Card / payment declined

My card worked fine last week: why is it suddenly declined every time now?

When a card that worked reliably before starts failing consistently (with no change on your side) it's almost always the payment processor having an issue on their end, not your bank or your account. This tends to arrive in waves: multiple unrelated users report the exact same pattern in the same time window.

The most effective step is filing through OpenRouter's official support form (support@openrouter.ai) rather than Discord or Reddit, since community posts often don't reach anyone who can act on them. Mention that the card worked previously and nothing changed on your end: that detail helps distinguish it from a normal decline.

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Steps to check

Confirm with your bank that no decline attempt reached them at all.
File a ticket at support@openrouter.ai noting the card worked before and stopped without any change on your end.
Avoid rapid retries: failed attempts can trigger a rate limiter that makes it worse.
Use a crypto top-up if you need credits before the ticket is resolved.

Frequently asked questions

Could this be a fraud flag on my specific card?

It's possible, but when many unrelated users report the identical pattern in the same window, a processor-side issue is more likely than an individual flag.

Does switching browsers or devices help?

Usually not, if the decline is happening at the processor rather than in your browser: a consistent decline across devices points away from a local/browser cause.

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