Unable to Create SQL Server – “Your subscription does not have access to create a server in the selected region”

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Unable to Create SQL Server – “Your subscription does not have access to create a server in the selected region”

DM IT 15

Hi,

I’m trying to deploy an Azure SQL Server in the Azure portal, but I’m receiving the following error message:

Your subscription does not have access to create a server in the selected region. For the latest information about region availability for your subscription, go to aka.ms/sqlcapacity. Please try another region or create a support ticket to request access.

My subscription type: Microsoft Azure Sponsorship Region attempted: Southeast Asia

I’ve tried multiple regions, but the same error appears. I’ve also verified that SQL Database is available in those regions according to the capacity link provided. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/offers/azure-credit-offers/

is it’s possible to request region access or if I need to use specific regions only? If there’s a workaround to deploy the SQL Server under this subscription type?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Best regards,

Karma

kiran kumar reddy 0 Reputation points

2025-11-06T10:57:21.9933333+00:00

I am also facing same issue . I have created a new free trail account yesterday. kindly help
harry wang 0 Reputation points

2025-11-06T18:37:04.6766667+00:00

Same issue. Also using the free trail and attempted to create SQL server in US-East, but with the same error.
Emmanuel Elemchukwu 5 Reputation points

2025-11-06T19:08:35.9233333+00:00

I have tried all regions/location and no one them allows me to create the sql server

I'm using the free Azure student sub
LUIZ ANTONIO FERNANDES PINA 0 Reputation points

2025-11-07T01:09:30.1433333+00:00

This appears to be a widespread issue affecting Azure for Students subscriptions. Multiple users reported the same error on Microsoft Q&A forum (November 6, 2025).

According to Microsoft moderator response, the issue occurs because network components (public IP) configuration doesn't match SQL service expectations for student/sponsorship subscriptions.

Suggested regions (East US, West US 2, North Europe) also fail for student accounts.

This is blocking academic work at PUCPR and needs urgent resolution.
DM IT 15 Reputation points

2025-11-07T01:20:09.4233333+00:00

Hi Manoj,

Thank you for the suggestion.

However, the issue actually occurs during the SQL Server creation process, the SQL is never created because we’re unable to select a region, and the system doesn’t allow us to proceed with the creation at all.

We’ve already tried multiple regions, including East US, West US 2, and North Europe, before posting the question here on the Q&A forum, but the same issue persists. None of the regions can be selected.
LUIZ ANTONIO FERNANDES PINA 0 Reputation points

2025-11-07T01:25:53.95+00:00

This appears to be a widespread issue affecting Azure for Students subscriptions. Multiple users reported the same error.
MARIO ENRIQUE VALLEJO VENEGAS 0 Reputation points

2025-11-07T05:00:35.6533333+00:00

I have tried all regions/location and no one them allows me to create the sql server

I'm using the free Azure student account.
Manoj Kumar Boyini 610 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-11-11T15:10:09.18+00:00

Hi DM IT,

I’m glad to hear that you were able to successfully create the database in the SEA region — thank you for the update and for sharing what you observed.

The behavior you described is most likely related to capacity or offer restrictions in the East US region. At times, certain SKUs or resource types can experience temporary provisioning constraints or quota limitations in specific regions. When that happens, you may see options (like the OK button) temporarily disabled, while the same operation works fine in another region such as SEA.

These restrictions are dynamic and can change based on overall demand, maintenance activities, or capacity management within that region.

If East US is your preferred region, I recommend monitoring Azure Service Health for any regional capacity updates and, if needed, submitting a quota increase request for your subscription to confirm whether the limitation is quota-related.

I completely understand how confusing this behavior can be, and I appreciate your patience and persistence in testing alternate regions — that helped isolate the cause quickly.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any further questions or need additional assistance. Also, if these answers your query, do click the "Upvote" and click "Accept the answer" of which might be beneficial to other community members reading this thread.

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kiran kumar reddy 0 Reputation points

2025-11-06T10:57:21.9933333+00:00

I am also facing same issue . I have created a new free trail account yesterday. kindly help
harry wang 0 Reputation points

2025-11-06T18:37:04.6766667+00:00

Same issue. Also using the free trail and attempted to create SQL server in US-East, but with the same error.
Emmanuel Elemchukwu 5 Reputation points

2025-11-06T19:08:35.9233333+00:00

I have tried all regions/location and no one them allows me to create the sql server

I'm using the free Azure student sub
LUIZ ANTONIO FERNANDES PINA 0 Reputation points

2025-11-07T01:09:30.1433333+00:00

This appears to be a widespread issue affecting Azure for Students subscriptions. Multiple users reported the same error on Microsoft Q&A forum (November 6, 2025).

According to Microsoft moderator response, the issue occurs because network components (public IP) configuration doesn't match SQL service expectations for student/sponsorship subscriptions.

Suggested regions (East US, West US 2, North Europe) also fail for student accounts.

This is blocking academic work at PUCPR and needs urgent resolution.
DM IT 15 Reputation points

2025-11-07T01:20:09.4233333+00:00

Hi Manoj,

Thank you for the suggestion.

However, the issue actually occurs during the SQL Server creation process, the SQL is never created because we’re unable to select a region, and the system doesn’t allow us to proceed with the creation at all.

We’ve already tried multiple regions, including East US, West US 2, and North Europe, before posting the question here on the Q&A forum, but the same issue persists. None of the regions can be selected.
LUIZ ANTONIO FERNANDES PINA 0 Reputation points

2025-11-07T01:25:53.95+00:00

This appears to be a widespread issue affecting Azure for Students subscriptions. Multiple users reported the same error.
MARIO ENRIQUE VALLEJO VENEGAS 0 Reputation points

2025-11-07T05:00:35.6533333+00:00

I have tried all regions/location and no one them allows me to create the sql server

I'm using the free Azure student account.
Manoj Kumar Boyini 610 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-11-11T15:10:09.18+00:00

Hi DM IT,

I’m glad to hear that you were able to successfully create the database in the SEA region — thank you for the update and for sharing what you observed.

The behavior you described is most likely related to capacity or offer restrictions in the East US region. At times, certain SKUs or resource types can experience temporary provisioning constraints or quota limitations in specific regions. When that happens, you may see options (like the OK button) temporarily disabled, while the same operation works fine in another region such as SEA.

These restrictions are dynamic and can change based on overall demand, maintenance activities, or capacity management within that region.

If East US is your preferred region, I recommend monitoring Azure Service Health for any regional capacity updates and, if needed, submitting a quota increase request for your subscription to confirm whether the limitation is quota-related.

I completely understand how confusing this behavior can be, and I appreciate your patience and persistence in testing alternate regions — that helped isolate the cause quickly.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any further questions or need additional assistance. Also, if these answers your query, do click the "Upvote" and click "Accept the answer" of which might be beneficial to other community members reading this thread.

Answer 1

Hi DM IT,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft QA.
We found that the issue is not with your setup but with how the system handles your Azure Sponsorship subscription in the Southeast Asia region.

When the SQL Server creation starts, Azure tries to create some background network components such as a public IP address. In this case, the network part returned a different configuration than what the SQL service expects in this region under a sponsorship plan. Because of that mismatch, the SQL Server creation stopped before it could even begin.

This usually happens when the selected region or the subscription offer does not support that resource tier.

To fix this, please try the following:

Create the SQL Server in another supported region such as East US, West US 2, or North Europe. These regions work fine for Azure Sponsorship plans.

The SQL provider setup for your subscription is already registered correctly, so no further action is needed there.

Please let us know if you have any questions and concerns

Answer 2

DM IT 15

Hi Manoj,

Here’s an update for today.

We have successfully created the database. It’s a bit strange because I tried the usual steps again, but this time I changed the server location to SEA instead of East US, and it worked—the OK button appeared, and the system allowed us to proceed with the database creation. Do you know why this happened?

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