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slug: "azure-ai-document-intelligence-v2-0-api-retirement"
title: "Azure AI Document Intelligence: v2.0 API retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for the Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.0 API: 31 Aug 2026. Microsoft asks customers to transition to the v3.1 API by that date."
cloud: "azure"
service: "Azure AI Document Intelligence"
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type: "retirement"
announced_date: "2023-09-15"
effective_date: "2026-08-31"
effective_precision: "day"
replacement: "Azure AI Document Intelligence v3.1 API"
affected_versions: ["2.0"]
source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=retirement-azure-ai-document-intelligence-v20-api-will-be-retired-on-31-august-2026"
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# Azure AI Document Intelligence: v2.0 API retirement

Retirement date for the Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.0 API: 31 Aug 2026. Microsoft asks customers to transition to the v3.1 API by that date.

- Effective date: 31 Aug 2026
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure AI Document Intelligence](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/ai-document-intelligence.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [API or SDK](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/apis-sdks.md)
- Affected versions: 2.0
- Replacement: Azure AI Document Intelligence v3.1 API
- Announced: 15 Sep 2023
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=retirement-azure-ai-document-intelligence-v20-api-will-be-retired-on-31-august-2026)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

The Azure AI Document Intelligence v2.0 API is retired on 31 Aug 2026. Customers using v2.0 are asked to transition to the v3.1 API by that date. Azure Form Recognizer is the former name of Azure AI Document Intelligence.

## Who is affected

### Affected versions

- `2.0`

## What to do

Follow the [detailed steps](https://aka.ms/doc-intelligence/migration) to transition to Azure AI Document Intelligence v3.1. Pricing information is in the [pricing documentation](https://aka.ms/doc-intelligence/pricing).

## Replacement

Azure AI Document Intelligence v3.1 API

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=retirement-azure-ai-document-intelligence-v20-api-will-be-retired-on-31-august-2026) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai-services-blog/azure-form-recognizer-is-now-azure-ai-document-intelligence-with/ba-p/3875765) (techcommunity.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/doc-intelligence/migration) (aka.ms, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/doc-intelligence/pricing) (aka.ms, Official)
- [Additional source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=migrate-to-azure-ai-document-intelligence-v31-ga-version) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)

Last checked against the first source in this list on 12 Nov 2026.

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