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I'm trying to launch a compute instance into GCP using the command line:

gcloud compute instances create instance-1 --zone=uscentral1-a

And it tells me that billing is not open for the project:

API [compute.googleapis.com] not enabled on project [847006780503].
Would you like to enable and retry (this will take a few minutes)?
(y/N)?  Y

Enabling service [compute.googleapis.com] on project [847006780503]...
ERROR: (gcloud.compute.instances.create) FAILED_PRECONDITION: Billing account for project '847006780503' is not open. Billing must be enabled for activation of service(s) 'compute.googleapis.com,compute.googleapis.com,compute.googleapis.com' to proceed.
- '@type': type.googleapis.com/google.rpc.PreconditionFailure
  violations:
  - subject: ?error_code=390002&project=847006780503&services=compute.googleapis.com&services=compute.googleapis.com&services=compute.googleapis.com
    type: googleapis.com/billing-enabled
- '@type': type.googleapis.com/google.rpc.ErrorInfo
  domain: serviceusage.googleapis.com/billing-enabled
  metadata:
    project: '847006780503'
    services: compute.googleapis.com,compute.googleapis.com,compute.googleapis.com
  reason: UREQ_PROJECT_BILLING_NOT_OPEN

I am able to launch compute instances in the console, but not on the CLI.

How do I enable billing for my project so that I can launch instances with the CLI?

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  • If you try to create the instance through the Google cloud console, the error message includes a link to the right page to enable billing. Enabling billing is a one-time action, so your command line will work from then on for all instances belonging to that project. – Eric J. Dec 22 '20 at 16:43
  • I just found out that I can create an instance through the google cloud console. It's just not working on the CLI. – Tim Dunphy Dec 22 '20 at 17:07

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To confirm that billing is enabled on your project please follow the next steps:

  1. Sign in to the Google Cloud Console.
  2. In the project drop down ( My Project) at the top of the Google Cloud Console page, select your project.
  3. Open the console Navigation menu , and then select Billing.

If billing is not enabled on the project, a pop-up window will display, with text similar to:

"This project is not linked to a billing account"

If this is your case, you can enable billing on your project following this documentation: Enable billing for an existing project

To re-enable billing on a project, do the following.

  1. Sign in to the Manage billing accounts page in the Google Cloud Console.

  2. Select the My projects tab to view a list of projects and the associated Cloud Billing account for each project.

  3. From the list of projects, locate the project for which you want to re-enable billing, and then click the menu next to it.

  4. Select Change billing, then choose the desired destination Cloud Billing account.

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