# Billing and payments

> How DataPasa billing works. Top up your balance by card or crypto, understand hourly charges, use promo codes and request refunds of unused funds.

DataPasa has no subscriptions and no contracts. You keep a prepaid balance in US dollars and every server is charged from it by the hour, so you pay only for the time a server exists.

## The short version

- **Adding money.** A top-up starts at $5. Pay with a card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Pix or crypto, and nothing is ever taken from your card on its own.
- **Paying for servers.** Each hour is charged ahead of time, beginning at the moment of the order. Prices listed per month are simply the hourly rate times 730.
- **Running low.** An email goes out when your funds fall under 30% of what your active servers cost in a month. At zero the server stops, and you get 24 hours to add money before it is deleted.
- **Getting money back.** Unspent card top-ups can be returned to the same card. Crypto payments, hours already used and bonus credits stay non-refundable.

Promo codes work separately from all of this: they add bonus credits with an expiry date, spent before your own funds.

## Articles in this section

- [How to top up your DataPasa balance](https://datapasa.com/wiki/billing/top-up-balance): Add funds to your DataPasa balance with a card, Pix or cryptocurrency. Minimum amount, invoice rules and what to do if a payment does not arrive.
- [How hourly billing works at DataPasa](https://datapasa.com/wiki/billing/hourly-billing): How DataPasa charges servers by the hour from your balance, when you get a low balance email, and what happens to a server when the money runs out.
- [Promo codes and bonus credits at DataPasa](https://datapasa.com/wiki/billing/promo-codes-and-bonus-credits): How to activate a DataPasa promo code, where to see your bonus credits, how they are spent on servers and when they expire.
- [How to request a refund of your DataPasa balance](https://datapasa.com/wiki/billing/refunds): Request a refund of unused DataPasa balance from the Finances page. Refunds go back to the card you paid with, crypto top-ups are non-refundable.