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[serviceRestored] MO1243496 | Microsoft 365 suite | Some admins may be unable to deploy custom add-ins from the Microsoft 365 admin center and users can’t access add-ins



MO1243496 | Microsoft 365 suite | Some admins may be unable to deploy custom add-ins from the Microsoft 365 admin center and users can’t access add-ins

Status serviceRestored
Classification advisory
User Impact Admins may have been unable to deploy custom add-ins from the Microsoft 365 admin center.
Last Updated 03/20/2026 18:21:49
Start Time 01/21/2026 10:27:00
End Time 03/19/2026 19:00:00
Latest Message Title: Some admins may be unable to deploy custom add-ins from the Microsoft 365 admin center and users can’t access add-ins

User impact: Admins may have been unable to deploy custom add-ins from the Microsoft 365 admin center.

More info: Admins may have seen an error that stated, “Learn more about eligibility requirements”

Final status: Our deployment has completed and we’ve confirmed through service health telemetry and with a subset of affected users that the impact is remediated.

Scope of impact: Any admin that attempted deploy custom add-ins from the Microsoft 365 admin center may have been impacted.

Start time: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 10:27 AM UTC

End time: Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 7:00 PM UTC

Root cause: A recent service change designed to enforce stricter authentication requirements blocked admins from deploying custom add-ins from the Microsoft 365 admin center.

Next steps:
– We’re reviewing our service change testing and validation procedures to identify and prevent similar issues with authentication requirements in deployments moving forward.

This is the final update for the event.