Accounts, payments and access

Find practical guidance for registration, login, subscriptions and payment questions, including the details to collect before contacting support.

Follow account and payment steps in order: confirm the service and account, check subscription terms, preserve transaction references and send support a clear description of the issue.

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• Claude shared chats in Google: how to revoke your linksOn July 25, public Claude chats and artifacts appeared in Google results. A guide to checking your links, revoking them, and removing outdated search results.
• Paying for vibe-coding tools: methods and limitationsFree AI tool options, original USD prices, limits, and differences between access and payment.
• Claude Code: registration, sign-in, plans, and supportPhone number requirements, email sign-in, Pro/Max plans, weekly limits, saving projects, and contacting support. Provider restrictions and original caveats.
• Claude Code: Subscription Access Disabled — What to DoClaude Code displays “organization has disabled Claude subscription access”: who disabled subscription sign-in, what to check in /status, and what to write to the administrator.
• Claude Won’t Accept Your Card: Why Payment Is Declined and Who Is Actually Rejecting ItA detailed breakdown: Claude won’t accept your card: why payment is declined and who is actually rejecting it.
• Claude Is Not Accepting New Users: What to DoThe “Claude is not available to new users right now” screen during registration: which Anthropic rules about country, phone, and email to check, and what to use instead of Claude.
• Claude Code Is Not Available in Your Region: What the Error Means and What to DoThe “App unavailable in region” error means Claude Code is unavailable in your country. We explain error code 403 and how to contact support with and without account access.
• Claude Keeps Asking You to Sign In Again: Causes and ChecksCookies, incognito mode, tracking protection, VPN, and corporate settings: how to distinguish the reasons Claude keeps asking you to sign in again.
• Claude session key: risks and revoking accessHow a session key differs from a password and an API key, what it opens, how to check an extension, and how to close other sessions. With examples and links to the rules.
• Identity Verification in Claude: Persona and Action PlansHow Claude identity verification works, the documents and selfie required by Persona, the conditions for different plans, how to preserve projects, and how to choose an alternative client.
• Gemini API Free Tier: Regional and API-Key Access ErrorsGemini API key free-tier access errors: distinguish 403 Access Restricted, 400 FAILED_PRECONDITION, and 403 PERMISSION_DENIED by their messages and conditions.
• GitHub Copilot: Export Restrictions and TroubleshootingHow to distinguish an export restriction from a payment decline and an authentication error in VS Code. GitHub’s official policy and the limits of the appeal process.
• GitHub Is Not Sending a Verification Email: What to DoResending a GitHub email, link expiration, an incorrect or occupied address, account restriction, and email security. The complete verification process.
• Grok: regional restrictions and alternatives for your projectGrok availability terms, SpaceXAI restrictions, choosing coding alternatives, and a backup provider for your project.
• Paying for Claude: card requirements and access conditionsSupported country, international payments, physical and virtual cards, billing address, and the risks of using someone else’s card.
• Claude Account: Reasons for Suspension and the Appeals ProcessAnthropic rules, access sharing, automation, suspicious payments, account protection, and appeals. Links to the original terms and restrictions.
• Paying for ChatGPT: Cards, Plans, and Regional RestrictionsChatGPT payment methods, original USD prices, payment system requirements, mobile subscriptions, and the risks of ready-made accounts.
• Paying for Coda in 2026: plans, free plan, and cancellationHow Coda plans work, document creator roles, the free plan, the transition to Superhuman Docs, and how to cancel a subscription.
• How to pay for Cursor in 2026: why your card is declined and what restrictions to considerPaying for Cursor: free Hobby, paid plans, payment processor, tax, regional card restrictions, and the risks of buying someone else’s account.
• Payment for an AI service declined: card, processor, and accountChecking the service terms, card and company billing, the difference between payment and access, a temporary hold, and choosing the right product.
• How to Upgrade from Free Claude to Pro in 2026How Claude Pro differs from the free plan, how much it costs, when you need it, how to upgrade, keep your data, and cancel your subscription.
• How to Top Up Your Claude Console Balance in 2026Where the top-up button is in Claude Console, how credits and auto-reload work, which roles are needed, and where to check supported countries. A review based on Anthropic documentation.
• Claude subscription renewal in 2026: timing, cancellation, and refundPro and Max auto-renewal, billing date, reasons for plan downgrades, subscription cancellation, refunds, and access review terms.
• Which Claude plan to choose in 2026: Free, Pro, or MaxClaude plans in 2026: what the free plan offers, how Pro at 20 dollars differs from Max at 100, what the 5x and 20x limits mean, and which one to choose.
• VPN and Access to Claude: Regions, Connection, and Service RulesAnthropic supported regions, network connection properties, error diagnostics, and service policy restrictions.
• Your Own Claude Subscription vs a Ready-Made Account: Key DifferencesHow paying for your own subscription differs from buying a ready-made account, what risks of transferring access Anthropic describes, and what to check with an intermediary.
• Claude in the App Store: Payment, Restoring a Purchase, and RefundsApple Pay, Apple Account, and the App Store: the differences, linking a Claude subscription, Restore Purchase, USD prices in the US store, and cancellation and refund rules.
• Devin: Plans, Payment Conditions, and Reasons a Card Is DeclinedWhat you pay for in Devin, Free/Pro/Max/Teams plans, the difference between access problems and a card decline, credits, and refund rules.
• Email for Claude: choosing an address and protecting accessSign in with Google or email, email delivery, inability to change your address, a corporate domain, and preserving account access.
• Claude Registration: Phone and Identity VerificationA number from a supported country, SMS verification, restrictions on virtual numbers, separate Persona verification, and the differences between registration, access, and payment.
• Money was charged, but Claude Pro didn’t appear: what to doPaid for Claude Pro, but the subscription didn’t appear? I look at five reasons your money may have gone, how to check the payment, and how to get the charge refunded if Pro still hasn’t activated.
• Should you buy a ready-made Claude account in 2026: what you riskBased on Anthropic's documents, I examine the risks of buying someone else's Claude account: losing access, losing money, and getting blocked. And why your own account is more reliable.
• OpenAI API Organization Verification: Documents and Rejected ApplicationsOrganization and identity verification for the OpenAI API: physical documents, supported countries, company information, reasons for rejection, and rules for re-verification.
• How to Get a Refund for a Claude Subscription and Stop ChargesCheck eligibility for a Claude refund, support, the App Store and Google Play, subscription cancellation, a bank dispute, and separate usage charges.
• Claude account blocked: what to do and how to appealWhat to do if Claude has blocked your account: how to export chats, submit an appeal through the form on claude.ai, what not to do, and how to preserve projects.