# Service Credits & Discounts

Using service credits and discounts to reduce Soracom service fees.

Soracom is committed to helping developers with their IoT projects by providing service credits that can be used towards payment of various platform fees, as well as discounts that automatically reduce the cost of device, service, or option fees on the Soracom platform.

## Service Credits

Occasionally, service credits may be provided as part of a promotion or campaign, or included with the purchase of a Soracom product or starter kit.

Any service credits registered to your Soracom account will be automatically applied to your next invoice before you are billed for service fees.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Some Soracom service credits are valid only for data usage charges or other service-specific charges, and will not apply to other charges in your account, such as daily basic fees or optional services.

Generally, service credits will be automatically registered to your Soracom account when you register or activate a SIM card or device purchased directly from Soracom. However, if you purchased your Soracom IoT SIM card or device from a reseller and received a service credit as part of your purchase, you may need to manually register your service credit.

## Register a Service Credit

If you received a Soracom service credit, you can manually register it to your account.

1. Sign in to the **[User Console](https://console.soracom.io/?coverage_type=g)**. Click your **account menu**, then select **Manage service credits** (formerly titled "Manage coupons").

   ![Manage service credits](https://docs.soracom.io/_astro/manage-service-credits.BLK91MIT_lKEKd.webp)

2. Click the **✓ Register a service credit** button.

   ![Register a service credit](https://docs.soracom.io/_astro/service-credit-list.B7n_xoZl_x3zV2.webp)

3. Enter your service credit code. The service credit code will look similar to `CC-202001-ABCD-0000-0000`. Then click **Register**.

   ![Register service credit](https://docs.soracom.io/_astro/register-service-credit.CXBy9M9c_1bjxzn.webp)

Once registered, your service credit will automatically be applied to your next invoice.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Each service credit contains an expiration date. If your service credit expires before the balance is used, the service credit will become invalid and any remaining balance will not apply to any future invoices.