November 22, 2025
[Azure Updates] Azure Functions now supports custom handlers in Flex consumption. Custom handlers are lightweight web servers that receive events from the Functions host. Any language […]
November 19, 2025
[Azure Updates] Azure Functions now supports OpenTelemetry in general availability (GA), enabling developers to export logs, traces, and metrics using open standards. This release builds on […]
November 19, 2025
[Azure Updates] Azure Functions Flex Consumption is now the recommended hosting plan for serverless workloads requiring advanced scaling, networking, and cost optimization. To support customers migrating […]
November 19, 2025
[Azure Updates] We are introducing a new capability that allows you to host remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers built with the MCP SDKs on Functions. […]
November 19, 2025
[Azure Updates] Earlier this year, we introduced Azure Functions durable task scheduler, an orchestration engine designed for complex workflows and intelligent agents. It automatically checkpoints progress […]
November 19, 2025
[Azure Updates] Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a way for apps to provide capabilities and context to a large language model. A key feature of MCP […]
November 19, 2025
[Azure Updates] You can now develop functions using Java 25 locally and deploy them to Azure Functions on Windows and Linux. Upgrade your apps to Java […]
November 19, 2025
[Azure Updates] You can now develop functions using Node.js 24 locally and deploy them to Azure Functions on Windows and Linux. Note: Node.js 24 does not […]
November 19, 2025
[Azure Updates] You can now build and host reliable production-grade AI agents using the durable extension for Microsoft Agent Framework. This integration combines the Microsoft Agent […]
October 31, 2025
[Azure Updates] Azure Functions now supports rolling updates in the Flex Consumption plan, delivering zero-downtime deployments with a simple configuration change. Instead of forcefully restarting all […]
October 31, 2025
[Azure Updates] In alignment with the end of community support, on April 30, 2026, support for Node.js 20 in Azure Functions will end. Your apps that […]
October 18, 2025
[Azure Updates] You can now migrate to Azure Linux 3.0 with a new OS SKU enum, ‘AzureLinux3’, in Kubernetes version 1.28-1.36. This new option provides increased […]