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description: Customers who need assistance can use the Azure portal to find self-service solutions and to create and manage support requests.
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ms.topic: how-to
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ms.custom: support-help-page
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ms.date: 12/07/2023
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ms.date: 12/18/2023
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# Create an Azure support request
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## Getting started
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You can get to **Help + support**in the Azure portal. It's available from the Azure portal menu, the global header, or the resource menu for a service. Before you can file a support request, you must have appropriate permissions.
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You can open support requests in the Azure portal from the Azure portal menu, the global header, or the resource menu for a service. Before you can file a support request, you must have appropriate permissions.
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### Azure role-based access control
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You must have the appropriate access to a subscription before you can create a support request for it. This means you must have the [Owner](../../role-based-access-control/built-in-roles.md#owner), [Contributor](../../role-based-access-control/built-in-roles.md#contributor), or [Support Request Contributor](../../role-based-access-control/built-in-roles.md#support-request-contributor) role, or a custom role with [Microsoft.Support/*](../../role-based-access-control/resource-provider-operations.md#microsoftsupport), at the subscription level.
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You must have the appropriate access to a subscription in order to create a support request for it. This means you must have the [Owner](../../role-based-access-control/built-in-roles.md#owner), [Contributor](../../role-based-access-control/built-in-roles.md#contributor), or [Support Request Contributor](../../role-based-access-control/built-in-roles.md#support-request-contributor) role, or a custom role with [Microsoft.Support/*](../../role-based-access-control/resource-provider-operations.md#microsoftsupport), at the subscription level.
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To create a support request without a subscription, for example a Microsoft Entra scenario, you must be an [Admin](../../active-directory/roles/permissions-reference.md).
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> If a support request requires investigation into multiple subscriptions, you must have the required access for each subscription involved ([Owner](../../role-based-access-control/built-in-roles.md#owner), [Contributor](../../role-based-access-control/built-in-roles.md#contributor), [Reader](../../role-based-access-control/built-in-roles.md#reader), [Support Request Contributor](../../role-based-access-control/built-in-roles.md#support-request-contributor), or a custom role with the [Microsoft.Support/supportTickets/read](../../role-based-access-control/resource-provider-operations.md#microsoftsupport) permission).
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### Go to Help + support from the global header
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### Open a support request from the global header
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To start a support request from anywhere in the Azure portal:
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1. Select the **?** in the global header, then select **Help + support**.
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1. Select the **?** in the global header. Enter a few words to describe your issue.
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-create-azure-support-request/helpandsupportnewlower.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Help menu in the Azure portal.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-create-azure-support-request/support-menu-issue.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Help menu from the global header in the Azure portal.":::
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1.Select **Create a support request**.
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1.Follow the prompts to share more details about your issue, including the specific resource, if applicable. We'll try to provide solutions to help you resolve the issue.
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-create-azure-support-request/newsupportrequest2lower.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Help + support page with Create a support request link.":::
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If none of the solutions resolve the problem you're having, select **Create a support request**.
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### Go to Help + support from a resource menu
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-create-azure-support-request/header-create-support-request.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Help menu with Create a support request link.":::
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### Open a support request from a resource menu
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To start a support request in the context of the resource you're currently working with:
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1. From the resource menu, in the **Support + troubleshooting** section, select **New Support Request**.
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1. From the resource menu, in the **Help** section, select **Support + Troubleshooting**.
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-create-azure-support-request/resource-context-support.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the New Support Request option in the resource pane.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-create-azure-support-request/incontext2lower.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the New Support Request option in the resource pane.":::
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1. Follow the prompts to share more details about your issue. Some options may be preselected for you, based on the resource you were viewing when you selected **Support + Troubleshooting**. We'll try to provide solutions to help you resolve the issue.
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When you start the support request process from a resource, some options are preselected for you, based on that resource.
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If none of the solutions resolve the problem you're having, select **Create a support request**.
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## Create a support request
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After you create a new support request, you'll need to provide some information to help us understand the problem. This information is gathered in a few separate sections.
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When you create a new support request, you'll need to provide some information to help us understand the problem. This information is gathered in a few separate sections.
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### Problem description
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> If the issue applies to multiple subscriptions, you can mention additional subscriptions in your description, or by [sending a message](how-to-manage-azure-support-request.md#send-a-message) later. However, the support engineer will only be able to work on [subscriptions to which you have access](#azure-role-based-access-control). If you don't have the required access for a subscription, we won't be able to work on it as part of your request.
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-create-azure-support-request/basics2lower.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Problem description step of the support request process.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-create-azure-support-request/support-request-problem-description.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Problem description step of the support request process.":::
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After you provide all of the requested information, select **Next**.
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