Google suspended his API access—to inform him he'd been given $60 in credits
autisticDeush · reddit · 2026-11-13
A user's Google AI Studio API suddenly got suspended mid-use despite having balance. The bizarre cause: Google had granted $60 in GCP cloud credits and required debit card re-verification before use. After verifying, the API worked again. A screenshot shows 8 Google Developer Program credit entries totaling $62.61.
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