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An R2 and Queues loop produced about $3,171.60 in charges.
Community user user67823 (English-ease) says an open billing case covers about $3,171.60 of R2 and Queues operations caused by a self-inflicted queue-loop bug, now fixed and back at baseline. With no response in five days and the charge due on July 5, 2026, they ask how to get a hold placed so the production account is not suspended.
What happened
- Reported cause
- Unbounded loop
- Incident date
- Date not recorded
- First reported
- 2026-07-01
- Billing outcome
- Request submittedAuthor-reported
- Case progress
- Not established
- Public Cloudflare reply
- Not linked
Latest reported outcome
The author says an open billing case asks for a courtesy credit and had no response in five days, and asks how to get a hold placed before the July 5 charge.
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Author asks for billing review and a hold
Open original sourceThe author reports about $3,171.60 from an R2 and Queues loop, says a billing case is open, and asks for billing escalation or a hold before the July 5 charge.
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