Azure Free Account Ended: Credit Expired, Subscription Disabled
Quick answer
Azure disables the Free Trial subscription after 30 days (or when the $200 credit runs out). Upgrade to pay-as-you-go to keep your resources; the 12 months of free services remain.
Most likely fix: Upgrade the subscription
How to fix it
Try these in order — the most common fix is first.
1. Upgrade the subscription
- Go to Cost Management + Billing > Subscriptions
- Select the disabled Free Trial subscription and choose Upgrade
- Add a payment method
- Check that resources resumed; non-free resources are billed from now on
Did this fix it?2. Know the cost before upgrading
- Resources that are not free are re-enabled on upgrade and you are charged for their usage
- Set a budget in Cost Management to get alerts
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
Your Free Trial subscription shows as disabled and resources stop working after 30 days.
Why it happens
- 30-day, $200 credit period ended
- Credit used up before 30 days
This guide also covers
- azure free trial ended
- azure free account expired
- azure free tier ends after 30 days
- upgrade azure free account
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