---
slug: "azure-iot-central-retirement"
title: "Azure IoT Central retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for Azure IoT Central: 20 Sep 2029. The service can be used until the retirement date. Microsoft names Azure IoT Hub, Device Provisioning Service (DPS), and Azure Device Registry as the recommended platform."
cloud: "azure"
service: "Azure IoT Central"
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category: "service"
type: "retirement"
announced_date: "2026-09-29"
effective_date: "2029-09-20"
effective_precision: "day"
replacement: "Azure IoT Hub, Device Provisioning Service (DPS), and Azure Device Registry, with Microsoft Fabric for analytics and dashboards"
affected_versions: []
source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=569914"
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created_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
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# Azure IoT Central retirement

Retirement date for Azure IoT Central: 20 Sep 2029. The service can be used until the retirement date. Microsoft names Azure IoT Hub, Device Provisioning Service (DPS), and Azure Device Registry as the recommended platform.

- Effective date: 20 Sep 2029
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure IoT Central](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/iot-central.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Service](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/services.md)
- Replacement: Azure IoT Hub, Device Provisioning Service (DPS), and Azure Device Registry, with Microsoft Fabric for analytics and dashboards
- Announced: 29 Sep 2026
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=569914)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

Azure IoT Central can be used until the retirement date. Microsoft asks customers to review their current Azure IoT Central applications, devices, dashboards, and integrations. Microsoft states that it is focusing future investment on Azure IoT platform services.

## Who is affected

### Matching resource types

- `microsoft.iotcentral/iotapps`
- `azurerm_iotcentral_application`

### 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 your current Azure IoT Central applications, devices, dashboards, and integrations.
2. Evaluate Azure IoT Hub and DPS as the target architecture for device connectivity and provisioning.
3. Evaluate Microsoft Fabric for real-time analytics, dashboards, and broader data experiences.
4. Use the [Azure IoT Central migration playbook](https://aka.ms/AzureIoTCentralMigrationPlaybook) to map existing IoT Central scenarios to Azure IoT services.
5. Plan and execute your transition before the retirement date.
6. If additional assistance is required, engage Microsoft field teams or an [Azure IoT migration partner](https://aka.ms/AzureIOTPartnerReference).

## Replacement

Azure IoT Hub, Device Provisioning Service (DPS), and Azure Device Registry, with Microsoft Fabric for analytics and dashboards

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=569914) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/AzureIoTCentralMigrationPlaybook) (aka.ms, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/AzureIOTPartnerReference) (aka.ms, Official)

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

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