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AWS Announces Service Status Changes Including Maintenance and Sunset Dates

AWS detailed upcoming maintenance mode, sunset, and end-of-support timelines for several services.

AI-ASSISTED REPORTING · RETROSPECTIVE ARCHIVE

Retrospective edition: 2026-09-29. Source published: 2026-09-29. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

AWS identified services entering maintenance mode, ceasing new customer onboarding but maintaining support for existing users from October 29, 2026, including Amazon Chime SDK SIP Media Application and Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser. Separately, several services like Amazon Managed Blockchain and Amazon DevOps Guru have sunset dates ending support by late September 2027.

Additionally, Amazon Mechanical Turk reached end of support as of September 29, 2026, no longer available. AWS provides migration guides and recommends customers plan transition efforts accordingly, with updates published on the AWS Product Lifecycle page.

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Source published 2026-09-29. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.