Why azure cost is still showing once after i stopped use the services, it is showing cost incured for this month 1943, but i stopped use this on oct . firstly site showing cost as you go , no prior mail i receive in that it will deduct money , please help

The ₹/$1,943 shown may be historical usage reported after you stopped, or charges from resources that remained provisioned; check the charge dates and resource names in Cost Analysis before deleting anything.

1. Identify exactly what generated the charge

1. In the Azure portal, open Cost Management + Billing.
2. Select the affected subscription.
3. Open Cost Management → Cost analysis.
4. Set the date range to:
   • This month to inspect the displayed 1,943.
   • The period beginning in October to determine when charges actually stopped.
5. Change the view or Group by:
   • Resource first.
   • Then Service name and Resource group.
6. Select Download to export the detailed results if needed.

Cost records can include resources that have since been stopped, deleted, or whose subscription was cancelled. For pay-as-you-go subscriptions, usage can take up to 72 hours to appear, and current-period amounts remain estimates until the invoice is issued.^1^

Also open Cost Management + Billing → Invoices and compare the invoice period with the usage dates. This distinguishes an old October usage charge posted later from new usage occurring now.

2. Stop any continuing charges

Not actively using a service is different from removing its billable resources. For example:

• A stopped VM can still reserve capacity unless it is deallocated.
• VM disks and connected resources can continue to cost money after the VM is stopped or deleted.^2^
• Deleting an App Service app does not delete its paid App Service plan; that plan continues charging until deleted or scaled down to the Free tier.^3^

If you no longer need anything in the subscription:

1. Open Subscriptions → your subscription → Resources.
2. Review every resource shown, including storage, disks, public IP addresses, databases, App Service plans, gateways, and monitoring resources.
3. Delete the resources you no longer need.

Deletion permanently removes resources and data, so download or back up anything needed first. Microsoft documents deleting all subscription resources when the goal is to leave the subscription as an empty, noncharging container. If there is a support plan, check Cost Management + Billing → Recurring charges separately and turn off its renewal.^4^

3. Request Microsoft to review the charge

If the charge is not recognized, or if Cost Analysis shows usage after everything was deleted, submit a billing support request:

1. Open Azure portal → Help + support.
2. Select New support request.
3. Choose Billing as the issue type.
4. Provide:
   • Subscription ID.
   • Invoice number and billing period.
   • Screenshot of the 1,943 charge.
   • Date the services were stopped or deleted.
   • Export from Cost Analysis.
   • A request for an explanation and charge/refund review.

Azure provides billing and subscription support around the clock.^5^ Only the billing team can inspect the account-specific invoice and decide whether a credit or refund applies.

Prevent another unexpected bill

After resolving this, open Cost Management → Cost alerts and create a budget or anomaly alert. Cost anomaly alerts can notify you when Azure detects an unusual increase; creating one requires Cost Management Contributor access or the corresponding scheduled-actions permission.^6^

References

1. Understand Cost Management data
2. Reporting and analytics
3. Plan and manage costs for Azure App Service
4. Plan to manage Azure costs
5. Manage costs and billing for your Azure resources
6. Identify anomalies and unexpected changes in cost