Recently, many people have been asking why their personal Anthropic accounts get banned.

I’ve summarized the common situations, which mainly fall into these categories:
Obvious illegal or violations of rules
This goes without saying; almost all AI companies handle this, and Anthropic is no exception.
Various proxy or sharing behaviors
Especially multi-account usage, polling calls, reselling, relay stations, carpooling—these are essentially high-risk behaviors.
Registering or accessing from unsupported regions
If the registration environment, login environment, or usage region is outside the officially supported areas, the account risk significantly increases.
Using Claude Code’s OAuth tokens in third-party software
For example, third-party tools like OpenClaw, OpenCode, etc., using Claude Code’s OAuth tokens to connect is also considered a sensitive activity.
So, if you want to minimize the risk of account bans, the key points are:
· Keep IP and login environment stable
· Use reliable, high-matching payment methods
· Do not share accounts among multiple people
· Do not use Claude Code’s OAuth tokens in third-party software
· Use only in scenarios officially approved
In simple terms, Anthropic’s risk control for personal accounts focuses not just on “whether you use it,” but more on “how you use it.”
The more it resembles a normal, stable, single-user, personal use, the lower the risk.