Payment charged but Hobby plan not activated (card flagged as prepaid)
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FREEOP

2 months ago

Hello ,

I’m trying to subscribe to the Hobby plan ($5/month). My card was charged $5 (Receipt #2822-5912, Invoice R1EPUMCI-0003, paid March 15, 2026), but my workspace is still on Trial and the Hobby plan is not activated.

When I click “Subscribe to Hobby Plan”, Railway shows the error: “Prepaid cards can’t be used for subscriptions. Please use a credit card.”

Because of this, I can’t activate the plan, but the $5 charge already happened.

Could you please either:

1. refund the $5 charge, or

2. apply it as account credit, or

3. advise how to activate the Hobby plan with this payment?

Screenshots attached: receipt + the error message + Billing page showing Trial plan.

Thank you.

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Status changed to Awaiting Railway Response Railway 2 months ago


2 months ago

Unfortunately, we don't support certain types of prepaid cards for fraud & abuse reasons. Please use a credit card.

Sorry we're unable to help you out further here.


Status changed to Awaiting User Response Railway 2 months ago


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2 months ago

This thread has been marked as solved automatically due to a lack of recent activity. Please re-open this thread or create a new one if you require further assistance. Thank you!

Status changed to Solved Railway 2 months ago


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