---
slug: "azure-application-insights-url-ping-tests-retirement"
title: "Azure Monitor Application Insights: URL ping tests retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for URL ping tests in Application Insights: 30 Sep 2028. On that date, existing URL ping tests are removed from Application Insights resources. Standard tests replace them for single-step availability testing."
cloud: "azure"
service: "Azure Monitor Application Insights"
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category: "feature"
type: "retirement"
announced_date: "2023-09-22"
effective_date: "2028-09-30"
effective_precision: "day"
replacement: "Standard tests"
affected_versions: []
source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=transition-to-using-standard-tests-for-singlestep-availability-testing-in-azure-monitor-application-insights-by-30-september"
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last_checked_at: "2026-11-12T09:55:19.345Z"
created_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
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---

# Azure Monitor Application Insights: URL ping tests retirement

Retirement date for URL ping tests in Application Insights: 30 Sep 2028. On that date, existing URL ping tests are removed from Application Insights resources. Standard tests replace them for single-step availability testing.

- Effective date: 30 Sep 2028
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Monitor Application Insights](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/application-insights.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Feature](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- Replacement: Standard tests
- Announced: 22 Sep 2023
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=transition-to-using-standard-tests-for-singlestep-availability-testing-in-azure-monitor-application-insights-by-30-september)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

On the retirement date, existing URL ping tests are removed from Application Insights resources. Microsoft directs customers to transition to standard tests before the retirement date to continue running single-step availability tests in Application Insights resources. The retirement was originally planned for September 30, 2026 and was extended by 24 months.

## Who is affected

### Matching resource types

- `microsoft.insights/webtests`
- `azurerm_application_insights_web_test`

### Fields the check reads

- `kind`
- `properties.kind`

### Detected by the estate check from

- Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)
- Terraform state or plan (JSON)
- ARM template

## What to do

1. Review the [pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/monitor/) of standard tests.
2. [Transition](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/availability#migrate-classic-url-ping-tests-to-standard-tests) from URL ping tests to standard tests before the retirement date.

## Replacement

Standard tests

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=transition-to-using-standard-tests-for-singlestep-availability-testing-in-azure-monitor-application-insights-by-30-september) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/azure-monitor/app/monitor-web-app-availability) (learn.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/monitor/#pricing) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/availability#migrate-classic-url-ping-tests-to-standard-tests) (learn.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/monitor/) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/availabilitytestmigration) (aka.ms, Official)

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

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