Google cloud - unable to run terraform plan

Google Workspace Developers Q&A
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Hi, I have a project where i am trying to run terraform applied but i keep getting an error even though my account is linked to billing correctly. I even contacted billing support and they said there was no issue with my billing and recommended that i contact tech support which i dont have access to. The error is

Error: Error when reading or editing Storage Bucket Object “function-src-7707e0810eb626f1a3a99d53eac33b50.zip”: googleapi: Error 403: The billing account for the owning project is disabled in state absent, accountDisabled

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│ with google_storage_bucket_object.function_src,
│ onmain.tfline 62, in resource “google_storage_bucket_object” “function_src”:
│ 62: resource “google_storage_bucket_object” “function_src” {

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Hey,

Hope you’re keeping well.

That error means the project’s billing account is either not linked or is in a disabled state, even if your overall billing account looks fine. In the Cloud Console, go to Billing > My Projects and confirm that the specific project Terraform is targeting is linked to an active billing account. If it’s linked but still disabled, you may need to switch to another active billing account or re-link it via Billing > Account management. Also double‑check with gcloud config list that your Terraform credentials are set to the same project, as mismatched projects can trigger this 403 even when billing is enabled.

Thanks and regards,
Taz