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Purchase Payment Method

How do I see how a purchase was paid (i.e. via credit card, apple credit, etc...)?

iPhone 7, iOS 14

Posted on Jun 2, 2021 6:37 AM

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Posted on Jun 2, 2021 12:02 PM

You should receive an email receipt for anything you buy, but in general here's how purchases are paid:


How App Store and iTunes Store purchases are billed. Click here --> https://support.apple.com/HT201359

"Which payment method is charged?

When you buy items or pay for subscriptions, Apple automatically attempts to charge your payment methods in this order:


1. Apple attempts to use your Apple ID balance to cover the full amount.

2. If you don't have Apple ID balance, you don't have enough to cover the full amount, or an item cannot be paid for with Apple ID balance, Apple attempts to charge your primary payment method (typically a credit or debit card, but varies according to country). The primary payment method is at the top of the list in Settings on your iPhone. You can control which payment method is at the top of the list.

3. If there's a problem with the primary payment method, or if the primary payment method can't be charged for the full remaining amount, Apple attempts to charge your other payment methods in order from top to bottom. If none of them can be charged, Apple may try again.


Your purchase history may show a slightly different version if you're a Family Sharing organizer:


Click on the link to 'See your purchase history in the App Store or iTunes Store' [iOS, computer, or web] - Does not include purchases made by others under Family Sharing; those have to be checked from their accounts. --> http://support.apple.com/HT204088

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Jun 2, 2021 12:02 PM in response to Sk8erBoy_12

You should receive an email receipt for anything you buy, but in general here's how purchases are paid:


How App Store and iTunes Store purchases are billed. Click here --> https://support.apple.com/HT201359

"Which payment method is charged?

When you buy items or pay for subscriptions, Apple automatically attempts to charge your payment methods in this order:


1. Apple attempts to use your Apple ID balance to cover the full amount.

2. If you don't have Apple ID balance, you don't have enough to cover the full amount, or an item cannot be paid for with Apple ID balance, Apple attempts to charge your primary payment method (typically a credit or debit card, but varies according to country). The primary payment method is at the top of the list in Settings on your iPhone. You can control which payment method is at the top of the list.

3. If there's a problem with the primary payment method, or if the primary payment method can't be charged for the full remaining amount, Apple attempts to charge your other payment methods in order from top to bottom. If none of them can be charged, Apple may try again.


Your purchase history may show a slightly different version if you're a Family Sharing organizer:


Click on the link to 'See your purchase history in the App Store or iTunes Store' [iOS, computer, or web] - Does not include purchases made by others under Family Sharing; those have to be checked from their accounts. --> http://support.apple.com/HT204088

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