Redeeming a coupon

Prerequisites

Before you redeem a coupon:

1. Confirm which account the coupon is intended for.
2. Verify that the account you want to apply the coupon to is not already paid for, see Managing your payment and billing information.
3. Be aware that coupons cannot be used for paid plans for GitHub Marketplace apps.

Redeeming a coupon for your personal or organization account

1. Visit the Redeem coupon page.
2. Type your coupon code and click Redeem.
3. If you're not already signed in, you can sign in on this page, or create a new account to apply your coupon to.
4. Under "Redeem your coupon", click Choose next to the username of the account to apply the coupon to.
5. Under "Your new plan", review the information about your plan and discount, then click Redeem.

Redeeming a coupon for your enterprise

Redeeming a GitHub Enterprise Cloud coupon will create a new enterprise account. You can't redeem a coupon for an existing enterprise account yourself. If you have an existing enterprise account and want to redeem a coupon, you can contact GitHub Support.

1. Visit the Redeem coupon page.
2. Type your coupon code and click Redeem.
3. If you're not already signed in, you can sign in on this page, or create a new account to apply your coupon to.
4. Select the organization that you would like to add to your new enterprise.
5. Under "Your new plan", review the information about your plan and discount, then click Redeem.

When the coupon expires

If you use a coupon to pay for a subscription, when the coupon expires you will be charged the full cost for that subscription if you have a payment method defined.

If you do not have a payment method defined, your account will be affected:

• Personal accounts are downgraded to GitHub Free
• Organization accounts are downgraded to GitHub Free
• Enterprise accounts are locked until you add a payment method