Cannot create resource with location: 'United States'. Please use location: 'Europe' to create resource for b2b directory:

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Cannot create resource with location: 'United States'. Please use location: 'Europe' to create resource for b2b directory:

Paweł Bołdyn 10

Hey!
I'm trying to link a tenant to my subscription. When I try, I receive this error:
Cannot create resource with location: 'United States'. Please use location: 'Europe' to create resource for b2b directory: 'mytenat'

The subscription is in my directory (I'm the owner).
The resource group is created in West Europe.
The tenant is in the European Union.

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Navya 20,180 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-12-11T20:11:46.24+00:00

Hi @Paweł Bołdyn

Thank you for posting this in Microsoft Q&A.

I understand that you are trying to link your Azure tenant to your subscription, but you are receiving an error message that says, "Cannot create resource with location: 'United States'. Please use location: 'Europe' to create resource for b2b directory".

This error message indicates that you need to create the resource in a location that is supported by your tenant. Since your tenant is located in the European Union, you need to create the resource in a location that is also in the European Union. Alternatively, you can change the location of your tenant to West Europe, where your resource is present.

Please try to link your tenant to your subscription again. If you still receive the same error, please share a screenshot of the error message and let me know where your tenant is located.

You can find the location of your tenant under 'Properties', as shown in the image below.

Thanks,

Navya.
Pawel Boldyn 0 Reputation points

2024-12-12T09:43:24.33+00:00

Thank you for your response!
I have created a resource group in both West Europe and Poland Central, but the same error occurs in both regions. My tenant is located in Poland, as shown in the screenshot from the first message. Is there anything I should try? I cannot create a resource in the US, nor can I move tenant data outside the EU Model Clause.

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Navya 20,180 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-12-11T20:11:46.24+00:00

Hi @Paweł Bołdyn

Thank you for posting this in Microsoft Q&A.

I understand that you are trying to link your Azure tenant to your subscription, but you are receiving an error message that says, "Cannot create resource with location: 'United States'. Please use location: 'Europe' to create resource for b2b directory".

This error message indicates that you need to create the resource in a location that is supported by your tenant. Since your tenant is located in the European Union, you need to create the resource in a location that is also in the European Union. Alternatively, you can change the location of your tenant to West Europe, where your resource is present.

Please try to link your tenant to your subscription again. If you still receive the same error, please share a screenshot of the error message and let me know where your tenant is located.

You can find the location of your tenant under 'Properties', as shown in the image below.

Thanks,

Navya.
Pawel Boldyn 0 Reputation points

2024-12-12T09:43:24.33+00:00

Thank you for your response!
I have created a resource group in both West Europe and Poland Central, but the same error occurs in both regions. My tenant is located in Poland, as shown in the screenshot from the first message. Is there anything I should try? I cannot create a resource in the US, nor can I move tenant data outside the EU Model Clause.

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Paweł Bołdyn 10

It seems like when using the Azure Portal web site, the region will be set as “United State” by default.

Connect-AzAccount
$token = (Get-AzAccessToken).Token
$uri = "https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{SUBSCRIPTIONID}/resourceGroups/{RESOURCEGROUP}/providers/Microsoft.AzureActiveDirectory/guestUsages/{TENANTNAME}.onmicrosoft.com?api-version=2020-05-01-preview"

$body = @{
    id         = "/subscriptions/{SUBSCRIPTIONID}/resourceGroups/{RESOURCEGROUP}/providers/Microsoft.AzureActiveDirectory/guestUsages/{TENANTNAME}.onmicrosoft.com"
    name       = "{TENANTNAME}.onmicrosoft.com"
    location   = "Europe"
    tags       = @{}
    type       = "Microsoft.AzureActiveDirectory/GuestUsages"
    properties = @{
        tenantId = "{TENANTID}"
    }
}

$headers = @{
    Authorization = "Bearer $Bearer"
}

Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -Method Put -Body ($body | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10) -ContentType "application/json" -Headers $headers

Navya 20,180 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-12-19T12:35:14.9333333+00:00

Hi @Paweł Bołdyn

Thank you for following up on this.

Based on the information you provided, it seems that the issue is related to the default region being set to "United States" when using the Azure Portal website. This can cause issues when creating resources in a different region that is not supported by your tenant.

To resolve this issue, you can try creating the resource using PowerShell instead of the Azure Portal website. When using PowerShell, you can specify the location of the resource to ensure that it is created in a region that is supported by your tenant.

New-AzResourceGroup -Name exampleGroup -Location westus

For your reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/manage-resource-groups-powershell

Thanks,

Navya.
Navya 20,180 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-12-20T23:38:36.8333333+00:00

Hi @Paweł Bołdyn

Just checking in to see if above information was helpful. If you have any further updates on this issue, please feel free to post back.
Navya 20,180 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2024-12-23T19:39:07.09+00:00

Hi @Paweł Bołdyn

Just checking in to see if above information was helpful. If you have any further updates on this issue, please feel free to post back.

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