Payment is required for purchasing phone number

Hi Retell team,

I’m trying to purchase a phone number for my agent, but I’m blocked by billing.

What I’m seeing:

  • The dashboard says payment is required before purchasing a phone number

  • I’m unable to successfully add a payment method

  • Multiple cards are being declined

  • I have admin access in the workspace

What I’ve already checked:

  • I’m in the correct workspace

  • I refreshed and retried

  • I tried different cards

  • I can use the platform in test mode, but I cannot complete phone number purchase

Can you please help confirm:

  1. Whether there is any billing or payment issue on my account

  2. Whether there are any restrictions on adding payment methods for my workspace

  3. What exact steps I should follow to successfully add a card and purchase a phone number

If needed, I can provide screenshots of the Billing page and the error I’m seeing.

Thanks

Hi @jojihashmin

Thanks for reporting this. Could you please share a screenshot of the error you’re seeing, along with your organization ID? This will help us investigate the issue more effectively.

Thank you!

I have the same issue. Seem I cannot buy a number.

Hello @cody.marcel

Could you please share your organization ID and provide some additional details about the issue you are currently experiencing?

Thank You

HI I don’t know my orgid nor do I see that displayed anywhere. This is my email.

Hello @cody.marcel

Your Workspace ID / Org ID can be found in your workspace settings page on the Retell AI dashboard. Go to the system settings page, click into your workspace settings, and you’ll see the workspace ID displayed there.

Also provide some additional details about the issue you are currently experiencing?

Thank You

@mark1 i am facing the same issue

Hey @dasikbino700

Can you share some more details and your Org ID.

i’m having the same issue as the user’s screenshot. What can I do?

Hey @djcontractormarketin Can you share some more details and your Org ID.

Did you end up figuring it out?

Hey @aaron.kimaru can you share more details like Org ID and screenshot of what you see.

Yea, this is what I’m seeing and my org iD is org_2M4RAQ8u9ggvgOwQ

Hey @aaron.kimaru are you unable to add a payment method

No, I’m able to add payment methods just fine.

I am having the same issue, I have my debit card linked to the account and completed the id verification but it won’t let me select a number. When I try to type in an area code into the search bar, sometimes the field with “Payment is required …” will appear to update for a sec, but then revert back to the message in the screenshots of this thread. The purchase button remains un-clickable the entire time. My workspace ID is org_RZIiuPKqsbPEDvar

Checking with Team @kate.callan

It also won’t let me buy any more credits. The button won’t let me click it.

Hey @kate.callan thanks for the workspace ID. KYC is approved and there is no billing block on our side, but the only payment method on file came in as a Stripe Link entry rather than a direct card. Our phone-number purchase flow requires a card-type payment method, which is why the modal shows “Payment is required…” and Buy stays disabled.

To fix it:

  • In the Retell dashboard, open the Billing page and click Change payment methods — this opens the Stripe customer portal.
  • Remove the existing Link payment method.
  • Add your debit card by typing the card number into the form manually (decline any “Pay with Link” / autofill prompt so it saves as a card, not a Link entry).
  • Set the new card as the default, then reload the phone-number purchase page.

Let us know once that’s done and we’ll confirm the inventory call comes back clean.

Hey @aaron.kimaru can they try this:

From the dashboard’s Billing page, click Change payment methods to open the Stripe billing portal.

  • Add a new payment method and enter card details directly (card number, expiry, CVC). If Stripe’s flow offers to save via Link or to pay with Cash App, skip those options so the saved method is recorded as a card rather than as Link/Cash App.
  • Set the new card as the default, then reopen the Buy Phone Number modal — the number list should populate.