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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