Azure Application Insights Release annotations using API keys are retiring on 31 August 2024

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Azure Application Insights Release annotations using API keys are retiring on 31 August 2024

Deadline: Aug 31, 2024 Impacted Services:

• Azure Application Insights

More information:

• https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/updates/transition-to-new-release-annotations-in-application-insights/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/azure-monitor/app/annotations#transition-to-the-new-release-annotation

Notice

Here's the official report from Microsoft:

As the new release annotations in Application Insights provide a simple way to re-use your existing deployment tasks or custom deployment scripts, we’re retiring release annotations using API Keys on 31 August 2024.

With the new release annotations, you no longer need to maintain a dedicated task. Your pre-existing deployment task for App Services or Functions will be sufficient or you can add a custom PowerShell script for other scenarios.

Timeline

Phase	Date	Description
Announcement	Aug 20, 2021	Deprecation was announced
Deprecation	Aug 31, 2024	Annotation will stop working

Impact

Annotation will stop working.

Required Action

Migration guide is available here.

Here's the official report from Microsoft:

Follow the detailed steps to transition to new release annotations before 31 August 2024. After 31 August 2024, Release annotations using API Keys will not be supported.

Contact

You can get in touch through the following options:

• Get answers from Microsoft Q&A (link).
• Contact Azure support (link).

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