What happens if my AWS account is suspended?

If the suspended account is a member account in an organization, contact the owner of the management account. If your account is suspended due to outstanding charges, you can reinstate your account by paying all past due charges in the Billing and Cost Management console.

How do I reactivate my AWS account after payment?

Can I reopen my closed AWS account?

1. Sign in to your account.
2. Check that a valid default payment method is associated with your account.
3. Open a support case. In the Create case section, select Account and billing support, and enter all the required details. If your need is urgent, choose the Phone contact method.

How do I delete a suspended account in AWS?

To remove a member account from your organization

1. Sign in to the AWS Organizations console .
2. On the AWS accounts page, find and choose the check box next to each member account that you want to remove from your organization.
3. Choose Actions, then under AWS account, choose Remove from organization.

How long are Amazon accounts suspended for?

How long does Amazon suspend your account? Amazon usually tells you that you have 17 days to appeal an account suspension, or they will close the account. If you have not successfully appealed in that time, Amazon needs to put you on a 90-day clock to determine a date for disbursing your final funds.

What happens if I dont pay AWS charges?

You’ll get multiple emails from AWS to pay the outstanding amount. If you fail to pay they will first suspend your account and terminate it (delete all data) after two months.

Why is AWS account suspended?

You need to pay your AWS bills regularly if you want to keep your account open. The platform will tolerate payment tardiness to a certain time limit, but after that, your account will be suspended. The suspension is usually activated when you fail to pay the bills for three consecutive months.

How long does it take for Amazon to Unsuspend my account?

Amazon usually tells you that you have 17 days to appeal an account suspension, or they will close the account.

How long does Amazon hold funds after suspension?

90 days
Amazon claims the right to hold all their funds for 90 days after account suspension.

Does closing AWS account stop charges?

When you close your AWS account, you must terminate all your resources or you might continue to incur charges. The on-demand billing for your resources stops on closing your account. You continue to receive a bill for these resources until the reservation period expires.

What happens if I fail to pay my AWS Bill?

If you fail to pay they will first suspend your account and terminate it (delete all data) after two months. Check Gaurav Kamboj’s answer to What happens after AWS suspend an account due to non payment of the bill? for detailed timelines of events that happen when you don’t pay your bill. No.

What happens when I Close my AWS account?

When you close your AWS account, you must terminate all your resources or you might continue to incur charges. The on-demand billing for your resources stops on closing your account. You might receive a bill after you close your account due to one of the following reasons:

How long does it take to reactivate a suspended AWS account?

Note: Sometimes account services can take up to 24 hours to reactivate an account. If you pay past-due charges, and your account isn’t reactivated within 24 hours, contact AWS Support. If your account is suspended for another reason, or you have no past-due charges, check the email address associated with your AWS account for instructions.

What happens if my account is suspended for no reason?

Important: If you don’t pay all past-due charges and reactivate your account within 90 days of suspension, your account is closed. Resources on the account might be lost. If you don’t pay all past-due charges and reactivate your account within 150 days, your account is terminated.