Can anyone confirm Azure WebJob as not going to deprecate?

Karthikeyan Annadurai 1 Reputation point
2021-12-20T11:48:52.17+00:00

I received notificaition from MS stating, Azure Scheduler is going to deprecate from Jan 31st. Is this going to affect Azure WebJob as well?

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  1. Alan Kinane 16,781 Reputation points MVP
    2021-12-20T16:21:47.84+00:00

    I believe the answer according to a previous post (linked below) is no, the web job CRON schedules will not be affected by the Azure Scheduler service retirement. There have been no announcements from Microsoft that I am aware of stating that Web Jobs will also be deprecated.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/31630/is-there-any-change-required-for-azure-web-jobs-du.html

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  2. ajkuma 22,081 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2021-12-21T12:26:25.34+00:00

    @Karthikeyan Annadurai , Adding to what Alan Kinane highlighted. Azure WebJob will not be affected.

    We're also working on adding an FAQ in the doc to add more clarity on this.

    ****Q**: What will happen to my scheduled Azure Web Jobs from Azure Scheduler?**

    A: Web Jobs using this way of Scheduling Web Jobs are not using the Azure Scheduler internally. For the schedule to work it requires the website to be configured as 'Always On' and is not an Azure Scheduler but an internal implementation of a scheduler.

    --The only type of Web Jobs that would be affected are those that are specifically using Azure Scheduler to run the Web Job by means of the Web Jobs API. You can trigger these WebJobs from a Logic App using the HTTP Action.

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    Thanks again for your feedback!