Top-ups and Invoicing

Bahriya supports two billing modes: pay-as-you-go (PAYG) and invoice. This article explains how each works, how to add credit, and what happens when your balance runs low.

Pay-as-you-go (PAYG)

PAYG is the default billing mode. You add credit to your account and usage is deducted from your balance in real time.

Adding credit (top-ups)

You can top up your balance from the Billing page in your organisation settings. Enter an amount and complete the payment through the checkout flow. Payments are processed via Stripe — Bahriya does not store your card details directly.

You can also save a payment method for future use during checkout.

Auto top-up

To avoid running out of credit, you can enable auto top-up:

• Threshold — When your balance drops below this amount, a top-up is triggered automatically.
• Amount — How much credit to add each time.

For example, set a threshold of $20 and an amount of $100 — whenever your balance drops below $20, $100 is charged to your saved payment method automatically.

Auto top-up requires a saved payment method set as default.

What happens when your balance runs out

If your balance reaches zero and there is no auto top-up configured:

• Your resources may be suspended until credit is added.
• Suspended containers stop serving traffic but are not deleted. Your configuration, secrets, and data remain intact.
• Once you add credit, resources resume automatically.

Managing payment methods

From the Billing page you can:

• Add a new payment method.
• Set a default payment method (used for auto top-up).
• Remove a saved payment method.

Invoice billing

Invoice billing is available for organisations with higher usage or specific requirements. In this mode:

• Usage is tracked and billed on a monthly cycle.
• You receive an invoice at the end of each billing period.
• Payment terms are agreed when invoice billing is set up.

Invoice billing is configured by the Bahriya team — contact support to request it.

Billing portal

From the Billing page, you can access the billing portal to view your payment history, download receipts, and manage your billing details.