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We’re constantly making updates to Azure SQL Database APIs to ensure optimal security and performance. As part of these updates, we’ll retire Azure SQL Database API version 2014-04-01 on 31 October 2025. See our documentation for a detailed list of all impacted APIs, as well as new stable APIs.
Until 31 October 2025, you can continue to use Microsoft.SQL 2014-04-01 APIs, templates, SDKs, and programs without impact. You can transition to a newer stable version of Microsoft.SQL APIs any time before 31 October 2025
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How can we tell what needs to be upgraded? Azure SQL Database? Data Factory? Dashboard? C# .NET website or desktop application?
We are not using any REST APIs to manage the database but we still got this message sent to us?
Hi, @Rebecca Allen Microsoft sent an alert email to all the customers who registered for Microsoft.SQL. you can open Azure portal -> Subscriptions -> Resource Providers, and search for "Microsoft.Sql", if this is registered, you will receive the notification. If there is no SQL resource created in the subscription, you can ignore the notification email or unregister the resource provider to avoid confusion.
That provider allows us to have an Azure SQL Database correct? So if we have an Azure SQL Database.. do we need to upgrade something?
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I keep getting e-mails reminders about this - "You're receiving this email because you use Azure SQL Database APIs". I am not aware that I'm using any Azure SQL Database APIs. I use table storage, that's it. How do I figure out where and how I'm using those SQL Database APIs?
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NET framework 4.7 using "System.Data.SqlClient" to connect to Azure SQL Database, am I correct in my understanding that it is not affected by this retirement?