Google charge on your bank statement: what GOOGLE * means
Google charges start with GOOGLE * and the product: Play, YouTube, Google One storage, Fiber and more. What each one is and where to find the purchase.
Checked October 26, 2026
How Google charges show on a statement
| On your statement | What it is |
|---|---|
GOOGLE *{Developer} or GOOGLE *{Company} | An app or in-app purchase from the Google Play Store |
GOOGLE *Google Play | Google Play Movies & TV |
GOOGLE *Play Credit | Google Play gift cards and other money added to a Google Play balance |
GOOGLE *GOOGLE | YouTube Premium |
GOOGLE *YouTube Videos | YouTube Movies |
GOOGLE *Google Storage, GOOGLE* Google Storage | Google Drive or Google One storage |
GOOGLE *SERVICES | Google Fiber or YouTube TV |
GOOGLE *Devices, GOOGLE *Google Store, GOOGLE STORE {location} | The Google Store |
GOOGLE WORKSPACE {first 7 letters of the domain} | Google Workspace |
GOOGLE *CLOUD_{BAID} | Google Cloud |
GOOGLE *Voice | Google Voice |
GOOGLE *PROJECT FI | Google Project Fi |
GOOGLE *WALLET, GOOGLE *Balance | Google Wallet |
GOOGLE *TEMPORARY HOLD, GOOGLE *GPAY TEMP, GOOGLE *PAYMENTS TEMP, GOOGLE *WALLET TEMP, GOOGLE *CHROME TEMP, GOOGLE *ANDROID TEMP | A pending check that your card is valid. Google says the hold goes away when the transaction goes through. |
Find the Google purchase: google purchases
- Go to payments.google.com.
- Click Activity.
- Select a transaction for the details.
Find the Google purchase: subscriptions
- Go to payments.google.com.
- Click Subscriptions & services.
- Find the subscription and click Manage.
Find the Google purchase: not in Google Pay
- Paid online with the Google Pay button: find it on the Google Wallet website.
- Otherwise, sign in to the Google product where you made the purchase and search there.
Other things Google says it can be
- A charge from a store you paid through Google Pay carries the store's name. Google says to contact that retailer with questions about it.
- If you think Google charged you in error, Google's page says to file a dispute with Google at pay.google.com/payments/unauthorizedtransactions.
If it's a subscription you don't want
Cancel it so it doesn't come back:
- How to cancel Google Play subscriptions
- How to cancel Google Play Pass
- How to cancel YouTube Premium
- How to cancel YouTube TV
- How to cancel Google One
When to go to your card company
If nothing in your Google account, or the account of anyone who uses your card, matches the date and amount, or Google won't fix a charge that's wrong, contact the bank or card company that issued the card. Credit and debit cards have different rights and deadlines: the guide to disputing a charge has both side by side.
Questions people ask
What is GOOGLE * on my bank statement?
A Google purchase. Google's help page says its charges show as GOOGLE * followed by the product or the app's developer, such as GOOGLE *Google Storage for Drive or Google One, or GOOGLE *GOOGLE for YouTube Premium.
What is the Google Mountain View charge on my debit card?
Google's own list of statement names doesn't mention Mountain View. Look up the date and amount at payments.google.com under Activity; if it's a Google purchase, it will be there.
What is GOOGLE *TEMPORARY HOLD?
A pending charge Google makes to check that your card is valid. Google says it goes away when the transaction goes through.
Why does a Google charge have an app developer's name?
Apps and in-app purchases from the Play Store show as GOOGLE * followed by the developer or company that made the app.
What if Google charged me by mistake?
Google's page says to file a dispute with Google at pay.google.com/payments/unauthorizedtransactions. If the charge isn't a Google purchase at all, contact your card company: the dispute guide has the deadlines.
Sources
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