CAPTCHA endpoint update (September 2025)
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On 30 September, 2025 as part of our continuing work to increase the resiliency of API Management services, we're permanently changing the CAPTCHA endpoint used by the developer portal.
This change will have no effect on the availability of your API Management service. However, you may have to take steps described below to continue using the developer portal beyond 30 September, 2025.
Is my service affected by this change?
Your service may be impacted by this change if:
- Your API Management service is running inside an Azure virtual network.
- You use the Azure API Management developer portal.
Follow the steps below to confirm if your network restricts connectivity to the new CAPTCHA endpoint.
- Navigate to your API Management service in the Azure portal.
- Select Network from the menu and go to the Network status tab.
- Check the status for the Captcha endpoint. Your service is impacted if the status isn't Success.
What is the deadline for the change?
The CAPTCHA endpoint will permanently change on 30 September, 2025. Complete all required networking changes before then.
After 30 September 2025, if you prefer not to make changes to your network configuration, your services will continue to run but the developer portal sign-up and password reset functionality will no longer work.
What do I need to do?
Update the virtual network configuration to allow connectivity to the new CAPTCHA hostnames.
| Environment | Endpoint |
|---|---|
| Global Azure cloud | partner.prod.repmap.microsoft.com |
| USGov | partner.prod.repmap.microsoft.us |
The new CAPTCHA endpoints provide the same functionality as the previous endpoints.
Help and support
If you have questions, get answers from community experts in Microsoft Q&A. If you have a support plan and you need technical help, create a support request.
- For Summary, type a description of your issue, for example, "stv1 retirement".
- Under Issue type, select Technical.
- Under Subscription, select your subscription.
- Under Service, select My services, then select API Management Service.
- Under Resource, select the Azure resource that you’re creating a support request for.
- For Problem type, select General configuration.
- For Problem subtype, select VNET integration.