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  2. Fixing the `Unauthorized` error when creating a billing account

Fixing the Unauthorized error when creating a billing account

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at December 17, 2025
  • Issue description
  • Solution
  • If the issue persists

Issue descriptionIssue description

When trying to create a billing account in the management console, you get this error message:

text message: Unauthorized; status: 401; description: Unauthorized;

SolutionSolution

Check the list of roles for your account. Your current account may not have relevant roles in the selected cloud.

To create a billing account, you need the resource-manager.clouds.owner role for the cloud you selected in the management console.

You can ask the actual owner to grant you the owner role as well, or create a new cloud, or switch to another one.

If the issue persistsIf the issue persists

If the above actions did not help, create a support ticket. Provide the following information in your ticket:

  1. ID of the cloud for which you are unable to create a billing account.
  2. Full text of the error message.
  3. HAR file with the recorded results of browser interaction with Yandex Cloud servers.

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