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slug: "azure-blob-storage-azurednszone-endpoints-retirement"
title: "Azure Blob Storage: AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) retirement"
summary: "AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) for Azure Blob storage accounts enter retirement in Mar 2027. Microsoft asks customers to use Standard endpoints for new and existing blob storage account deployments."
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announced_date: "2026-04-02"
effective_date: "2027-03-01"
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# Azure Blob Storage: AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) retirement

AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) for Azure Blob storage accounts enter retirement in Mar 2027. Microsoft asks customers to use Standard endpoints for new and existing blob storage account deployments.

- Effective date: Mar 2027 (month precision: the vendor gives no day)
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Blob Storage](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/blob-storage.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Feature](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- Replacement: Standard endpoints
- Announced: 2 Apr 2026
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558276)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

The retirement affects customers using AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) on Azure Blob storage accounts. Microsoft states that it removes the ability to create new storage accounts with AzureDnsZone endpoints in the months after the announcement, and gives no specific date. Existing storage accounts are not impacted and are not deleted. Microsoft asks customers to transition all new and existing blob storage account deployments to Standard endpoints by April 1, 2027.

## What to do

1. Identify storage accounts with AzureDnsZone endpoints using the Azure Resource Graph query given in the source.
2. [Follow Microsoft's instructions](https://aka.ms/AzStorageAccountCreate) to update deployments to Standard endpoints.
3. For questions, use [Microsoft Q&A](https://aka.ms/classicstorageaccountmigration), or create a [support request](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Support/HelpAndSupportBlade/newsupportrequest) if you have a support plan.

## Replacement

Standard endpoints

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558276) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview#azure-dns-zone-endpoints-preview) (learn.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/AzStorageAccountCreate) (aka.ms, Official)

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

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