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When you accept Azure credit under a Microsoft Customer Agreement, the credit is assigned to a subscription and a 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.
Note
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.
Move a credit resource
You can move a credit resource to another resource group or subscription, just like other Azure resources. This move only changes metadata and doesn't affect the credit.
The new resource group or subscription must remain within the same billing profile as the original.
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.
Move a credit resource to a new resource group
In the Azure portal, enter credits in the search box.
Under Services, select Credits.
Select the specific credit resource that you want to move.
On the Essentials tab, select the move link next to Resource Group.
The source resource group is set automatically. Specify the target resource group, and then select Next.
Wait for the portal to validate resource move readiness.
When validation finishes successfully, select Next.
Select the acknowledgment that you need to update tools and scripts for these resources. To start moving the resources, select Move.
After the move is complete, verify that the credit resource is in the new resource group.
Move a credit resource to a new subscription
In the Azure portal, enter credits in the search box.
Under Services, select Credits.
Select the specific credit resource that you want to move.
On the Essentials tab, select the move link next to Subscription.
The source subscription and resource group are set automatically. Specify the target subscription and resource group, and then select Next.
Wait for the portal to validate resource move readiness.
When validation finishes successfully, select Next.
Select the acknowledgment that you need to update tools and scripts for these resources. To start moving the resources, select Move.
After the move is complete, verify that the credit resource is in the new subscription and resource group.
When you move a credit, the resource URI associated with it is updated to reflect the change.
View the credit resource URI
In the Azure portal, enter credits in the search box.
Under Services, select Credits.
Select the credit resource.
On the left menu, expand Settings and select Properties.
The credit resource URI is the Id value.
Rename a credit resource
The credit's resource name is a part of its URI and can't be changed. However, you can use tags to help identify the credit resource based on a nomenclature that's relevant to your organization.
Delete a credit resource
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.
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. Be sure to move the active credit resource to another resource group or subscription within the same billing profile before you attempt deletion.
Cancel a credit
If you have questions about canceling your credit, contact your Microsoft account team.
Grant user access to a credit resource
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:
In the Azure portal, enter credits in the search box.
Under Services, select Credits.
Select the credit resource.
On the left menu, select Access control (IAM).
Select Add > Add role assignment.
On the Role tab, select the appropriate role.
On the Members tab, select another user.
On the Review + assign tab, review the role assignment settings.
Select Review + assign button to assign the role.
Note
Currently supported Azure built-in roles are Reader, Contributor, and Owner.
Frequently asked questions
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.
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.