Personal account
A personal account is your unique ID in the Yandex Cloud Billing service used to pay for resources during the entire term of your agreement. It holds the funds that you credit to it using a bank card or bank transfer (the crediting method depends on your legal status).
The funds are debited from your personal account only if you have no grants.
Creating a personal account
Your personal account is created automatically once you activate the paid version. The account is virtual and does not have the status of a settlement or bank account. It cannot be disabled.
Personal account number
You can find your personal account number in Payment invoice.
Personal account balance
Upon activation of the paid version, your personal account balance will equal zero by default.
You can monitor your balance in Yandex Cloud Billing:
- The balance is reduced automatically as you consume resources. You can view your resource consumption history on the Usage details page.
- The balance increases when you credit funds to it. The top-up record is logged to the payment history.
Your balance can go negative due to the billing threshold applied after you activate the paid version – and only if paying with a bank card.
We recommend that you monitor and top up your personal account balance so that it is always positive.
If you fail to top up your personal account on time, the use of the Yandex Cloud services may be suspended. Prior to suspension, a payment notice will be sent to the email address specified in your billing account. You will receive payment notices seven and three days prior to suspension, as well as on the day of suspension. After you top up your personal account, access to resource consumption will be restored within 24 hours.
Methods and terms of crediting funds to your personal account
The method of crediting funds to your personal account depends on your legal status (billing account type). How fast the funds will be credited to your personal account depends on the payment method. For more information, see Payment methods.
Note
You cannot use grants to top up your personal account.