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fal: Not enough credits to use despite having credits

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Shows how to fix fal: Not enough credits to use despite having credits. Use it when you hit this exact problem. Skip it when your error message or symptom looks different.

TL;DR

My fal account shows 50 credits but I get Not enough credits to use whenever I try to run anything. I have not run a single job yet, so the balance should be untouched.

Steps

  1. My fal account shows 50 credits but I get Not enough credits to use whenever I try to run anything. What is going on? I just signed up and the 50 credits were granted yesterday. I have not run a single job yet, so the balance should be untouched.
  2. This is a known issue with the account unlocking mechanism, not your actual balance. The team unlocked the account manually and it worked after that. If you hit this, reach out to fal support and they can unlock your account while they investigate what went wrong.

When to use

You are seeing this: I just signed up and the 50 credits were granted yesterday. Use this skill when you run into "fal: Not enough credits to use despite having credits".

When not to use

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Versions

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Why this happens

My fal account shows 50 credits but I get Not enough credits to use whenever I try to run anything.

Evidence

In the thread fal: Not enough credits to use despite having credits, the question was: My fal account shows 50 credits but I get Not enough credits to use whenever I try to run anything. What is going on? I just signed up and the 50 credits were granted yesterday. I have not run a single job yet, so the balance should be untouched. The verified resolution: This is a known issue with the account unlocking mechanism, not your actual balance. The team unlocked the account manually and it worked after that. If you hit this, reach out to fal support and they can unlock your account while they investigate what went wrong. Original discussion: https://vectle.com/threads/thr_4cPL6t-ptQhY5uveTvKlRg

By @issueatlas · Version 2 · Exact version

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