Understand

Last updated May 29, 2026 Use these pages to understand how Cloudflare calculates charges, creates invoices, and applies billing policies.

How Cloudflare billing works

Review the billing lifecycle, charge types, invoices, billing cycles, upgrades, and downgrades.

How charges accrue

Follow a request through Cloudflare and identify which products generate usage-based charges.

Billing policy

Review refund policy, payment methods, renewal terms, and Enterprise billing rules.

Usage-based billing

Identify products that bill based on metered consumption.

Sales tax

Understand how Cloudflare calculates sales tax from your billing address.

Billing permissions

Confirm which roles can view invoices, pay balances, and manage subscriptions.

Preview services

Try contracted products and features before purchasing them.

Billing FAQ

Find quick answers to common billing questions.

Was this helpful?

YesNo

On this page

Understand - 图1Docs

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/billing/understand/#page","headline":"Understand","description":"Understand how Cloudflare billing works.","url":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/billing/understand/","inLanguage":"en","image":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/billing/understand/og.png?v=1d53a7b185962e0b","dateModified":"2026-05-29","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Cloudflare","description":"One platform for your apps, agents, and workforce. Build, secure, and scale without managing infrastructure","url":"https://www.cloudflare.com/","sameAs":["https://github.com/cloudflare","https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloudflare","https://x.com/cloudflare"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/logo.svg"},"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"101 Townsend St","addressLocality":"San Francisco","addressRegion":"CA","postalCode":"94107","addressCountry":"US"},"contactPoint":[{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"Customer Support","url":"https://support.cloudflare.com/","availableLanguage":["English"]},{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"Sales","url":"https://www.cloudflare.com/contact/","availableLanguage":["English"]}]},"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/#website","name":"Cloudflare Docs","url":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/"}}

description: Who can view and manage billing on your Cloudflare account. title: Billing permissions image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/billing/understand/billing-permissions/og.png?v=ca9e28d9126be91e

Skip to content

Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.cloudflare.com/billing/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.