Hello. Why was $5 debited from my account when I registered? And they never came back!
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Hey!
That $5 charge is likely a temporary authorization hold to verify your payment method. It should drop off your statement or be refunded shortly. If it doesn’t, definitely reach out to support so they can check it for you: https://do.co/support
- Bobby
Heya,
That should be a temporal check to see if you have provided a valid payment method. They should be returned however, if that is not the case, it’s best to contact DigitalOcean’s support at
https://do.co/support
They can best help with billing issues as we in the community don’t have access to that information.
Heya, @xtrip
That should be a charge related to authorising your payment method. It should drop off your statement or be refunded shortly. If not you can contact our support team.
Let us know how it goes.