How To Fix The Google Adsense Add Payment Error [OR-BAIH-01] (with photos)

Are you frustrated from getting this Google Adsense error?! Then read on!

If you all are trying to enter your payment information on your Google Adsense account and you keep getting error codes [OR-BAIH-01] or [OR-BAIH-02] then I am here to help you fix that!

When I was experiencing this issue, I could not for the life of my figure out where to go to fix this and it took me weeks until I finally cracked the code! I read in several forums that many people have this issue but there was no solution listed anywhere! But I did figure it out after lots of trial and error. So hopefully, this post will help everyone out there struggling with this pesky error!

For some background here, I am a content creator. I have a Youtube as well as a blog. I actually have an entire series I am doing about how you can become a blogger (& content creator) as well here. I wanted to jump ahead and put this post out there because I know how frustrating this was for me and I think it’ll save you a lot of time and anger knowing exactly how to fix this!

Once my YouTube became monetized, then my blog, and my Google Adsense had met the $100 thresh hold for the first time, it prompted me to fill in my Payment Information so that Adsense could pay me. EXCITING, amiright?!

Let me tell you… every time I tried this it just kept giving me errors. I though “Great, I worked so hard to become monetized & now I have finally made $100 and I cannot even get it!?”. SO FRUSTRATING! I tried everything those first couple weeks and nothing was working. Sometimes this annoying error popped up on the first part of the payment information page and sometimes the second part. But after weeks of trying everything, I figured it out & I am here to share with you.

The first thing you want to do if getting this error is actually try to link a different bank account. Some bank accounts are just not able to be used with these payouts. But if you tied this like I did & you are still getting this error, read on!

You would think you would need to reach out to Google about this specifically, which I did, and they couldn’t help me. WHAT?! The Google contact listed on my Adsense couldn’t help me with my Google Adsense account? I was so confused. Here, apparently it is Google Business that was linked and they are separate from Adsense. So now what? I kept trying everything. Then… I finally got it.

What I did & what you will need to do too if you are getting this error is REACH OUT TO YOUTUBE CREATOR SUPPORT. Yup, Youtube. I know, a little confusing. Note, you will only be able to reach out them if you are a part of the Youtube Partner Program.

Here is what you will need to do (explained with photos)…

THERE! you have finally reached someone who CAN help! I know, a little bit of a treasure hunt, huh. From this point, you want to email them EXACTLY what the issue is and type out the error codes you are getting. They will usually ask for a screen shot as well when they reply to you. From here, they fix the issue and it usually takes up to 48+ hours before it takes effect. Then, you will be able to enter your banking info and OH MY GOODNESS make your FIRST $100+ as a content creator!!!

I really hope this helps someone out there with this issue. I was so lost trying to figure this out and just started reaching out to anyone who I though could direct me in the right direction.

Please Note: I am not an expert in the field but I am simply sharing my own experiences in the hopes that it will help someone else out there as well!