Billing Alerts
Set up billing alerts to receive email notifications when your monthly usage exceeds an amount you specify.
Charges
Invoices
Invoices list the charges a team has accrued in a given monthly billing cycle.
Promo Codes
Redeem a promo code to apply credits to your team.
Tax Information by Country
We are required by law to apply taxes for certain countries depending on the associated team’s tax location. Registered businesses in certain locations can enter a VAT or GST IDs to remove those taxes from their monthly bills.
Bandwidth Billing
Consolidated information on bandwidth usage charges for Droplets and other DigitalOcean products.
Pricing Overview
Pricing details for all DigitalOcean products.
Reference
Billing API and CLI Reference
Use the DigitalOcean API and official CLI client, doctl, to programmatically retrieve your balance, invoices, and billing history.
DigitalOcean MCP Server Reference
Use the DigitalOcean MCP Server to view and manage account details, billing history, SSH keys, and balances with the DigitalOcean MCP Server.
Latest Updates
29 June 2026
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Serverless Inference now requires a positive prepaid account balance before you can send inference requests. Usage charges are deducted from this balance, and access is suspended if it reaches $0. You can add a prepayment manually or enable auto-reload to replenish your balance automatically. For more information, see Manage Serverless Inference Prepayment.
18 June 2026
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To comply with Peru’s tax regulation for digital services, DigitalOcean charges Value Added Tax (VAT) for customers with a tax location in Peru, beginning on 1 June 2026. These charges appear on invoices issued on and after 1 July 2026. Learn more about taxes in Peru.
12 May 2026
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Registered businesses in Tanzania may now be required to withhold 15% of the gross amount of payments for digital services from DigitalOcean under the Tanzania Income Tax Act. Learn more about taxes in Tanzania.
For more information, see the full release notes.