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slug: "azure-health-data-services-smart-on-fhir-proxy-retirement"
title: "Azure Health Data Services: SMART on FHIR proxy retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for the SMART on FHIR proxy feature in the FHIR service of Azure Health Data Services: 21 Sep 2026. Microsoft names SMART on FHIR (Enhanced) as the replacement."
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effective_date: "2026-09-21"
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# Azure Health Data Services: SMART on FHIR proxy retirement

Retirement date for the SMART on FHIR proxy feature in the FHIR service of Azure Health Data Services: 21 Sep 2026. Microsoft names SMART on FHIR (Enhanced) as the replacement.

- Effective date: 21 Sep 2026
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Health Data Services](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/health-data-services.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Feature](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- Replacement: SMART on FHIR (Enhanced)
- Announced: 29 Sep 2023
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=smart-on-fhir-proxy-feature-in-azure-health-data-services-will-be-retired-on-21st-september-2026-transition-to-smart-on-fhir)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

After the retirement date, applications relying on SMART on FHIR proxy report errors in accessing the FHIR service. The proxy is integrated as part of the FHIR service, while the replacement, SMART on FHIR (Enhanced), requires integrating an open-source sample with the FHIR service. It also requires Azure products such as Azure API Management (APIM). Microsoft support covers the FHIR service, and support for the open-source sample is reported and monitored via [GitHub](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-health-data-and-ai-samples/issues).

## What to do

1. Follow the instructions on [SMART on FHIR - Azure Health Data Services](https://aka.ms/SMARTAzuredocumentation) to migrate to the replacement option by the retirement date.
2. Integrate the open-source sample with the FHIR service. The Microsoft documentation says to use the [Azure Health Data and AI Samples open source repo](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-health-data-and-ai-samples) to set up the SMART on FHIR experience.

## Replacement

SMART on FHIR (Enhanced)

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=smart-on-fhir-proxy-feature-in-azure-health-data-services-will-be-retired-on-21st-september-2026-transition-to-smart-on-fhir) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/SMARTAzuredocumentation) (aka.ms, Official)
- [Additional source](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-health-data-and-ai-samples) (github.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-health-data-and-ai-samples/issues) (github.com, Official)

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

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