💡 Our Technical Review in summary
- Microsoft has confirmed the final retirement schedule for SharePoint 2013 workflows as part of the transition to Power Automate.
- The retirement is part of a broader shift to provide a more robust, universal workflow orchestration tool across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
- The definitive deadline for all existing tenants is April 2, 2026, at which point the service will be fully decommissioned.
Impact
- Service Termination: On April 2, 2026, the ability to create, execute, or run SharePoint 2013 workflows will be completely removed for all existing tenants.
- Workflow Failure: Any business processes currently relying on these workflows will stop functioning immediately upon the retirement date.
- No Extensions: Microsoft has explicitly stated that there will be no option to extend the SharePoint 2013 workflow service beyond the April 2026 cutoff.
- New Tenants: Note that for any tenants created after April 2, 2024, this feature has already been disabled by default.
Action Required
- Inventory Discovery: Use the Microsoft 365 Assessment tool to scan your tenant and identify all active SharePoint 2013 workflows.
- Migration Implementation: Begin migrating identified workflows to Power Automate or other supported modern solutions immediately to avoid service interruption.
- Stakeholder Notification: Inform site owners, workflow developers, and business unit leaders of the upcoming changes and the hard deadline for migration.
- Resource Review: Consult the “Migrate from classic workflows to Power Automate” guidance provided by Microsoft for technical mapping and transition best practices.
- Training & Support: Update internal help desk documentation and user training materials to reflect the shift from legacy workflows to Power Automate flows.
Microsoft Official Update
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Updated February 2, 2026: This update serves as a reminder that SharePoint 2013 workflow will retire and stop working in 2 months from now (April 2, 2026).
Since the release of SharePoint workflows, Microsoft has evolved workflow orchestration to not only encompass SharePoint, but all the productivity services you use with Microsoft 365 and beyond. With the continued investment in Power Automate as the universal solution to workflow, Microsoft is retiring SharePoint 2013 workflows.
[When this will happen:]
- Starting April 2nd, 2024, SharePoint 2013 workflows will be turned off for any newly created tenants.
- Starting April 2nd, 2026, Microsoft will remove the ability to run, or create and execute SharePoint 2013 workflows for existing tenants.
[How this will affect your organization]
If your organization still uses SharePoint 2013 workflows, they will no longer function after April 2nd, 2026. We recommend customers to move to Power Automate or other supported solutions.
[What you need to do to prepare]
You will want to notify your users, workflow developers and site owners. Update your user training and prepare your help desk.
For admins
- Use the Microsoft 365 Assessment tool to scan your tenants for legacy workflow usage.
- Review Guidance: Migrate from classic workflows to Power Automate flows in SharePoint
- Review the Power Automate resources as a solution to legacy workflows.
Note: There will not be an option to extend SharePoint 2013 workflow beyond April 2nd 2026.
Learn more:
- Detailed support article with additional resources.
