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Hello, @christiane brosseau!

I created an Azure subscription on accident. How do I cancel my subscription?

Note that before you cancel your subscription, it is recommended that you back up your data, shut down your services, delete all resources/resource groups, and update any custom roles that reference the subscription.

To cancel an Azure subscription in the portal:

1. In the Azure portal, navigate to Cost Management + Billing.
2. In the left menu, select either Subscriptions or Azure subscriptionsdepending on which is available to you. If you have a support plan, it’s shown in the list.
3. Select the subscription that you want to cancel.
4. At the top of page, select Cancel.
5. If you have any resources associated with the subscription, they’re shown on the page. At the top of the page, select Cancel subscription.
6. Select a reason for cancellation.
7. If you have a support plan and no other subscriptions use it, select Turn off auto-renew. If other subscriptions use the support plan, clear the option.
8. If you have any running resources associated with the subscription, you must select Turn off resources. Ensure that you already backed up any data that you want to keep.
9. Select Cancel subscription.

After the subscription is canceled, a notification shows that the cancellation is complete. If you have any outstanding charges that haven’t been invoiced yet, their estimated charges are shown. If you have any outstanding credits that aren’t yet applied to your invoice, the estimated credits that apply to your invoice are shown. For more information about data update frequency, see Cost and usage data updates and retention.

After you cancel, billing is stopped immediately. However, it can take up to 10 minutes for the cancellation to show in the portal. If you cancel in the middle of a billing period, we send the final invoice on your typical invoice date after the period ends.

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