Pay for Google products & services

Here’s where you can find info about paying for Google products and services. You can find info related to your purchases by signing in to pay.google.com.

Note: Paying for Google products and services is different from paying for things using the Google Pay app.

How to pay

Note: These steps can differ depending on the Google product or service you’re trying to buy.

Open the Google app you plan to buy from.
Find what you want to buy.
Start to check out.
- If it’s the first time you’ve bought a Google product, you’ll be asked to create a payments profile. Learn more about payments profiles below.
Finish your purchase.

What is a payments profile?

Your payments profile is usually created automatically the first time you buy something from Google (like digital content on Play or storage space through Google One).

Your Google payments profile stores information like:

Name, address, and tax ID (when required legally) of who is responsible for the profile
Credit cards, debit cards, bank accounts, and other payment methods you’ve used to buy through Google in the past
Receipts and other information about past transactions
Subscriptions and recurring payments
People you invited to use your profile (Note: This feature no longer exists for individual accounts.)

To see your payments profile, sign in to pay.google.com.

Change a payments profile

You can edit a profile you created or are an admin on.

Sign in to Settings.
If you have more than one profile:
- In the top left next to your name, click the Down arrow .
- Choose the profile you want to edit.
Make your edits. You can change information like your address, tax ID, and payment methods.
Save your edits.

Delete a payments profile

To remove a payments profile, you’ll need to close it.

If you close your Google payments profile, you won’t be able to buy things from Google Play, or other Google products.

Go to myaccount.google.com
Under ‘Account Preferences’, click Delete your account or services.
Click Delete products.
Next to Google Pay, click Remove .
- If you don’t see Google Pay listed, you’re all set.
Confirm your choice.

Change your home address

Important: Once you’ve added a home address, you can’t change your home country. If you move to a new country, you’ll need to create a new profile. You can only create one profile per country.

Sign in to Settings.
In the "Name and address" section, click Edit .
Enter your new address.
Click Save.

Change your billing address

To change the address associated with a debit or credit card:

Sign in to Payment methods.
Find the card you want to update.
Click Edit.
Update your billing address info.
Click Update.

Change your home country

You can’t change a home country associated with an existing payments profile. If you moved, are traveling, or have temporary residence in another country, you need to create a new payments profile.

Creating a new profile won’t affect payments for existing services. You’ll need to use your new profile to pay for any new products or services you purchase in your new country.

To create a new profile:

Sign in to Settings.
Under Payments profile, next to "Country," click Edit .
Click the link to Create new profile from the message that appears.
Click Continue.
From the drop-down list, choose the country to associate with the payments profile you're creating.
Enter the address information.
Click Submit.

Manage payment methods and purchases

Add a payment method

Note: New to Google Pay and already seeing payment methods? If you paid for something through Google in the past, Google Pay saved your card.

Sign in to Payment methods.
At the bottom, click Add payment method.
Click Add credit or debit card.
Enter your card info.
If you’re asked to verify your payment method, choose an option from the list.
Find and enter the verification code.

Note: After you add a card, you might see a small temporary charge on your account from Google. This charge checks that your card and account are valid. It won’t affect your balance and will go away soon.

Edit or delete a payment method

Important: If you’re changing a payment method you use for a subscription to a Google service, first update how you’ll pay for the subscription. Then follow the steps below.

Go to pay.google.com.
On the left, click Payment methods.
Next to a card or bank account, click Edit or Remove. If you don’t see "Edit," remove the payment method, then add it again.

Find charges and transactions

For some purchases you made online, you'll need to contact the retailer to see your transactions.
For most other purchases, go to Activity.
For some purchases you made through Google products, go to Subscriptions.
If you can’t find your purchase in Activity or Subscriptions, sign in to the Google product where you made it and find it there.

Manage recurring payments and subscriptions

Using Google Pay, you can make payments for recurring charges on subscriptions and other services.

To see your recurring charges:

Sign in to Subscriptions.
Find the product you want to view and click Manage.

Change your automatic payment method

Sign in to Subscriptions.
Find the subscription you want to edit and click Manage.
Under the card you’re currently using to pay, click Change payment method. If you don’t see this option, click Manage payment methods.
Choose a payment method.
Choose Save.

Cancel a subscription

Here’s how to cancel or change a subscription on Google Play.

To cancel other subscriptions:

Sign in to Subscriptions.
Find the subscription you want to cancel and click Manage.
Choose Cancel subscription. If you don’t see this option, click Manage subscription to go to the Google product you subscribed through. You can cancel the subscription there.

To see your cancelled subscriptions:

Sign in to Subscriptions.
At the top of the page, choose Canceled.

Fix issues

If you’re having problems paying for Google products or you’re seeing one of these messages, you might need to fix a problem with your payments profile.

Find the issue you’re experiencing below.

"Your transaction cannot be completed"

If you’re asked to provide additional information after seeing this message, follow the instructions. If not, try the following.

Check whether the billing address for your payment method (such as a credit card) matches the address recorded in your Google Pay settings. If they don't match, update your address on pay.google.com, and try the transaction again.
If you’re on an app, try to pay on the product’s website instead. If you’re on the website, try the app.
If you’re buying on Google Play: Go here for suggestions.
If you’re using guest checkout on Google Store: Sign in to your Google Account. If you don’t have one, create one first.

"Unable to complete transaction: expired card"

Check to see if your payment method is up to date. If it isn’t, update it in Google Pay.

"Unable to complete transaction. Please use another form of payment."

Note: These steps also apply if you’re seeing the error message "Your payment didn't go through. Please try a different payment method or try again later."

Try the following.

Check to see if your payment method is up to date. If it isn’t, update it in Google Pay. Then try your purchase again.
Make sure you have enough money in your account for the purchase.
If you’re still having issues, contact your bank to see if there’s a problem with your account.
Try making the purchase again with a different payment method.

"Your payment was declined due to an issue with your account"

If you see this message, it might be because:

We saw a suspicious transaction on your payments profile.
We need a little more information to protect your account against fraud.

To fix the issue, try the following.

Go to pay.google.com.
Take action on any alerts or requests.
- You might need to verify your identity before you can buy anything through your Google Account.
Make sure your name, address, and payment information are up to date.

"Unable to process payment: low card balance"

You might not have enough funds in your account to make the payment. Check your account balance or contact your bank.

Ineligible or grayed out card

If your card is grayed out or you see a message that your card is ineligible, you won’t be able to use it for this type of purchase. Try making the purchase again with a different payment method.

If you don’t see the payment method you want to use, follow the instructions on the screen to add a new one.