> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/account-setup/billing.md).

# Billing

Now that you can log in, you’ll want to make sure that you have access to a Billing Account and Billing Project. This will allow you to charge storage and analysis costs through a Google account linked to Terra. A Terra Billing Project is Terra's way of connecting a workspace where you accrue costs for things, back to a Google Billing account where you pay for it. You must have a Google Billing Account established before creating a Terra Billing Project. Outlined here are the steps necessary to set this up, as well as instructions on how to add or be added to an existing account/billing project.

Detailed instructions for setting up your billing can be found by following the links below. If you are a BDC Fellow, your procedure for billing set up is a bit different, but you may find some of the information below still relevant (sharing a billing project with another user, for example).\
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Step 1: Get [Cloud credits for BioData Catalyst](https://biodatacatalyst.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/cloud-credits/)\
Step 2: Wait for approval & review the ​[Billing overview for BioData Catalyst users](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360039016532) \
Step 3: Credits approved. Now[ create a new Terra billing project](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360026182251#How%20to%20create%20a%20new%C2%A0Terra%20billing%20project)\
Step 4 (optional): ​[Sharing Billing Projects among colleagues](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360026182251#ShareBilling)