SharePoint Alerts stop working for good in July 2026
Reviewed by Helen Jones
Microsoft is retiring SharePoint Alerts completely. From July 2026, existing alerts stop working and cannot be extended. New alert creation was already turned off for all tenants from January 2026, after a gradual cutoff that began in mid-2025. During the wind-down, alerts were limited to 30-day validity with optional self-service extension. That extension path ends with the July 2026 removal. Microsoft points users to Power Automate flows or SharePoint Rules as replacements, and offers the Microsoft 365 Assessment tool plus a Power BI Alerts Report to inventory current usage. There is no automatic migration. Sample Power Automate templates cover common cases such as item changes and new item creation on lists and libraries.
For years, many reporting workflows treated classic Alert Me email as free monitoring on the SharePoint lists and libraries that feed Excel packs, Power Query refreshes, and Power BI models. When a source list changed shape, someone got mail, checked the file, and fixed the report before leadership saw bad totals. That quiet safety net is going away. After July 2026, list and library changes that used to trigger an alert will pass unnoticed unless you rebuild the notice in Power Automate or a SharePoint Rule. The risk is not missing a feature. It is discovering a broken source only when the monthly numbers no longer match.
Analysis
This is a change to act on if any of your report sources still depend on classic SharePoint alerts, not a reason to rebuild every notification in the tenant. Run the Microsoft 365 Assessment tool or the Power BI Alerts Report, filter to lists and libraries that feed your Excel, Power Query, or Power BI reports, and replace only those critical alerts with a simple item-change flow or SharePoint Rule before July 2026.
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