Balance, top-ups and payments
This page explains how the Litport balance works: top-ups, payment methods, what the balance pays for, and refunds.
Two ways to buy, one balance#
- Unlimited packages: a fixed term with unlimited traffic.
- Pay-per-GB: you pay for the traffic you use.
One Litport balance pays for both. See Tokens, proxy products, and hubs for how the two differ.
Topping up#
The minimum top-up is $5. Top up on the pay-per-GB top-up page. Payments are processed by Stripe:
- Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, Cash App Pay and Amazon Pay.
- One-time payments (top-ups and packages paid once) also take Alipay, WeChat Pay and crypto. Crypto means Stripe stablecoin payments such as USDC, not bitcoin.
Top-ups never expire and are non-refundable. Credit that comes with a pay-per-GB plan stays usable for 60 days after the plan ends.
What the balance pays for#
- Pay-per-GB traffic.
- Unlimited packages paid once, for any term.
- Extend on a package without automatic renewal, imported packages included, up to 2 minutes before it ends (by card, up to an hour before).
The price is the same as paying by card.
What the balance does not pay for#
- Automatic renewal. Subscriptions renew by card.
- Unlimited residential proxies. There is no such package: residential proxies are pay-per-GB.
The API and the MCP server can read the balance (GET /api/v1/pay-per-gb/balance, see Balance) but cannot spend it.
How a balance payment works#
- Sign in. The balance option is not shown to guests.
- Choose "pay from your balance" on the New package page or in the Extend panel.
- Check the confirm page and pay. There is no Stripe checkout.
Set-up time depends on the package. Most are ready in seconds; a Private Device is set up by hand. The payment shows in My billing, on the Transactions tab, and the package says "Paid from your balance".
Refunds#
Top-ups are non-refundable. A package paid from the balance is refunded to the balance only. See Refunds in the Terms of Use.