App originally created at https://apps.dev.microsoft.com/ is not showing in Azure portal App Registrations page

Question

Hi,

We have a similar issue as this one:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1340052/app-originally-created-at-https-apps-dev-microsoft

We previously create apps using apps.dev.microsoft and they are no longer accessible since the portal has been depreciated. The issue is that the apps aren't listed in Azure Apps Registration either. We don't want to re-create the apps since some of them are being used in production.

How can we resolve this issue please? I can provide you with the client IDs for our apps.

Thanks.

Answer 1

The Application Registration Portal (apps.dev.microsoft.com) was deprecated in December 2019. All app management moved to the Azure portal under App Registrations.

Apps created in the old portal were often tied to personal Microsoft accounts or legacy converged app models. These do not automatically appear in Azure AD App Registrations for organizational tenants. [devblogs.m...rosoft.com]

Could you check under Enterprise Applications using the Client ID if it exists first before determining if you need to create a new one and slowly migrate and monitor your environment to make sure nothing breaks. You will need an inventory of the other apps/services that are currently dependent on this App Registration from the legacy portal. Unfortunately, there is no direct migration from apps.dev.microsoft.com to Azure AD App Registrations. The guidance is to recreate the app in Entra and update credentials in your production systems.

This is not guaranteed but you can also try to go to Azure Portal → Microsoft Entra ID → Enterprise Applications. Search using the client ID you have. If found, you can manage permissions and settings there.