# Got charged on the free plan **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** billing, login-only\ **Created:** [March 21, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/got-charged-on-the-free-plan/24334 "2025-03-21T21:47:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![mayailurus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/mayailurus/32/17593_2.png) [@mayailurus](https://community.fly.io/u/mayailurus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/got-charged-on-the-free-plan/24334/3 "2025-03-21T22:35:03Z")
Typically this just a preliminary test charge, rather than the real thing: > [@Credit card charged](https://community.fly.io/t/credit-card-charged/9616/2): > > that looks like a preauthorization ([Wikipedia link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_hold)), which we use to verify that your credit card will work if and when you use paid resources on Fly.io. You should see that reversed within a few days. Aside: In my opinion, it’s best for people to think of this as the Pay as You Go plan, since it’s more of a non-commitment plan than a freebies tier, 😅… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.fly.io/t/got-charged-on-the-free-plan/24334)._