After you create a Cloud Billing account and its associated Google payments profile, you can change or update many account settings, with a few notable exceptions.
For information on how to create a Cloud Billing account, see Create a new self-serve Cloud Billing account.
If you want to close, reopen, or delete an existing Cloud Billing account rather than updating the account, see Close or reopen your Cloud Billing account.
Account settings that you can modify
Here's a list of settings that you can modify on an existing Cloud Billing account or Google payments profile. Follow the links for guidance about completing these tasks.
| Account settings that you can modify | |
|---|---|
| Billing account name | The name of the billing account that displays in billing account selectors and tabular lists or reports that display the billing account name. If you have multiple Cloud Billing accounts with similar names, you might want to modify the name of each billing account to help you distinguish between accounts. |
| Mailing addresses (all values except the Country) | There are one or more mailing addresses associated with your billing account, depending on the type of billing account (self-serve or invoiced) and the type of Google payments account connected to your Cloud Billing account. The mailing addresses can include the legally-registered business address, and the addresses where invoices are mailed. |
| Projects linked to the Cloud Billing account | A Cloud Billing account is used to define who pays for a given set of resources, and it is linked to one or more projects. Project usage is charged to the linked Cloud Billing account. You can change the Cloud Billing account linked to each of your projects. |
| Payment methods for a self-serve billing account | Usage costs accrued for a self-serve Cloud Billing account are automatically charged to the payment instrument on file in the associated Google payments profile. These forms of payment typically include credit cards, debit cards, or bank accounts, depending on your country and currency. |
| Email addresses and email preferences for payments account notifications | A Cloud Billing account is linked to a Google payments profile. You can update Google payments users and their notification settings to control who receives payments emails, and the types of emails they are sent. |
| Cloud Billing account permissions | You can add/remove/update users and their level of access to Cloud Billing accounts. Billing account access is needed for many billing tasks, such as: viewing reports and cost data; viewing documents, like invoices and statements; configuring and managing budgets; purchasing and analyzing committed use discounts; and various account management tasks. |
| Google payments profile permissions | You can add/remove/update users and their level of access to Google payments business profiles. Each Cloud Billing account is linked to a Google payments profile. Google payments profile access is needed to manage payments-related tasks, such as: add, edit, and remove payment methods; update Google payments profile info, including mailing addresses; manage Google payments users, including contact details, email preferences, and user permissions. |
| Purchase Order number on invoices | For Cloud Billing accounts configured to be billed by a monthly invoice, you can set or modify the invoice's purchase order number (also called IO number, CPE, or client code), an identifier that appears in the header of your invoices. |
| Email addresses for contacts to receive invoices by email | For Cloud Billing accounts configured to be billed by a monthly invoice, you can manage a list of contacts who receive invoices by email. |
Account settings that you cannot modify
Here's a list of settings that you are not able to modify on an existing Cloud Billing account or Google payments profile. In the event that you want or need to change these settings, read the information below for guidance and links to helpful documentation.
| Account settings that you cannot modify | |
|---|---|
| Currency of billing account | The currency for your Cloud Billing account is automatically assigned based on the Country that corresponds with your billing mailing address. You can't choose a different currency for the account. If you need a Cloud Billing account that operates in a different currency, create a new Cloud Billing account*. |
| Country setting on the billing account and payments profile | During the creation of a Cloud Billing account, you select the Country for your billing account (either directly, or inherited from an organization node). The linked Google payments profile uses the same country as the billing account. Each Cloud Billing account and Google payments profile can be associated with only one country due to tax regulations and currency restrictions. You cannot change the country for an existing billing account or payments profile. To use a different country, create a new Cloud Billing account*. |
| The Google payments profile that is linked to the Cloud Billing account | Each Cloud Billing account is linked to a Google payments profile when the billing account is created. You cannot unlink the payments profile or link an existing Cloud Billing account to a different Google payments profile. To use a different payments profile, create a new Cloud Billing account*. |
| The Account type of the Google payments profile | When you create a Google payments profile, you are prompted to select the account type, to create either an "individual" or "business" profile. In some countries, this selection affects your tax options. Also, only "Business" types can have multiple payments profile users. You cannot change the account type after signing up. To use a Google payments profile with a different account type, create a new Cloud Billing account*. |
* If you have a Cloud Billing account that is billed by invoice, then creating a new, self-serve billing account might not be the best option for you. To modify the settings on your invoiced account, contact your Account Representative or Cloud Billing Support for assistance.
Rename a Cloud Billing account
The name of a Cloud Billing account appears in billing account selectors and tabular lists or reports that display the billing account name. If you have multiple Cloud Billing accounts with similar names, you might want to modify the name of each billing account to help you distinguish between accounts. Don't include sensitive information such as personally identifiable information (PII) or security data in your billing account name.
Permissions required for this task
To change the Cloud Billing account name, you need a role that includes the following permission on your Cloud Billing account:
To gain this permission using a predefined role, ask your administrator to grant you the following role on the Cloud Billing account:
How to rename the Cloud Billing account
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Account management page.
At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account that you want to update.
The Account management page opens for the selected Cloud Billing account.
At the top of the page, click
Rename billing account .Enter a new name for the Cloud Billing account.
Click Rename to save your changes.
You might need to refresh the page to see the new name on the Account management page.
Why can't I see or access the
If you are on the Account Management page of the Cloud Billing
account you want to rename and you don't see or can't access the
Change the mailing addresses on the Cloud Billing account
There are one or more mailing addresses associated with your billing account, depending on the type of billing account (invoiced or self-serve) and the type of Google payments profile connected to your Cloud Billing account. The mailing addresses can include the legally-registered business address that gets printed on invoices, and the addresses where invoices are mailed.
Permissions required for this task
The permissions needed to change the mailing addresses on your Cloud Billing account depend on the type of billing account (invoiced or self-serve) you are updating, and are described in the instructions for your billing account type.
Update the mailing addresses
The mailing addresses available for you to update depend on the type of Cloud Billing account (invoiced or self-serve) that you are updating. To change the mailing addresses on the Cloud Billing account, follow the instructions for your billing account type.
Invoiced account
If your Cloud Billing account is configured as an invoiced account, there is more than one mailing address in the Google payments profile:
- Business name and address: This is the legally-registered business name and address. This address is typically printed on invoices (unless you specify a different Bill-to address.
- Mail invoice delivery addresses: Addresses entered here will receive invoices by mail. This does not impact the address that is printed on your documents; that is, only your bill-to address is printed on documents.
- Bill-to address: This is the mailing address that appears on your invoices and statements. This address can be set to use the business name and address, or you can choose to configure a different address.
Permissions required to update addresses on your invoiced account
To complete the steps described in this section to update the mailing addresses on your invoiced Cloud Billing account, you need a role that includes the following permission on the Cloud Billing account:
To gain this permission using a predefined role, ask your administrator to grant you the Billing Account Administrator role on the Cloud Billing account.
Update the Business name and address
If you pay by invoice, you cannot update the Business name and address online, in the Google payments profile. Rather, we must perform this action for you.
If your company name or address has changed, contact your Account Representative or contact Cloud Billing Support for assistance.
In order to update the information, we might request a scanned copy of your official registration documents stating your tax IDs (if applicable), registered company name, and legal address. After the changes are made, you can request a revision of the previously issued documents to reflect the corrected name and other details.
Update the Mail invoice delivery addresses
Complete the following steps to add addresses where the invoices will be mailed:
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Payment settings page.
At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account that you want to update.
The Payment settings page opens for the selected Cloud Billing account.
Under Payments account, click the edit icon () next to the Mail invoice delivery to open it for edit.
Select Add mailing address (optional), and choose an option:
- Select an existing address from the list, and then click Add.
- or Select Add another address, enter the address details, and then click Add.
When you are done adding mailing addresses, click Save.
If you want to delete any Mail invoice delivery addresses:
- Follow the steps above to access the Payments settings page for the Cloud Billing account you want to manage.
- Under Payments account, click the edit icon () next to the Mail invoice delivery to open it for edit.
- Click the delete icon () next to each address that you want to remove.
- Click Save to save your changes and deletions.
Update the Bill-to address
The Bill-to address is the mailing address that is printed on your invoices and statements. By default, the Bill-to address is set to use the Business name and address on your Google payments profile. If you prefer, you can assign a different mailing address to appear on your invoices.
Complete the following steps to update the Bill-to address:
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Payment settings page.
At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account that you want to update.
The Payment settings page opens for the selected Cloud Billing account.
Under Payments account, click the edit icon () next to the Bill-to address to open it for edit.
Click the displayed address to choose an option:
- Select an existing address from the list, and then click Add.
- or Select Add another address, enter the address details, and then click Add.
When you are done adding mailing addresses, click Save.
The updated Bill-to address will appear on newly-issued invoices. If you also want to update the Bill-to address on previously-issued invoices, you need to regenerate each invoice.
Update the Bill-to address on previously-issued invoices
To change the Bill-to address on invoices that have already been issued, after setting the new address, regenerate each invoice you want to update — one invoice at a time.
To regenerate an invoice, do the following:
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Documents page.
At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account you want to view.
From the Documents table, click the row of the invoice to view its details. A pop-up opens, showing you document header details including the invoice or memo number, bill-to address, amount, status, purchase order number, account details, and more.
In the top right of the invoice pop-up, select Actions.
To request a revision to your invoice, including updating the Bill-to address, select Regenerate invoice with updated information.
Read the Request status confirmation, and then click Got it to return to the Documents table. Note that for each invoice you choose to regenerate, you must wait 48 hours to make another revision request on that same invoice.
To update the Bill-to address for another invoice, repeat the steps above after the last invoice is successfully applied.
Self-serve account
There is one mailing address on a self-serve (online) Cloud Billing account. This mailing address is the legally-registered business address that gets printed on statements and tax invoices.
Permissions required to update the business name and address
To update the business name and address on your self-serve Cloud Billing account, you need permissions on the Cloud Billing account as well as the linked Google payments profile.
On the Cloud Billing account, you need a role that includes the following permission:
billing.accounts.updatePaymentInfoTo gain this permission using a predefined role, ask your administrator to grant you the Billing Account Administrator role on the Cloud Billing account.
On the Google payments profile associated with your Cloud Billing account, you must have the Edit payments profile permission. Learn about changing permissions on your Google payments profile.
Complete the following steps to update the address:
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Payment settings page.
At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account that you want to update.
The Payment settings page opens for the selected Cloud Billing account.
Under Payments profile, click the edit icon () next to the name and address to open it for edit.
Update the mailing address information* and click Save.
* You cannot edit the mailing address country. If you need to change the country of the Cloud Billing account's address, you will need to create a new billing account.
Enable contacts to receive invoices by email
If your Cloud Billing account is configured to be paid by Invoice, you can configure a separate list of contacts to receive only invoices by email. These contacts do not need to be set up as payments account users to receive invoices by email.
For Google payments users, learn how to set additional email preferences for each payments user.
Permissions required for this task
For a Cloud Billing account paid by invoice, to manage the email addresses where invoices are delivered, you need a role that includes the following permission on the Cloud Billing account:
To gain this permission using a predefined role, ask your administrator to grant you the Billing Account Administrator role on the Cloud Billing account.
Update email addresses for invoice delivery
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Payment settings page.
At the prompt, choose the Cloud Billing account that you want to update.
The Payment settings page opens for the selected Cloud Billing account.
Under Payments account, click the edit icon () next to the Email invoice delivery to open it for edit.
Select Add new email address (optional), enter the email address where you want invoices to be sent, and then click Add.
When you are done adding email addresses, click Save.
Email addresses must be verified. If this is the first time you have entered the email address for the Google payments account, Google will send a verification email with a subject line similar to Action required for your Google Account. The contact must open the email and click Accept to verify their email address and begin receiving communications, such as invoices, from the payments profile.
If you want to delete any Email invoice delivery addresses:
- Follow the steps above to access the Payments settings page for the Cloud Billing account you want to manage.
- Under Payments account, click the edit icon () next to the Email invoice delivery to open it for edit.
- Click the delete icon () next to each email address that you want to remove.
- Click Save to save your deletions.
Related topics
- Create a new Cloud Billing account
- Close or re-open your Cloud Billing account
- View projects linked to a Cloud Billing account
- Enable, disable, or change billing for a project
- Add, remove, or update a payment method
- Resolve billing issues
- View your cost and payment history
- View your billing reports and cost trends
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