Azure API Management – Managed Certificate Creation Still Suspended Beyond March 15, 2026 Deadline

Harshit Mamgain 45 Reputation points
2026-03-19T06:43:36.9166667+00:00

The managed certificate feature on API Management service still shows in preview and cannot be updated.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-management/breaking-changes/managed-certificates-suspension-august-2025

Our understanding was that the suspension would be lifted once the migration to the new validation platform was complete.

Could you please clarify:

  1. Has the suspension been formally extended beyond March 15, 2026?
  2. If so, what is the new expected restoration date?
  3. If the migration is complete, should this be escalated as an incident?
Azure API Management
Azure API Management

An Azure service that provides a hybrid, multi-cloud management platform for APIs.

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Pravallika KV 18,850 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2026-03-24T20:08:26.3866667+00:00

Hi @Harshit Mamgain ,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

As per the update received from the APIM team, Microsoft is still implementing changes related to the migration to the new validation platform. The suspension of the managed certificate feature, originally planned through March 15, 2026, has not yet been formally lifted. A revised availability date will be announced once these updates are complete.

If your API Management instance continues to show the managed certificate feature in preview and it cannot be updated, this behavior is expected until the migration is finalized. Microsoft will update the documentation accordingly when the feature is restored.

You may monitor the Azure API Management breaking changes page for announcements regarding the revised restoration date.

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    2026-03-19T06:43:49.59+00:00
    1. The available documentation states that the suspension of managed certificate creation for custom domains in Azure API Management is enforced from August 15, 2025 to March 15, 2026, and that the capability to create managed certificates will resume after the migration to the new validation platform is complete. There is no information in the provided documentation indicating that this suspension has been formally extended beyond March 15, 2026.
    2. Because no extension is documented in the provided content, there is no published new restoration date beyond the original "after March 15, 2026" statement.
    3. If the current date is after March 15, 2026 and managed certificate creation is still unavailable in a specific API Management instance, this is not covered by the documented suspension window. In that case, it should be treated as a service issue and escalated via an Azure support request:
      • In the Azure portal, open Help + support.
      • Create a new support request with Issue type = Technical.
      • Select the relevant Subscription, then Service = My services → API Management Service.
      • Select the affected API Management resource.
      • Use a summary such as "Managed certificates creation still suspended after March 15, 2026" and include details (tier, region, custom domain configuration, and screenshots of the disabled option).

    During any suspension or outage, custom domains can still be configured using certificates managed from other sources.

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