---
slug: "azure-maps-render-v1-apis-retirement"
title: "Azure Maps: Render V1 APIs retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for the Azure Maps Render V1 APIs: 17 Sep 2026. Microsoft directs users to the Azure Maps Render V2 APIs."
cloud: "azure"
service: "Azure Maps"
service_slug: "maps"
category: "api_sdk"
type: "retirement"
announced_date: "2023-09-22"
effective_date: "2026-09-17"
effective_precision: "day"
replacement: "Azure Maps Render V2 APIs"
affected_versions: ["V1"]
source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=azure-maps-render-v1-apis-will-be-retired-on-17-september-2026"
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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 Maps: Render V1 APIs retirement

Retirement date for the Azure Maps Render V1 APIs: 17 Sep 2026. Microsoft directs users to the Azure Maps Render V2 APIs.

- Effective date: 17 Sep 2026
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Maps](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/maps.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [API or SDK](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/apis-sdks.md)
- Affected versions: V1
- Replacement: Azure Maps Render V2 APIs
- Announced: 22 Sep 2023
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=azure-maps-render-v1-apis-will-be-retired-on-17-september-2026)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

Workloads that call the Azure Maps Render V1 APIs are affected. The source states that on the retirement date these workloads are deleted and associated application data is lost. The source states that the Render V1 APIs can be used without disruption up to the retirement date.

## Who is affected

### Affected versions

- `V1`

## What to do

Upgrade to the Azure Maps Render V2 APIs by the retirement date, using the Microsoft [upgrade documentation](https://aka.ms/AzureMapsRenderV1Retirement).

## Replacement

Azure Maps Render V2 APIs

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=azure-maps-render-v1-apis-will-be-retired-on-17-september-2026) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/AzureMapsRenderV1Retirement) (aka.ms, Official)

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

Page: https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-maps-render-v1-apis-retirement | JSON: https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-maps-render-v1-apis-retirement.json

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