Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
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Inquiry: Retaining Azure Configurations without Active Resource Charges
Hi Team, I frequently use Azure for research and knowledge-building trials. To support my learning, I need to retain specific configurations and settings for future reference even after I have finished using the primary resources. Recently, I deleted my…
Cost Management
asked 2026-05-14T08:43:39.26+00:00
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kapil koujalagi
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-15T23:46:01.7633333+00:00
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Bharath Y P
8,840
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$200 free credits consumed fast?
why i consume fast the $200 free credits consumed fast? attached screenshot from cost analysis zero cost.PNG
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-15T17:59:58.1966667+00:00
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Darius Lacerna
0
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answered 2026-05-15T23:35:55.4433333+00:00
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Salamat Shah
260
Reputation points MVP
1 answer
can't upgrade my subscription to pay as you go
I just used up the free credit and I tried upgrading to pay as you go but it's getting failed
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-15T16:02:37.25+00:00
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John Weeks
0
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commented 2026-05-15T17:31:23.1166667+00:00
Bharath Y P
8,840
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Request for Azure Credit Extension Review
Hello Microsoft Founders Hub Team, I am currently building Ledgent AI, an AI-powered finance and accounts payable automation platform, under the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub program. Our product is still actively under development, and we are…
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-14T17:08:43.5133333+00:00
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Bela Gandhi
0
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answered 2026-05-15T13:59:46.21+00:00
kagiyama yutaka
2,590
Reputation points
2 answers
invoice locked
invoices is locked due to non payment last 4 months and cannot make payment in "pay now" option, please help.
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-13T07:46:24.6433333+00:00
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zezil
0
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edited a comment 2026-05-15T11:05:30.88+00:00
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Siva shunmugam Nadessin
10,150
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URGENT: ScopeLocked account cannot delete resources, charges growing despite active refund
Hello, I am in a very difficult situation with my Azure billing and I am hoping someone here can help or escalate this internally. Here is my full situation: I have not actively used Azure in about a month as it was only used during schooling for an…
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-13T19:30:04.87+00:00
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Eli_P
0
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commented 2026-05-15T11:02:41.1066667+00:00
Siva shunmugam Nadessin
10,150
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Azure Subscription is disabled after 24 hours of payment
My subscription was disabled. I have paid the due 24 hours ago but it's still disabled. Raised the ticket but no help yet. It's very urgent since there are some of my production servers.
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-15T04:06:31.61+00:00
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Kazi Mohammad Ali Nur
0
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edited a comment 2026-05-15T06:12:59.29+00:00
Siva shunmugam Nadessin
10,150
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Hi, I want to get the refund and budget is growing recurring billing. I want request for the fund and cancel the recurring billing. Services are apim and ddos.
Hi, I want to get the refund and budget is growing recurring billing. I want request for the fund and cancel the recurring billing. Services are apim and ddos.
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-14T19:25:05.1833333+00:00
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santhosha kedlaya
0
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commented 2026-05-14T22:22:54.1533333+00:00
Bharath Y P
8,840
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Dramatic cost increase for SQL Azure DB
Cost has gone up 60% in most recent month despite very limited usage and cutting DB size from 380 GB to 204 GB.
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-11T19:57:49.8766667+00:00
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Robert Santoski
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-14T20:20:29.17+00:00
Bharath Y P
8,840
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az login not seeing my azure subscription
I'm logged in, but the CLI isn't detecting any subscriptions, even though my account is active and I'm listed as the owner. I've tried multiple logins, different browsers, and directories, but the subscription never appears. What can I do? Also, what…
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-13T17:02:48.6666667+00:00
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Daniel Cecchini
0
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commented 2026-05-14T17:40:23.57+00:00
Bharath Y P
8,840
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Cannot Invoice
Getting below error while paying invoice This invoice is not eligible to be settled. This invoice is not eligible to be settled This invoice is not eligible to be settled. This invoice is not eligible to be settled
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-14T08:49:53.3366667+00:00
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Cloud Admin
10
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-14T17:30:45.5+00:00
Bharath Y P
8,840
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Azure subscription disabled due to potential "Fraud"
Hello, We are building an application which requires OCR on thousands of documents which we were using Azure Docuent Intelligence for. My subscription was disabled during the process due to "fraud". There is no fraud whatsoever happening. I…
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-13T22:02:04.6833333+00:00
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Chad Cox
0
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edited the question 2026-05-14T11:13:34.9466667+00:00
Siva shunmugam Nadessin
10,150
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Environment down after receiving email "Your Azure subscription has been disabled"
I received an email 6 hours earlier just stating that "Your Azure subscription has been disabled" and: "We’ve disabled your Azure subscription To protect the security and privacy of your account, we perform routine audits of all Azure…
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-04-29T22:49:24.39+00:00
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David Natter
0
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answered 2026-05-14T10:36:54.5533333+00:00
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Naveena Patlolla
9,660
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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My Azure free account accidentally changed to paid account and I am struggling for refund
My Azure free account accidentally changed to paid account and I am struggling for refund from last 4 months but still did get resolution. I will appreciate for your help if you can help me on this.
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-13T08:34:10.8033333+00:00
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Kumar Praveen
0
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commented 2026-05-14T01:18:00.59+00:00
Siva shunmugam Nadessin
10,150
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Unable to Use Cost Management APIs and Exports for Microsoft Sponsorship Subscription
Hello Team, We are trying to automate Azure usage and cost reporting for Microsoft Sponsored subscriptions. Our goal is to export daily/monthly usage and cost details automatically to a storage account and send reports through email automation.…
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-13T09:48:59.3666667+00:00
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Sindur N Gowda
0
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answered 2026-05-13T19:01:21.19+00:00
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Suchitra Suregaunkar
13,990
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
I can't redeem my Azure Sponsorship credit because my billing profile is not active
Hi Microsoft Support, I opened a support ticket two weeks ago and haven't received a response, so I am posting my request here. I received an Azure Sponsorship credit, but I am unable to redeem it because it indicates that my profile is not active. I…
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-06T13:33:04.48+00:00
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Nicolas Nakasone
0
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edited a comment 2026-05-13T18:44:16.7666667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar
13,990
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Refund Request - Accidental Learning Usage
Hello Azure Support, I am writing to request a refund for the following Invoices G157200019 (£195.02, Paid) Ineligible: This invoice is not eligible for expedited refund. Contact support. G151061651 (£63.83, Paid) Ineligible: This invoice is not eligible…
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
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Help with billing
I have an Azure Non-Profit Grant for $2000. I cannot get it applied to my subscription. I have submitted multiple tickets to get help for this. I have not received a response. Can someone at Microsoft please help me apply this grant to our Azure…
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-02-12T06:24:43.6866667+00:00
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EK
0
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edited a comment 2026-05-13T18:20:16.54+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar
13,990
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API for cost exports in Focus format
From the cost management documentation for FOCUS data sets "To access data older than 13 months, you can use the REST API. Cost and usage (Actual), Cost and usage (Amortized), and Cost and usage (FOCUS): Up to seven years of data." I…
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2025-01-24T09:20:44.0333333+00:00
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Vipul Kelkar
0
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commented 2026-05-13T17:55:13.6433333+00:00
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PU_A_ADITPAL
0
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Unused Reservations
I think my billing is charging for reservations that I cancelled, this has been going on for 2 billing cycles. Can I get anyone help me diagnose this as I cannot tell from the reservations which ones are needed and which ones I can plan on…
Cost Management
Cost Management
A Microsoft offering that enables tracking of cloud usage and expenditures for Azure and other cloud providers.
4,769 questions
asked 2026-05-11T14:01:40.75+00:00
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pierre shiraziefard
45
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edited a comment 2026-05-13T17:40:24.9966667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar
13,990
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