Confirm VPN Public IP Usage Before Deletion & Missing Expiry Notification

Question

We are planning to delete a VPN public IP in Azure and want to confirm whether it is currently associated with or used by any Azure resource (VPN Gateway, Connection, etc.).

Our understanding is that Jan 31 is the relevant expiry/review date for this IP—can someone confirm if this date is still valid?

Normally we receive Azure reminder/notification emails before such actions, but no notification was received this time. Is there a way to verify:

Current or historical usage of the VPN public IP

Why the reminder email may not have been sent

Any guidance or recommended checks before deleting the IP would be helpful.

Answer 1

Hi CCC team,

I understand you're looking for clarification on the retirement date for the Basic Azure VPN Gateway with Basic SKU Public IP address

We have confirmed with Microsoft’s official guidance that the final retirement date has been extended to End of June 2026, (previously January 31, 2026). This extension provides additional time to plan and execute migration to Standard SKU Public IP addresses.

Please plan migration to Standard SKU Public IP before this date using the migration tool in Azure Portal.

Reference Document: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/whats-new

To verify the current associations:

UsePowerShell : Get-AzPublicIpAddress -ResourceGroupName <RG> | Where-Object IpAddress -eq '<IP>'

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Answer 2

Hi,

I assume you are referring to a Basic SKU Public IP used with VPN Gateway. Please correct me if my assumption is wrong.

Basic SKU Public IP address when used with VPN Gateway are scheduled to be deprecated end of June 2026. Please note this deadline has been pushed back many times over recent months.

Screenshot excerpt from VPN Gateway timeline article:

To check if a Public IP is associated with a VPN Gateway, please navigate to the public IP in the Azure portal and check Associated to: This will show if it is currently associated with a resource such as VPN Gateway, network interface of VM, etc.

Below link will show you a list of Public IP addresses in your subscription. You may check the Associated to column to see if each address is currently associated with a resource.

https://portal.azure.com/#view/HubsExtension/AssetMenuBlade/~/PublicIPAddresses/assetName/NetworkFoundation/extensionName/Microsoft_Azure_Network

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-TP