Cloud Billing

documentation
View all product documentation (https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/concepts)

Cloud Billing is a collection of tools (/billing/docs/concepts) that help you track

and understand your Google Cloud spending, pay your bill, and optimize your
costs.

A Cloud Billing account (/billing/docs/how-to/manage-billing-account) defines who

pays for a given set of Google Cloud resources. To use Google Cloud services,
you must have a valid Cloud Billing account, and must link it to your Google
Cloud projects. Your project's Google Cloud usage is charged to the linked
Cloud Billing account.

You must have a valid Cloud Billing account even if you are in your free trial
period (/free/docs/gcp-free-tier#free-trial) or if you only use Google Cloud
resources that are covered by the Google Cloud Free Tier
(/free/docs/gcp-free-tier#free-tier).

You also need a Cloud Billing account to pay for your use of the Google Maps
Platform APIs (https://developers.google.com/maps/billing/gmp-billing).

Documentation resources
Find quickstarts and guides, review key references, and get help with
common issues.

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