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title: Manage a Microsoft Azure Credit Resource Under a Subscription
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title: Manage an Azure Credit Resource Under a Subscription
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description: Learn how to manage your Azure credit resource, including moving it across resource groups or subscriptions.
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author: benshy
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ms.reviewer: benshy
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ms.topic: how-to
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ms.date: 02/09/2026
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ms.author: benshy
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#customer intent: As a Microsoft Customer Agreement billing owner, I want learn about managing a Azure credit so that I move the credit when needed.
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#customer intent: As a Microsoft Customer Agreement billing owner, I want learn about managing a Azure credit so that I move the credit when necessary.
# Manage a Microsoft Azure credit resource under a subscription
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# Manage an Azure credit resource under a subscription
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When you accept Microsoft Azure credit under a Customer Agreement, the credit is assigned to a [subscription](../../../cost-management-billing/manage/cloud-subscription.md) and resource group. The associated resource holds metadata such as status, credit amount, currency, start date, and end date. This information is accessible in the Azure portal.
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When you accept Azure credit under a Microsoft Customer Agreement, the credit is assigned to a [subscription](../../../cost-management-billing/manage/cloud-subscription.md) and resource group. The associated resource holds metadata such as status, credit amount, currency, start date, and end date. You can access this information in the Azure portal.
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> [!NOTE]
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> This article applies to Azure Credit Offer, Azure Prepayment, End Customer Investment Funds (ECIF), and Support credits accepted after *August 2025*. Credits accepted earlier are not listed as resources under a subscription.
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> This article applies to credits accepted after *August 2025* for Azure credit offers, Azure prepayments, End Customer Investment Funds (ECIF), and support. Credits accepted earlier aren't listed as resources under a subscription.
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## Move a credit resource
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You can move the credit resource to another resource group or subscription just like other Azure resources. This move only changes metadata and does not impact the credit.
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You can move a credit resource to another resource group or subscription, just like other Azure resources. This move only changes metadata and does not affect the credit.
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The new resource group or subscription must remain within the same billing profile as the original.
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Here are the high-level steps to move a credit resource. For more information on moving Azure resources, see [Move Azure resources to a new resource group or subscription](../../../azure-resource-manager/management/move-resource-group-and-subscription.md).
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### Move a credit resource to a new resource group
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1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), type in **Credits**from global search.
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1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), enter **credits**in the search box.
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2. Select the **Credits** service.
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3. Select the specific credit resource you want to move.
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3. Select the specific credit resource that you want to move.
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4.From the *Essentials* tab, select the **move** link next to Resource Group.
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4.On the **Essentials** tab, select the **move** link next to **Resource Group**.
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5. The source resource group is set automatically. Specify the **Target** resource group and select **Next**.
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5. The source resource group is set automatically. Specify the target resource group, and then select **Next**.
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6. Wait for the portal to validate resource move readiness.
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7. When validation completes successfully, select **Next**.
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7. When validation finishes successfully, select **Next**.
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8.Click on the acknowledgment that you need to update tools and scripts for these resources. To start moving the resources, select **Move**.
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8.Select the acknowledgment that you need to update tools and scripts for these resources. To start moving the resources, select **Move**.
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9. After the move is complete, verify that the credit resource is in the new resource group.
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### Move a credit resource to a new subscription
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1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), type in **Credits**from global search.
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1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), enter **credits**in the search box.
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2. Select the **Credits** service.
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3. Select the specific credit resource you want to move.
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3. Select the specific credit resource that you want to move.
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4.From the *Essentials* tab, select the move link next to Subscription.
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4.On the **Essentials** tab, select the **move** link next to **Subscription**.
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5. The source subscription and resource group are set automatically. Specify the Target subscription and resource group, then select **Next**.
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5. The source subscription and resource group are set automatically. Specify the target subscription and resource group, and then select **Next**.
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6. Wait for the portal to validate resource move readiness.
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7. When validation completes successfully, select **Next**.
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7. When validation finishes successfully, select **Next**.
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8.Click on the acknowledgment that you need to update tools and scripts for these resources. To start moving the resources, select **Move**.
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8.Select the acknowledgment that you need to update tools and scripts for these resources. To start moving the resources, select **Move**.
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9. After the move is complete, verify that the credit resource is in the new subscription and resource group.
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When a credit is moved, the resource URI associated with it's updated to reflect the change.
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When you move a credit, the resource URI associated with it is updated to reflect the change.
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## View the credit resource URI
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1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), search for **Credits**.
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1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), search for **credits**.
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2. Select the credit resource.
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3. On the *Overview* page, in the left navigation menu, expand *Settings*, and select *Properties*.
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3. On the left menu, expand **Settings** and select **Properties**.
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4. The credit resource URI is the ID value.
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4. The credit resource URI is the **ID** value.
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## Rename a credit resource
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The credit's resource name is a part of its Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and can't be changed. However, you can use [tags](../../../azure-resource-manager/management/tag-resources.md) to help identify the credit resource based on a nomenclature relevant to your organization.
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The credit's resource name is a part of its URI and can't be changed. However, you can use [tags](../../../azure-resource-manager/management/tag-resources.md) to help identify the credit resource based on a nomenclature that's relevant to your organization.
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## Delete a credit resource
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A credit resource may only be deleted if its status is **Failed**, **Canceled**, or **Expired**. Deletion of a credit resource is a permanent action and can't be undone.
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You can delete a credit resource only if its status is **Failed**, **Canceled**, or **Expired**. Deletion of a credit resource is a permanent action and can't be undone.
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If you attempt to delete an active credit resource, you receive an error notifying you that the credit resource can't be deleted in its current **Succeeded** state.
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Attempting to delete a resource group or subscription that contains an active credit resource will fail with a similar error. To mitigate, move the active credit resource to another resource group or subscription within the same billing profile before attempting deletion.
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If you try to delete an active credit resource, an error notifies you that the credit resource can't be deleted in its current **Succeeded** state. Trying to delete a resource group or subscription that contains an active credit resource will fail with a similar error. To avoid the error, move the active credit resource to another resource group or subscription within the same billing profile before you attempt deletion.
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## Cancel a credit
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Contact your Microsoft account team if you have questions about canceling your credit.
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If you have questions about canceling your credit, contact your Microsoft account team.
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## Grant user access to a credit resource
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By default, the user account that accepted the credit proposal has owner access to the credit resource. You can grant access by adding other users to an Azure role.
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By default, the user account that accepted the credit proposal has owner access to the credit resource. You can grant access by adding other users to an Azure role:
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1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), search for **credits**.
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1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), search for **Credits**.
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2. Select the credit resource.
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3. On the left navigation menu, select **Access control (IAM)**.
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4. From Access control (IAM), select **Add** and choose **Add role assignment**.
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5. From the **Role** tab, select the appropriate role.
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6. On the **Members** tab, another user.
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3. On the left menu, select **Access control (IAM)**.
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4. Select **Add** > **Add role assignment**.
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5. On the **Role** tab, select the appropriate role.
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6. On the **Members** tab, select another user.
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7. On the **Review + assign** tab, review the role assignment settings.
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8. Select **Review + assign** button to assign the role.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Currently supported Azure built-in roles are Reader, Contributor, and Owner.
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## Frequently asked questions
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-**Does having a credit resource object impact associated with a subscription impact how the credit behaves?** No, having a credit resource created on a subscription doesn't change how the credit is applied or what the credit is applied to. The credit resource acts as a record of the credit awarded and gives you other metadata, such as the credit's start and end dates and credit amount.
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-**Does having a credit resource object associated with a subscription affect how the credit behaves?** No, having a credit resource created on a subscription doesn't change how the credit is applied or what the credit is applied to. The credit resource acts as a record of the credit awarded and gives you other metadata, such as the start date, end date, and amount of the credit.
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-**Does the resource group's location affect credit application?** No, the resource group stores metadata about the resources and doesn't impact the credit. The credit resource is associated with a Billing Profile and automatically applied to applicable charges on the billing profile.
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-**Does the resource group's location affect credit application?** No, the resource group stores metadata about the resources and doesn't affect the credit. The credit resource is associated with a billing profile and is automatically applied to applicable charges on the billing profile.
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## Related content
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-[Track Azure credit balance for a Microsoft Customer Agreement](../../../cost-management-billing/benefits/credits/mca-check-azure-credits-balance.md)
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-[What is a cloud subscription](../../../cost-management-billing/manage/cloud-subscription.md)
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-[What is a cloud subscription?](../../../cost-management-billing/manage/cloud-subscription.md)
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-[Move Azure resources to a new resource group or subscription](../../../azure-resource-manager/management/move-resource-group-and-subscription.md)
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