I didn't use the free 200$ credit and want to get them again for training

Question

Apparently, I activated the trial period for the azure free credit, and stopped for the long period so it's expired.

i cannot raise a support ticket, CS ticket system block every way of human with useless AI answer

Answer 1

Hello ♥♥ FoNG It looks like you’re asking if you can get another free $200 Azure trial now that your original one has expired. Here’s the scoop:

1. Azure free trials are limited to one per customer (per identity/tenant). Once that trial has expired, it can’t be reactivated or reset.
2. But you’ve still got some training-friendly options:
   • Azure for Students: If you have a valid academic email, you can sign up for $100 in credits and a bunch of free services—no credit card required.
     • Visual Studio Subscription Benefits: If you (or your organization) have an MSDN/Visual Studio subscription, you get monthly Azure credits you can use.
       • Microsoft Learn Sandboxes: Many hands-on modules come with temporary sandbox subscriptions you can use to practice—no Azure subscription needed.
         • Pay-as-you-go with Spending Caps: You can upgrade to a full subscription, set yourself a tight spending cap in Cost Management, and only pay if you exceed your budget.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to reopen or get a second free trial once it’s fully expired. If you’re running into trouble with the support portal itself, let us know what error or blockage you see, and we can guide you through those steps.

Hope that helps you pick the right path forward!

Reference docs:

• Azure Free Account FAQ: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/free-account-faq
• Azure for Students: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/student
• Visual Studio subscriber benefits: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/subscriptions/
• Microsoft Learn sandboxes: https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/getting-started-sandbox

Thanks,

Suchitra.

Answer 2

The $200 Azure free credit is a one-time benefit for new Azure free accounts and cannot be reissued once it expires or is fully used. After the initial 30-day period:

• Any unused portion of the $200 credit is lost and cannot be restored.
• To continue using Azure, the account must be upgraded to a pay-as-you-go subscription, where only actual usage beyond any remaining free services is billed.

From that point on, training and experimentation must be done either:

1. Within the 12-month and always-free service limits that remain available after upgrade (for eligible services and tiers), or
2. On a regular pay-as-you-go basis with budgets and alerts configured to control costs.

If there are issues with billing or subscription status (for example, disabled subscription or questions about charges), the supported path is to open a billing support request in the Azure portal. Billing support is free, and subscription reactivation or billing questions are handled there. However, support cannot grant a second $200 free credit once the original trial credit has expired.

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References:

• Create services included with Azure free account
• Avoid charges with your Azure free account
• Reactivate a disabled Azure subscription