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# How to Buy Credits on the Data Portal

## Once you have created a billing account, you can purchase measurement credits that will be used when submitting measurement requests. This guide walks you through the process step by step.

**Step 1: Open Your Billing Account**

Navigate to **Billing accounts** in the data portal and open the billing account you would like to use.

![image-png-Jul-23-2026-09-31-59-0028-AM](https://help.momentum-transfer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-23-2026-09-31-59-0028-AM.png?width=137&height=401&name=image-png-Jul-23-2026-09-31-59-0028-AM.png)

**Step 2: Click on "Buy credits"**

 Click "Buy credits" in the top-right corner. 

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**Step 3: Buy Credits**

A pop-up will appear with the following options:

- **Credit type** — select either **FAIR** (data shared in open-access database after 2 years) or **Proprietary** (data remains fully private)
- **Amount** — enter the number of credits you would like to purchase

Once you submit your request to buy credits, our team will be notified and will send a quote to the email address of the **purchaser** on file. Credits will be added to your account usually after the signed quote has been returned or the Purchase Order has been issued.

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**Step 4: Submit Your Request**

Once your credits are in place, you can proceed to create your measurement requests and add your samples as usual.

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