Question

What happens when the $100 credit expires?

Posted on January 21, 2021
DigitalOcean Accounts Billing
Asked by henrymendeez

I would like to know what happens after the 60 Days of credit. I have paid the initial $5 and I want to know if after the credit expires will I still have the $5 on my account credit.

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alexdo

Site Moderator

• January 21, 2021

Accepted Answer

Hello, @henrymendeez

I believe that this question was previously asked in our community:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-digital-ocean-credit-works

I will put the answer provided by jarland here as well:

Good question. So the credit goes into a pool that is your balance. In our eyes, with $100 credit, you have a balance of “negative $100.” Usage accumulates toward 0 and once past that, a positive balance is the amount owed. So if you start with $100 credit and use $110 worth of service, you have a balance of “positive $10” and you owe $10.

You can use any and all of our services to go toward your usage. Any amount of credit that you do not use within 60 days will disappear. If you continue to have services with us after that 60 days, or after the $100 is used (whichever comes first), continued usage will be billed at the beginning of the next month.

Regards, Alex

Rhaw • June 2, 2022

how to get $100 min?