# Traffic v1 flow stops working

Calls to /traffic/flow/* on Azure Maps stop working on March 31, 2028.

Azure Maps will retire its Traffic v1 service on March 31, 2028. After that day, calls to /traffic/flow/* will fail. Requests must be updated before this date to prevent disruptions.

## What to use instead

Draw traffic flow tiles using Render's GET /map/tile?api-version=2024-04-01 with a microsoft.traffic.flow tileset. Note that Traffic v1 flow segment data has no direct replacement in Traffic 2025-01-01.

Traffic v1 flow segment data has no direct replacement in Traffic 2025-01-01.

- API: Azure Maps (atlas.microsoft.com)
- Kind: Version retirement
- Takes effect: March 31, 2028
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/traffic/flow/*`
- Source: [Announcement](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/maps/traffic/get-traffic-flow-tile?view=rest-maps-1.0)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Azure Maps's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/azure-maps/breaking-changes/traffic-v1-flow-stops-working/

## Azure Maps's words

> The Azure Maps Traffic v1 service is now deprecated and will be retired on 3/31/28. To avoid service disruptions, all calls to Traffic v1 service will need to be updated by 3/31/28.

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