payment for teams export APIs- /getallmessages and /getallretainedmessages

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payment for teams export APIs- /getallmessages and /getallretainedmessages

Eran Otmi 40

Hey,
In one of your documentations I saw I need to choose a billing model A/B
but here:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/teams-licenses
I see :Important

Starting August 25, 2025, the Teams APIs listed in this article are no longer metered, and no billing configuration is required to use these APIs. If your application is configured for billing, no action is required. This article is provided for reference as the final billing cycle for metered Microsoft Teams APIs conclude

so are these endpoints free or not?

Nivedipa-MSFT 4,071 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-20T05:11:09.79+00:00
Hello Eran Otmi - Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention.
These APIs are now free. The announcement you found is accurate and replaces any previous documentation that mentions Model A/B billing.

Since August 25, 2025, Microsoft has removed metering from the Teams APIs listed on that page, such as channel message CRUD, chatMessage CRUD, message change notifications, Teams export APIs, and others.

No billing setup is necessary — selecting Model A or Model B is no longer required.

If you had billing configured before, it still functions but with zero charges; there’s no need to remove it.

The final billing cycle has ended (it is now March 2026, so this is well after the cutoff date).
Nivedipa-MSFT 4,071 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-24T06:01:26.15+00:00

Hello Eran Otmi - Could you please let me know if the information above resolved your issue, or if you need any further details?

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Nivedipa-MSFT 4,071 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-20T05:11:09.79+00:00

Hello Eran Otmi - Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention.
These APIs are now free. The announcement you found is accurate and replaces any previous documentation that mentions Model A/B billing.

Since August 25, 2025, Microsoft has removed metering from the Teams APIs listed on that page, such as channel message CRUD, chatMessage CRUD, message change notifications, Teams export APIs, and others.

No billing setup is necessary — selecting Model A or Model B is no longer required.

If you had billing configured before, it still functions but with zero charges; there’s no need to remove it.

The final billing cycle has ended (it is now March 2026, so this is well after the cutoff date).
Nivedipa-MSFT 4,071 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-24T06:01:26.15+00:00

Hello Eran Otmi - Could you please let me know if the information above resolved your issue, or if you need any further details?

Answer 1

Hi @Eran Otmi

Based on my research, in addition to the documentation you referenced, Microsoft has also confirmed this change through Microsoft Message Center announcements, such as MC1122144.

According to that announcement, starting August 25, 2025, the listed APIs in Payment models and licensing requirements for Microsoft Teams APIs - Microsoft Graph | Microsoft Le…, including /getAllMessages and /getAllRetainedMessages, will no longer generate billing events when they are called. As a result, there is no longer any need to select or configure a billing model (A or B) for these endpoints, and no payment is required for calls made to them after that date.

Any charges from metered API usage before this change will still appear on your regular billing invoice.

I hope this provides additional insight.

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Vergil-V 11,575 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-20T08:08:22.51+00:00

Hi @Eran Otmi
Hope you're having a good day.

Have you had a chance to review the responses shared so far?

I’d appreciate any updates you can provide, and please let me know if there’s anything further I can do to assist.

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