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Azure Maps: Gen1 price tier (Standard S0 and S1) retirement
Retirement date for the Azure Maps Gen1 price tier (Standard S0 and Standard S1): 15 Sep 2026. On that date, accounts still on Gen1 are automatically upgraded to the Gen2 price tier.
Retired , 15 Sep 2026
What breaks
Azure Maps accounts that use the Gen1 price tier (Standard S0 or Standard S1) are affected. On the retirement date, these accounts are automatically upgraded to the Gen2 price tier. Gen1 has not been offered for new accounts, or as a switch target from Gen2, in the Azure portal since 14 September 2023 and in Azure Resource Manager templates since 12 October 2023.
Who is affected
Affected versions
Gen1Standard S0Standard S1
Matching resource types
microsoft.maps/accountsazurerm_maps_account
Fields the check reads
skusku_name
Detected by the estate check from
- Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)
- Terraform state or plan (JSON)
- ARM template
What to do
- Update Azure Resource Manager templates that create Azure Maps accounts so they use the Gen2 price tier, following the Microsoft instructions. The source set 12 October 2023 as the date for this change to avoid deployment disruptions.
- Switch existing Azure Maps accounts from the Gen1 price tier to the Gen2 price tier, as described in the same instructions.
- Review Gen2 pricing on the Azure Maps Pricing page.
Replacement
Azure Maps Gen2 price tier
Sources
- Official sourceazure.microsoft.comOfficial
- Additional sourceaka.msOfficial
- Additional sourceazure.microsoft.comOfficial
Last checked against the first source in this list on .
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