SharePoint Alerts Retiring: What You Need to Know

• Microsoft appears to be moving aggressively to retire SharePoint alerts by July 2026, which could disrupt users.
• Organizations should run the Microsoft 365 Assessment tool to determine the impact on their users.
• With no migration path and no direct feature replacement, users must re-create their alerts or lose them.
• Organizations should warn users about the issue and evaluate the alternatives to determine governance and training needs and licensing implications.

SharePoint Online users can no longer create new alerts starting in July 2025, as Microsoft is retiring SharePoint alerts in SharePoint Online because of their use of legacy technology. Alerts will stop working, and banners will appear on the alert management page and on e-mail notifications. Users may re-enable alerts for up to 30 days, but organizations should warn users about the retirement of this feature and plan for the alerts’ replacements to minimize user disruption. Administrators can use the Microsoft 365 (M365) Assessment tool to quantify the use of alerts. Heavy usage of SharePoint alerts may require customers to implement a change management plan, governance, and end-user training for a successful transition.