# Accept an Azure Marketplace private offer

A private offer is a custom Azure Marketplace plan that MediaKind prepares for a specific customer, typically in exchange for a committed spend. Use this guide to redeem a private offer for MK.IO through Azure Marketplace and activate the resulting subscription.

## Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

- A private offer for MK.IO that MediaKind has issued to your organization in Azure Marketplace.
- Permission to create resources in the Azure subscription and resource group where the Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription will live.
- An MK.IO account that belongs to the organization the offer was issued to. This applies even if you are a partner or contractor completing the redemption on the organization's behalf. If you are not yet a member, ask an administrator of that organization to [invite you](/mkio/how-to/managing-your-organization/invite-users-to-organization).

> **Info — Expect delays between steps:** Azure can take up to an hour to move from one step to the next. If a status does not update immediately, wait before retrying.

## Redeem the offer

### Review and accept the offer

Open the offer on the private offer management page in Azure Marketplace. Once you accept the offer, its status changes to **Accepted**, and the associated product shows a status of **Ready for purchase**.

![The private offer management page in Azure Marketplace showing an accepted offer with the product ready for purchase.](/_machine-assets/784617872177c3db134230711eef29623b4fb0e36a295d4db06cd32356641ffd.png)

### Purchase the offer

Select **Purchase** next to the product to start the subscription wizard.

On the **Basics** tab:

- Choose your Azure subscription and resource group, or select **Create new** to create a resource group.
- Enter a name for your MK.IO subscription under **SaaS details**.

![The Basics tab of the Azure subscription wizard showing the subscription, resource group, and SaaS name fields.](/_machine-assets/77ecbadcac77bbc7753a5d68c586e58019c74e7159028fe43f9bd3a8b6a538b1.png)

The **Plan** field shows the plan MediaKind prepared for your organization.

Continue to the **Tags** tab, then select **Review + subscribe**. Review the terms of use, confirm your contact details (name, email, and phone number), and select **Subscribe**.

Azure creates the SaaS subscription. This can take several minutes.

### Configure your MK.IO account

Once the subscription is created, Azure shows a confirmation page stating that the purchase is not yet complete, and emails you instructions for setting up your SaaS account. Select **Configure account now** to continue.

![The Azure subscription progress page showing the Configure account now button and the 30-day completion warning.](/_machine-assets/e811201aea93f96f9b726bee7008d78e97fcf2e4df764cd1d2485cfb786d3a73.png)

> **Warning — Complete this step within 30 days:** Billing does not start until you configure your account. If you take no action within 30 days, Azure automatically deletes the SaaS subscription.

**Configure account now** redirects you to MK.IO. Sign in with the MK.IO account associated with your organization, then accept the MK.IO terms and conditions to activate the subscription.

MK.IO creates a payment method for the offer. You can now create a new project and assign it to the payment method. To use the offer for existing projects, [move the projects to the new payment method](/mkio/how-to/managing-your-organization/billing#move-a-project-between-payment-methods).

## Next steps

- [Create your first project](/mkio/getting-started/account-setup-and-first-steps#create-a-project)
- [How payment methods work](/mkio/understanding/fundamentals/orgsandteams)