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Saqib Shafique 0 Reputation points
2026-04-22T14:44:52.6133333+00:00

Error message: interaction_required: ID: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. To learn more about tenant lifecycle policies, see https://aka.ms/TenantLifecycle Trace ID: Correlation ID: Timestamp: 2026-04-22 14:40:44Z.

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    2026-04-22T14:45:10.6733333+00:00

    The error interaction_required: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity means the Microsoft Entra/Azure tenant is in an inactive state and sign-in is intentionally blocked by the tenant lifecycle policy.

    Key points from the tenant lifecycle behavior:

    • When a tenant is marked inactive, all sign-ins to that tenant are blocked with error AADSTS5000225.
    • Administrators can request reactivation only within 20 days after the tenant becomes inaccessible.
    • If the tenant remains inactive for more than 20 days, it is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.

    To proceed, depending on the situation:

    1. If access is needed to this tenant and it has been less than 20 days since it was blocked
      • A tenant administrator must contact Microsoft support and request tenant reactivation.
      • Use the official global support phone numbers listed in the documentation.
      • Do not open multiple support cases for the same issue; wait for the decision on the existing case.
    2. If it has been more than 20 days since the tenant was blocked
      • The tenant is deleted and cannot be restored.
      • A new tenant must be created if Azure/Entra services are still required.
    3. If only applications were targeting this deactivated tenant
      • Reduce or stop authentication requests against this tenant until it is reactivated or replaced.

    Until the tenant is reactivated (and only if still within the 20‑day window), sign-in to Azure for that tenant will continue to fail with this error.

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