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My account was locked a long time ago and I want to unlock it, please help.

Posted on December 4, 2025

Hello, my account was locked even though I entered the correct card details when adding a card to my account. After a long time, I wanted to set up a website infrastructure for my Shopify store and wanted to use DigitalOcean, but then I remembered that my account was locked and found out that I couldn’t log in. Is there a solution to this? How can I resolve this issue?



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Hey,

In our public community, we aim to answer open questions about anything SysAdmin, DigitalOcean and beyond. However, we make every attempt to keep personal information safe and so don’t ever access personal account information here. This means we can’t provide help with any account or billing-related issues.

Please reach out to to the DigitalOcean support team who will be more than happy to assist you with your account issue! :)

https://www.digitalocean.com/support/

Hey @a4ccdb7137084732b70d98f0c0b661,

In our public community, we aim to answer open questions about anything SysAdmin, DigitalOcean and beyond. However, we make every attempt to keep personal information safe and so don’t ever access personal account information here. This means we can’t provide help with any account or billing-related issues.

Please reach out to our amazing support team who will be more than happy to assist you with your account issue!

https://www.digitalocean.com/support/

Hope that helps!

The lock usually happens when DO’s billing system flags the card or location. You will need to contact support since the dashboard won’t let you in. If you already submitted a ticket just wait they do not unlock accounts automatically.

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