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This article applies to customers who signed up for Azure online by using a credit card.
In the Azure portal, you can change your default payment method to a new credit card and update your credit card details. You can also delete a payment method that you use to pay for an Azure subscription. To make these changes, you need these credentials:
For a Microsoft Online Subscription Program (pay-as-you-go) account, you must be an
account administrator
.
For a Microsoft Customer Agreement account, you must have the correct
Microsoft Customer Agreement permissions
.
The supported payment methods for Azure are credit card, debit card, and wire transfer. Azure doesn't support virtual or prepaid cards. To see a complete list of supported payment methods, see
Supported payment methods
.
To get approved to pay by wire transfer, see
Pay for your Azure subscription by wire transfer
.
Most countries/regions accept credit cards and debit cards. Here's some specific information:
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Brazil support only credit cards.
India supports credit and debit cards through Visa and Mastercard.
The Reserve Bank of India has a
regulation for storing credit card information
that might affect credit card users in India. To summarize, customers in India can't store credit card information in Azure for recurring charges. Instead, they must enter their credit card information each time they want to pay for Azure services. For more information, see
Reserve Bank of India
.
If you get an error after you add a credit card, see
Troubleshoot a declined card
.
Note
Additional information for SEPA Direct Debit users in Europe:
SEPA Direct Debit is connected to the specific billing account where it is set up. If you have multiple billing accounts and want to use SEPA Direct Debit, you need to add this payment method separately to each account.
If you have an MCA billing account type, you must have Billing account owner or Billing account contributor role to add or manage SEPA Direct Debit payment method. You can learn more about administrative roles
here
.
Manage pay-as-you-go credit cards
The following sections apply to customers who have a Microsoft Online Subscription Program billing account. You can
check your billing account type
. If your billing account type is Microsoft Online Subscription Program, payment methods are associated with individual Azure subscriptions.
Note
Only the Account owner can manage the payment instrument for Microsoft Online Subscription Program pay-as-you-go subscriptions.
If you need to allow another user to manage the payment instrument, you will need to transfer the subscription to the user. Find out more about subscription transfer
here
.
Change the credit card for all subscriptions by adding a new credit card
You can change the default credit card for your Azure subscription to a new card or a previously saved card in the Azure portal. You must be the account administrator to change the credit card.
If multiple subscriptions have the same active payment method, changing the default payment method on any of the subscriptions also updates the active payment method for the others.
To change your subscription's default credit card to a new one:
Sign in to the
Azure portal
as the account administrator.
Search for and select
Cost Management + Billing
.
Select the subscription where you want to add the credit card.
Select
Payment methods
.
In the upper-left corner, select
Add payment method
. A form for adding a credit card appears.
Enter details for the credit card.
For customers in India, when you add a new payment method, Azure generates a one-time password for you. When prompted, enter the password to save the new payment method.
To make this card your default payment method, select
Make this my default payment method
. This card becomes the active payment instrument for all subscriptions that use the same card as the selected subscription.
Select
Next
.
Replace the credit card for a subscription to a previously saved credit card
You can replace a subscription's default credit card to one that's already saved to your account by using the following steps. This procedure changes the credit card for all other subscriptions.
Sign in to the
Azure portal
as the account administrator.
Search for and select
Cost Management + Billing
.
Select the subscription where you want to add the credit card.
Select
Payment methods
.
Select
Replace
to change the current credit card.
On the
Replace default payment method
pane, select a credit card to replace the default one, and then select
Next
.
After a few moments, you get a confirmation that you changed your payment method.
Edit credit card details
If your credit card is renewed and the number stays the same, use the following steps to update the existing card details (like the expiration date). If your credit card number changes because the card is lost, stolen, or expired, follow the steps in the
Add a credit card as a payment method
section. You don't need to update the CVV.
Sign in to the
Azure portal
as the account administrator.
Search for and select
Cost Management + Billing
.
Select
Payment methods
.
For the credit card that you want to edit, select the ellipsis (
...
) at the end of the row. Then select
Edit
.
Update the credit card details.
Select
Next
.
Manage Microsoft Customer Agreement credit cards
The following sections apply to customers who have a Microsoft Customer Agreement and who signed up for Azure online by using a credit card. To check if you have a Microsoft Customer Agreement, see
Check the type of your account
later in this article.
If you have a Microsoft Customer Agreement, your credit card is associated with a billing profile. To change the payment method for a billing profile, one of these conditions must apply:
You're the person who signed up for Azure and created the billing account.
You have the correct
Microsoft Customer Agreement permissions
.
Change the default credit card
Sign in to the
Azure portal
.
Search for and select
Cost Management + Billing
.
On the left menu, select
Billing profiles
.
Select a billing profile.
On the left menu, select
Payment methods
.
In the
Default payment method
section, select
Replace
.
On the
Replace default payment method
pane, either select an existing card from the dropdown list or add a new one by selecting the blue
Add payment method
link.
Add a new credit card
Search for and select
Cost Management + Billing
.
On the left menu, select
Billing profiles
Select a billing profile to which you want to add the new credit card.
Select
Payment methods
.
In the upper-left corner, select
Add payment method
. A form for adding a credit card appears.
Enter details for the credit card.
For customers in India, when you add a new payment method, Azure generates a one-time password for you. When prompted, enter the password to save the new payment method.
To make this card your default payment method, select
Make this my default payment method
. This card becomes the active payment instrument for all subscriptions that use the same card as the selected subscription.
Select
Next
.
Edit a credit card
You can edit credit card details (such as updating the expiration date) in the Azure portal:
Sign in to the
Azure portal
.
Search for and select
Cost Management + Billing
.
On the left menu, select
Billing profiles
.
Select a billing profile.
On the left menu, select
Payment methods
.
In the
Your credit cards
section, find the credit card that you want to edit.
Select the ellipsis (
...
) at the end of the row.
To edit your credit card details, select
Edit
from the menu.
Delete an Azure billing payment method
The following information helps you delete a payment method, like a credit card, from these types of Azure subscriptions:
Microsoft Customer Agreement
Microsoft Online Subscription Program (pay-as-you-go)
Whatever your Azure subscription type, you must cancel it to delete its associated payment method.
Removing a payment method for other Azure subscription types, like Microsoft Partner Agreement and Enterprise Agreement, isn't supported.
Delete a Microsoft Customer Agreement payment method
Only the user who created the Microsoft Customer Agreement account can delete a payment method.
To delete a payment method for a Microsoft Customer Agreement:
Sign in to the
Azure portal
.
Search for and select
Cost Management + Billing
.
If necessary, select a billing scope.
On the left menu, under
Billing
, select
Billing profiles
.
In the list of billing profiles, select the profile that's using the payment method.
On the left menu, under
Billing
, select
Payment methods
.
A table of payment methods appears under
Your Credit Cards
. Find the credit card that you want to delete, select the ellipsis (
...
), and then select
Delete
.
The
Delete a payment method
pane appears. Azure checks if the payment method is in use:
If the payment method isn't in use, the
Delete
option is available. Select it to delete the credit card information.
If the payment method is in use, it must be replaced or detached. Continue reading the following sections. They explain how to detach the payment method.
Detach a Microsoft Customer Agreement payment method
If a Microsoft Customer Agreement billing profile is using your payment method, the following message appears.
To detach a payment method, you must meet a list of conditions. If you don't meet a condition, the following information appears:
Instructions on how to meet the condition.
A link that takes you to the location where you can resolve the problem.
Conditions:
Outstanding charges
Recurring charges
Pending charges
Active subscriptions
Note
If you have an
Entra Free subscription
inside your billing account you cannot delete or detach the last payment method on file. To remove the last payment method, you must delete the tenant. For more information about deleting a tenant, see
Delete the organization
.
When you fully satisfy all the conditions, you can detach the payment method from the billing profile.
Note
When you detach the default payment method, the billing profile enters an
inactive
state. Anything deleted in this process can't be recovered. After a billing profile becomes inactive, you must sign up for a new Azure subscription to create new resources.
Detach payment method errors
If you're having problems trying to detach (remove) a payment method, one of the following reasons is likely the cause.
Outstanding charges
Outstanding (past-due) charges prevent you from detaching your payment method.
To view your outstanding charges:
Sign in to the
Azure portal
.
Search for and select
Cost Management + Billing
.
Select your billing account.
Under
Billing
, select
Invoices
.
In the list of invoices, view the
Status
information. You must pay invoices that have a
Past Due
status.
After you pay outstanding charges, you can detach your payment method.
Recurring charges set to automatically renew
Recurring charges prevent you from detaching your payment method. Examples of recurring charges include:
Azure support agreements.
Active Azure subscriptions.
Active Microsoft 365 subscriptions set to automatically renew.
Reservations set to automatically renew.
Savings plans set to automatically renew.
To stop recurring charges from automatically renewing:
Sign in to the
Azure portal
.
Search for and select
Cost Management + Billing
.
Select
Billing scopes
and select your billing account from the list.
Under
Products + services
, select
Recurring charges
.
On the
Recurring charges
page, select a charge, select the ellipsis (
...
) on the right side of the row, and then select
Cancel
.
After you remove all recurring charges, you can detach your payment method.
Pending charges
You can't detach your payment method if there are any pending charges. Here's a typical example of pending charges:
A billing cycle begins on June 1.
You use Azure services from June 1 to June 10.
You cancel your subscription on June 10.
You pay your invoice on June 12 for the month of May and are paid in full. However, you still have pending charges for June 1 to June 10.
In this example, you aren't billed for your June usage until the following month (August). So, you can't detach your payment method until you pay the invoice for June, which isn't available until August.
To view pending charges:
Sign in to the
Azure portal
.
Search for and select
Cost Management + Billing
.
Select
Billing scopes
and select your billing account from the list.
Under
Billing
, select
Invoices
.
On the
Invoices
pane, check for charges that appear with a
Due on
date
status. These items are pending charges.
After you pay all pending charges, you can detach your payment method.
Note
You can detach a payment method only after you settle all previous charges for a billing profile. If you're in an active billing period, you must wait until the end of the billing period to detach your payment method. Ensure that you meet all other detach conditions while you wait for your billing period to end.
Delete a Microsoft Online Subscription Program payment method
You must be an account administrator to delete a Microsoft Online Subscription Program (pay-as-you-go) payment method.
If a subscription is using your payment method, take the following steps:
Sign in to the
Azure portal
.
Search for and select
Cost Management + Billing
.
If necessary, select a billing scope.
On the left menu, under
Billing
, select
Payment methods
.
On the
Payment methods
pane, select the ellipsis (
...
) next to the row for the payment method, and then select
Delete
.
On the
Delete a payment method
pane, select
Delete
if you meet all conditions. Otherwise, continue to the next step.
If
Delete
is unavailable, a list of unmet conditions appears, along with the actions that you need to take to correct them.
For each unmet condition, select the link. The link directs you to the Azure portal area where you can take the corrective action. Complete all corrective actions.
Go back to
Cost Management + Billing
>
Billing profiles
>
Payment methods
and delete the payment method.
After you cancel a subscription, it can take up to 90 days for the subscription to be deleted.
Check the type of your account
Sign in to the
Azure portal
.
Search for and select
Cost Management + Billing
.
If you have access to just one billing scope, select
Properties
from the left menu.
The
Type
value on the
Properties
pane determines the type of your account. It can be Microsoft Online Subscription Program, Enterprise Agreement, Microsoft Customer Agreement, or Microsoft Partner Agreement. To learn more about the types of billing accounts, see
View your billing accounts in the Azure portal
.
If you have access to multiple billing scopes, select
Billing scopes
from the left menu, and then check the type in the
Billing account type
column.
Frequently asked questions
The following sections answer commonly asked questions about changing your credit card information.
Why do I keep getting a "session has expired" error message?
If you already tried signing out and back in, yet you're still getting an error message that says your session has expired, try using a private browsing session.
How do I use a different card for each subscription?
If you specify a new credit card during the process of creating a subscription, no other subscriptions are associated with that credit card. You can add multiple new subscriptions, each with a unique credit card. However, if you later make any of the following changes,
all subscriptions
use the selected payment method:
Make a payment method active by using the
Set active
option.
Use the
Replace
payment option for any subscription.
Change the default payment method.
How do I make payments?
If you set up a credit card as your payment method, we automatically charge your card after each billing period. You don't need to do anything.
If you're
paying by invoice
, send your payment to the location shown at the bottom of your invoice.
How do I change the tax ID?
To add or update a tax ID, update your profile in the
Azure portal
, and then select
Tax record
. The tax ID is used for tax exemption calculations and appears on your invoice.
Need help? Contact us.
If you have questions or need help,
create a support request
.
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