diff --git a/fern/products/platform/pages/platform/core/rate-limits.mdx b/fern/products/platform/pages/platform/core/rate-limits.mdx index 607125ce9f..6f2663cceb 100644 --- a/fern/products/platform/pages/platform/core/rate-limits.mdx +++ b/fern/products/platform/pages/platform/core/rate-limits.mdx @@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ Please be prepared to share detailed information about your use case. If approved, you **MUST** set up auto top up on your project to the total cost of the numbers monthly **before the limit will be raised**. This requirement prevents the suspension of services due to insufficient balance. Pricing for phone numbers can be found on the [SignalWire pricing page](https://signalwire.com/pricing/messaging). +See [Auto Top-Up](/docs/platform/auto-top-up) for how it is charged and what enabling it commits you to. diff --git a/fern/products/platform/pages/platform/setup/auto-top-up.mdx b/fern/products/platform/pages/platform/setup/auto-top-up.mdx new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..47d5290d14 --- /dev/null +++ b/fern/products/platform/pages/platform/setup/auto-top-up.mdx @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +title: Auto Top-Up +subtitle: Keep your balance funded automatically, and what enabling it commits you to. +description: How Auto Top-Up funds your SignalWire balance, when your card is charged, and why it cannot be switched off once it is on. +slug: /auto-top-up +max-toc-depth: 3 +--- + +Adding a payment method to your Space turns on Auto Top-Up. +When your balance falls below a threshold you set, SignalWire charges the card you chose and adds the funds to your balance. +This keeps calls and messages running, and keeps recurring charges such as phone numbers paid. + + +You can change the amount, the threshold, and the card that funds it, but the Dashboard does not offer a way to switch Auto Top-Up off once it is on. +If your Low Balance Settings page shows an on/off control for Auto Top-Up, your Space can turn it off there. + + +## When you are charged + +| Setting | Default | Limits | +| :-- | :-- | :-- | +| Threshold | `$5` | Minimum `$5`, maximum `$1,000,000` | +| Top-up amount | `$10` | Minimum `$10` | + +The charge is normally the top-up amount. +If topping up by that amount would still leave your balance at or below the threshold, SignalWire charges enough to clear the threshold and add the top-up amount on top. +The amount charged can therefore be larger than the amount you configured. + +With a threshold of `$50` and a top-up amount of `$10`, a balance that falls to `$5` is charged `$55`. + +## Change your settings + +Open **Billing → Low Balance Settings** in the Dashboard to change the top-up amount, the threshold, and which card funds Auto Top-Up. + +## Remove the card that funds Auto Top-Up + +A card cannot be removed while it is your Auto Top-Up payment method. To remove it: + + + +### Add another card + +Add the replacement payment method to your Space. + +### Point Auto Top-Up at the new card + +In Low Balance Settings, select the new card as your Auto Top-Up payment method and save. + +### Remove the original card + +The original card can now be removed from the Payment Methods page. + + + +## If a charge fails + +If the card is declined, SignalWire turns Auto Top-Up off and emails your Space administrators. +Adding a payment method or topping up your balance manually turns it back on. diff --git a/fern/products/platform/pages/platform/setup/trial-mode.mdx b/fern/products/platform/pages/platform/setup/trial-mode.mdx index c772a34dde..e9a220a9ef 100644 --- a/fern/products/platform/pages/platform/setup/trial-mode.mdx +++ b/fern/products/platform/pages/platform/setup/trial-mode.mdx @@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ slug: /trial-mode All new SignalWire accounts begin in Trial Mode, a restricted status to prevent abuse of services. To remove Trial Mode, simply add a credit card to your account and fund it with at least $5 of credit. + +Adding a payment method also turns on [Auto Top-Up](/docs/platform/auto-top-up), +which keeps your balance funded automatically and cannot be turned off once it is on. + +