Use AllowSelfServicePurchase for the MSCommerce PowerShell module
The MSCommerce PowerShell module is available in the PowerShell Gallery. The module includes a PolicyID parameter value for AllowSelfServicePurchase that lets you control whether users in your organization can make self-service purchases of Microsoft or select third-party offers.
You can also manage AllowSelfServicePurchase settings in the Microsoft 365 admin center. For more information, see Manage self-service purchases and trials (for admins).
You can use the MSCommerce PowerShell module to:
- View the default state of the AllowSelfServicePurchase parameter value
- View a list of applicable products and their AllowSelfServicePurchase parameter value
- View or modify the current setting for a specific product to either enable or disable it
- For Microsoft products only: view or modify the setting for trials without payment methods
Requirements
To use the MSCommerce PowerShell module, you need:
- A Windows 10 or later operating system.
- The Global or Billing Administrator role for your tenant to change the MSCommerce product policies.
Caution
Global Administrators have almost unlimited access to your organization's settings and most of its data. To help keep your organization secure, we recommend that you limit the number of Global Administrators as much as possible.
- The Global reader role for your tenant to see a read-only list of MSCommerce product policies.
Get started with the MSCommerce PowerShell module
To get started using the MSCommerce PowerShell module, you must install it, import it into a PowerShell session, and then connect to it with your credentials.
Install the MSCommerce PowerShell module
You install the MSCommerce PowerShell module on your Windows 10 device once and then import it into each PowerShell session you start. Download the MSCommerce PowerShell module from the PowerShell Gallery.
To install the MSCommerce PowerShell module with PowerShellGet, run the following command:
Install-Module -Name MSCommerce
Import MSCommerce into the PowerShell session
After you install the module on your Windows 10 device, you then import it into each PowerShell session that you start. To import it into a PowerShell session, run the following command:
Import-Module -Name MSCommerce
Connect to MSCommerce with your credentials
To connect to the PowerShell module with your credentials, run the following command.
Connect-MSCommerce
This command connects the current PowerShell session to a Microsoft Entra tenant. The command prompts you for a username and password for the tenant you want to connect to. If multifactor authentication is enabled for your credentials, you use the interactive option to sign in.
View details for AllowSelfServicePurchase
To view a description of the AllowSelfServicePurchase parameter value and the default status, based on your organization, run the following command:
Get-MSCommercePolicy -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase
Use AllowSelfServicePurchase with Microsoft products
This section contains information about how to view a list of Microsoft products for self-service purchase, their current status, and how to set the status. For information about third-party offer types, see Use AllowSelfServicePurchase with third-party offer types.
View a list of self-service purchase Microsoft products and their status
To view a list of available self-service purchase Microsoft products and the status of each, run the following command:
Get-MSCommerceProductPolicies -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase
The following table lists the available products and their ProductId. It also indicates which products have a trial available and don't require a payment method. If applicable, all other trials require a payment method. For the products that have trial without payment method enabled, you can enable the trial, while keeping the ability to purchase the product disabled. For sample commands, see View or set the status for AllowSelfServicePurchase for Microsoft products.
| Product | ProductId | Is trial without payment method enabled? |
|---|---|---|
| Clipchamp Premium | CFQ7TTC0N8SS | No |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot | CFQ7TTC0MM8R | No |
| Microsoft 365 F3 | CFQ7TTC0LH05 | No |
| Microsoft Purview Discovery | CFQ7TTC0N8SL | Yes |
| Power Apps per user* | CFQ7TTC0LH2H | No |
| Power Automate per user* | CFQ7TTC0LH3L | No |
| Power Automate RPA* | CFQ7TTC0LSGZ | No |
| Power BI Premium (standalone)* | CFQ7TTC0H6RP | No |
| Power BI Pro* | CFQ7TTC0H9MP | No |
| Planner Plan 1* | CFQ7TTC0HDB1 | Yes |
| Project Plan 3* | CFQ7TTC0HDB0 | No |
| Python in Excel | CFQ7TTC0S3X1 | No |
| Teams Exploratory | CFQ7TTC0J1FV | Yes |
| Teams Premium Introductory Pricing | CFQ7TTC0RM8K | Yes |
| Visio Plan 1* | CFQ7TTC0HD33 | Yes |
| Visio Plan 2* | CFQ7TTC0HD32 | No |
| Viva Goals (self-service trials only) | CFQ7TTC0PW0V | Yes |
*These items are updated IDs. If you previously blocked products using the old IDs, they're automatically blocked using the new IDs. No other work is required.
View or set the status for AllowSelfServicePurchase for Microsoft products
You can set the Value parameter for AllowSelfServicePurchase to allow or prevent users from making a self-service purchase of a Microsoft product. You can also use the OnlyTrialsWithoutPaymentMethod value to allow users to try products that have no payment required trials. To see which products have these trials enabled, see the product list in View a list of self-service purchase Microsoft products and their status. Users can only buy the product after the trial is over if AllowSelfServicePurchase is enabled.
Note
Changing the value for AllowSelfServicePurchase or OnlyTrialsWithoutPaymentMethod only impacts trials or purchases made for the specified product from that point forward. Existing trials or purchases for the specified product aren't affected.
The following table describes the settings for the Value parameter.
| Setting | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Enabled | Users can make self-service purchases and acquire trials for the product. |
| OnlyTrialsWithoutPaymentMethod | Users can't make self-service purchases but can acquire free trials for products that don't require them to add a payment method. After the trial expires, a user can't buy the paid version of the product. |
| Disabled | Users can't make self-service purchases or acquire trials for the product. |
Use the following commands to get or set policy settings, where <ProductID> is the string associated with the product name.
To get the policy setting for a specific product, run the following command:
Get-MSCommerceProductPolicy -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase -ProductId ```<ProductID>```
To enable the policy setting for a specific product, run the following command:
Update-MSCommerceProductPolicy -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase -ProductId <ProductID> -Value "Enabled"
To disable the policy setting for a specific product, run the following command:
Update-MSCommerceProductPolicy -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase -ProductId <ProductID> -Value "Disabled"
To allow users to try a specific product without a payment method, run the following command:
Update-MSCommerceProductPolicy -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase -ProductId <ProductID> -Value "OnlyTrialsWithoutPaymentMethod"
Use AllowSelfServicePurchase with third-party offer types
This section contains information about how to view a list of self-service purchase for third-party offer types and their status, and how to set the status.
View a list of self-service purchase third-party offer types and their status
To view a list of all available self-service purchase third-party offer types and the status of each, run the following command:
Get-MSCommerceProductPolicies -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase -Scope OfferType
The following table lists the available third-party offer types. These offer types can be enabled or disabled for self-service purchase.
| Offer Type | ID |
|---|---|
| Software as a Service | SaaS |
| Power BI Visuals | POWERBIVISUALS |
| Dynamics 365 Dataverse Apps | DYNAMICSCE |
| Dynamics 365 Business Central | DYNAMICSBC |
View or set the status for AllowSelfServicePurchase for third-party offer types
You can set the Value parameter for AllowSelfServicePurchase to allow or prevent users from making a self-service purchase of a third-party offer type.
The following table describes the settings for the Value parameter.
| Setting | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Enabled | Users can make self-service purchases and acquire trials for the product. |
| Disabled | Users can't make self-service purchases or acquire trials for the product. |
Use the following commands to get or set policy settings, where <ID> is the string associated with the offer type.
To get the policy setting for a specific third-party offer type, run the following command:
Get-MSCommerceProductPolicy -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase -OfferType <ID>
To enable the policy setting for a specific third-party offer type, run the following command:
Update-MSCommerceProductPolicy -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase -OfferType <ID> -Value "Enabled"
To disable the policy setting for a specific third-party offer type, run the following command:
Update-MSCommerceProductPolicy -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase -OfferType <ID> -Value "Disabled"
Example script to disable AllowSelfServicePurchase
The following example walks you through how to import the MSCommerce module, sign in with your account, get the ProductId for Power Automate per user, and then disable AllowSelfServicePurchase for that product.
Import-Module -Name MSCommerce
Connect-MSCommerce #sign-in with your global or billing administrator account when prompted
$product = Get-MSCommerceProductPolicies -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase | where {$_.ProductName -match 'Power Automate per user'}
Update-MSCommerceProductPolicy -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase -ProductId $product.ProductID -Value "Disabled"
If there are multiple values for the product, you can run the command individually for each value as shown in the following example:
foreach ($id in $product.ProductID) {UpdateUpdate-MSCommerceProductPolicy -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase -ProductId $product[0].ProductID -Value "Disabled"
Update-MSCommerceProductPolicy -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase -ProductId $product[1].ProductID -Value "Disabled"
Update-MSCommerceProductPolicy -PolicyId AllowSelfServicePurchase -OfferType SaaS -Value "Disabled"}
Troubleshoot HandleError: Failed to retrieve policy with PolicyId 'AllowSelfServicePurchase'
In some cases, you might see the following error message:
HandleError : Failed to retrieve policy with PolicyId 'AllowSelfServicePurchase', ErrorMessage - The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send.
This error might be due to an older version of Transport Layer Security (TLS). When you connect to this service, you must use TLS 1.2 or greater.
To resolve this error, upgrade to TLS 1.2. The following syntax updates the ServicePointManager Security Protocol to allow TLS1.2:
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
To learn more, see How to enable TLS 1.2.
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