check before: 2026-04-01
Product:
SharePoint
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
In development
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Details:
AI citations analytics will help you track the usage of SP documents, news and pages through copilot and AI agents. You will be able to see how often a page or a file is referenced in a copilot response. You can also get insights into SharePoint site content getting referenced in copilot responses aggregated at the site level.
Change Category:
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Release Phase:
General Availability
Created:
2025-02-14
updated:
2026-02-28
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summary for non-techies**
SharePoint's new AI citations analytics feature allows users to track how often digital documents and pages are referenced by AI tools, providing insights into the popularity and usefulness of specific content.
Direct effects for Operations**
User Experience Degradation
If the AI citations analytics feature is implemented without proper preparation, users may experience slow performance or unresponsive interfaces due to increased load on SharePoint servers as they process citation data in real-time.
- roles: End Users, IT Support Staff
- references: https://www.techradar.com/news/sharepoint-2023-features, https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/01/30/the-top-5-sharepoint-features-you-need-to-know-about-in-2023/
Data Privacy Concerns
The introduction of AI analytics without adequate privacy measures may lead to unauthorized access to sensitive document usage data, raising compliance issues with GDPR and impacting user trust.
- roles: Compliance Officers, Data Protection Officers
- references: https://www.eugdpr.org/, https://www.cio.com/article/3531234/gdpr-compliance-in-sharepoint-what-you-need-to-know.html
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Data Protection**
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explanation for non-techies**
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2026-02-28 | RM Release | May CY2026 | April CY2026 |
| 2026-02-28 | RM Release Phase | General Availability, Preview | General Availability |
| 2026-02-11 | RM Preview | March CY2026 | |
| 2026-02-11 | RM Release | November CY2025 | May CY2026 |
| 2026-02-11 | RM Release Phase | General Availability | General Availability, Preview |
| 2026-01-31 | RM Description | SharePoint agents' usage statistics will be available for every SharePoint site. This will be available on the site analytics page for the site owner persona. This will also include analytics on how many times source files are cited. #copilotcontrolsystem | AI citations analytics will help you track the usage of SP documents, news and pages through copilot and AI agents. You will be able to see how often a page or a file is referenced in a copilot response. You can also get insights into SharePoint site content getting referenced in copilot responses aggregated at the site level. |
| 2026-01-31 | RM Title | SharePoint: Agent usage statistics per SharePoint site | SharePoint: AI citations analytics for documents and pages |
| 2025-09-11 | RM Description | SharePoint agents' usage statistics will be available for every SharePoint site. This will be available on the site analytics page for the site owner persona. This will also include analytics on how many times source files are cited. | SharePoint agents' usage statistics will be available for every SharePoint site. This will be available on the site analytics page for the site owner persona. This will also include analytics on how many times source files are cited. #copilotcontrolsystem |
| 2025-07-24 | RM Release | May CY2025 | November CY2025 |
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