Microsoft
is announcing the planned retirement of Entity Linking from Azure AI Language. We
recommend considering a replacement solution; Named
Entity Recognition from Azure AI Language also supports entity
identification.
Microsoft
will provide full support for all existing Entity Linking until September 8,
2028. During this support window, customers are encouraged to begin planning
and executing their transition to Named Entity Recognition or another
replacement solution, depending on their workload and compliance requirements.
Required
action
- Effective immediately, Microsoft will no longer accept new customer
onboardings to Entity Linking.
- Make a plan to transition plan for Named
Entity Recognition or another replacement solution by September 08, 2026
- Entity Linking will be retired on 8 September
2028, please transition off by that date.
Help and support
If you have questions, get answers from
community experts in Microsoft Q&A. If you have a support plan and need technical help, open the Azure portal and select the question mark icon at the top of
the page.