{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "item": {
    "slug": "microsoft-azure",
    "name": "Microsoft Azure",
    "legalName": "Microsoft Corporation",
    "category": "cloud-infrastructure",
    "description": "Azure invoices are generated at a billing-account or billing-profile scope and are available through Cost Management + Billing, subject to agreement type and billing role.",
    "status": "import_only",
    "website": "https://azure.microsoft.com",
    "billingPortalUrl": "https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Billing/ModernBillingMenuBlade/~/Invoices",
    "invoiceHelpUrl": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/understand/download-azure-invoice",
    "accessMethods": [
      "vendor_portal",
      "connected_mailbox",
      "email_forward",
      "manual_upload"
    ],
    "authentication": {
      "oauth": false,
      "apiToken": false,
      "browserSession": true,
      "requiredRole": "Billing-profile Owner, Contributor, Reader, or Invoice manager for MCA accounts; role requirements differ for MOSP, MPA, and EA accounts"
    },
    "capabilities": {
      "accountDiscovery": {
        "supported": false,
        "notes": "No Billproof account-discovery capability is claimed for this vendor."
      },
      "billingHistory": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "Historical billing records are available in the vendor portal."
      },
      "invoiceMetadata": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "The vendor portal exposes invoice or statement summary data."
      },
      "invoicePdf": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "Azure invoices can be downloaded as PDF from the portal."
      },
      "creditNotes": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "Some billing scopes show credit memos alongside invoices."
      },
      "lineItems": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "Invoice details and usage-and-charges downloads explain billed items."
      },
      "usage": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "Daily usage or usage-and-charges files can be downloaded separately."
      },
      "subscriptions": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "Billing data is scoped to subscriptions, billing profiles, or enrollments."
      },
      "paymentMethod": {
        "supported": true,
        "notes": "Payment methods are managed in the relevant Azure billing scope."
      }
    },
    "billing": {
      "cadence": [
        "monthly",
        "agreement-specific"
      ],
      "invoiceLocation": "Azure portal → Cost Management + Billing → select billing scope → Billing → Invoices",
      "emailedAutomatically": "unknown",
      "documentTypes": [
        "invoice",
        "credit memo",
        "usage and charges file",
        "tax document"
      ]
    },
    "billproof": {
      "retrieval": false,
      "normalization": true,
      "transactionMatching": true,
      "connectionAvailable": false,
      "limitations": [
        "Billproof does not currently connect directly to Microsoft Azure.",
        "A user must provide the invoice or statement by upload or an enabled email workflow.",
        "The portal path and required role vary by billing-account agreement type."
      ]
    },
    "normalizedFields": [
      "vendor",
      "invoice_number",
      "invoice_date",
      "billing_period",
      "currency",
      "subtotal",
      "tax",
      "total",
      "line_items",
      "account_identifier",
      "billing_profile",
      "billing_account",
      "subscription_id"
    ],
    "commonCardDescriptors": [],
    "researchedAt": "2026-08-28",
    "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-08-28",
    "sources": [
      {
        "title": "View and download your Microsoft Azure invoice",
        "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/understand/download-azure-invoice",
        "type": "official"
      }
    ],
    "guide": {
      "quickAnswer": "In the Azure portal, open Cost Management + Billing, select the correct scope, choose Billing → Invoices, then download the PDF from the invoice row.",
      "requiredRole": "A billing role permitted to view invoices for the account's agreement type",
      "steps": [
        "Sign in to the Azure portal and switch to the Microsoft Entra tenant tied to the billing account.",
        "Open Cost Management + Billing and select the appropriate billing account, profile, subscription, or enrollment scope.",
        "Choose Billing → Invoices.",
        "Set the date range and locate the invoice number.",
        "Choose the download action for the PDF and download usage-and-charges details separately if needed."
      ],
      "historyLocation": "Cost Management + Billing → Billing → Invoices within the selected billing scope",
      "missingInvoice": "Confirm the billing account type, selected tenant and scope, invoice date, and role. Free-credit accounts may not generate an invoice; contact Azure billing support when an expected issued invoice is missing.",
      "formats": [
        "PDF",
        "CSV"
      ],
      "commonProblems": [
        "The user is signed in to the wrong Microsoft Entra tenant.",
        "The selected role can manage resources but cannot read billing invoices.",
        "The invoice is not generated yet or the subscription did not exceed included credit."
      ],
      "matchingTips": [
        "Match the invoice number, billing profile, currency, total, and payment date.",
        "Use the usage-and-charges file to allocate a single billing-profile charge across subscriptions."
      ]
    },
    "statusLabel": "Email or upload only",
    "cta": "Normalize a Microsoft Azure invoice",
    "manualGuide": "https://billproof.io/guides/find-microsoft-azure-invoices",
    "urls": {
      "html": "https://billproof.io/integrations/microsoft-azure",
      "json": "https://billproof.io/api/public/vendors/microsoft-azure.json",
      "capabilities": "https://billproof.io/api/public/vendors/microsoft-azure/capabilities.json"
    }
  }
}