check before: 2025-03-01
Product:
Exchange, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 suite
Platform:
Online, Web, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
Admin impact, New feature, Updated message
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Details:
Summary:
New Exchange Web Services (EWS) usage report will be available in the Microsoft 365 admin center by late April 2025. It provides insights into third-party applications using EWS, detailing specific actions and call volumes. No admin action is required before the rollout. See Roadmap ID 469510 for more details.
Details:
Updated April 10, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This message only applies to organizations that have Microsoft Exchange Online licenses assigned in their tenant.
Coming soon: A new Exchange Web Services (EWS) usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center that provides insights into the non-Microsoft (third-party) applications in your tenant that use EWS. The report provides detailed information on the specific actions performed by these applications and their call volumes over a selected period. The new report enhances your ability to understand EWS activity prior to EWS deprecation in Microsoft Exchange Online.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 469510.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We began rolling out late April 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by early May 2025 (previously early April).
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Created:
2025-03-27
updated:
2025-04-11
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft's new Exchange Web Services (EWS) usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center provides detailed insights into how third-party applications are using EWS, showing which applications are making calls, what actions they perform, and their frequency, to help prepare for the eventual phase-out of EWS.
Direct effects for Operations**
Increased User Confusion
Users may experience confusion regarding the usage of third-party applications that utilize EWS, leading to potential disruptions in their workflow as they may not understand the implications of the new report.
- roles: End Users, IT Support Staff
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=469510
Potential Performance Issues
If third-party applications are heavily reliant on EWS, the introduction of the report may lead to performance degradation as users and applications adjust to the new monitoring and reporting metrics.
- roles: System Administrators, Application Developers
- references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=469510
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-04-11 | MC Messages | This message only applies to organizations that have Microsoft Exchange Online licenses assigned in their tenant.
Coming soon: A new Exchange Web Services (EWS) usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center that provides insights into the non-Microsoft (third-party) applications in your tenant that use EWS. The report provides detailed information on the specific actions performed by these applications and their call volumes over a selected period. The new report enhances your ability to understand EWS activity prior to EWS deprecation in Microsoft Exchange Online. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 469510. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We began rolling out late March 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025. | Updated April 10, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
This message only applies to organizations that have Microsoft Exchange Online licenses assigned in their tenant. Coming soon: A new Exchange Web Services (EWS) usage report in the Microsoft 365 admin center that provides insights into the non-Microsoft (third-party) applications in your tenant that use EWS. The report provides detailed information on the specific actions performed by these applications and their call volumes over a selected period. The new report enhances your ability to understand EWS activity prior to EWS deprecation in Microsoft Exchange Online. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 469510. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We began rolling out late April 2025 (previously late March) and expect to complete by early May 2025 (previously early April). |
| 2025-04-11 | MC Title | Microsoft 365 admin center: New Exchange Web Services Usage report | (Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: New Exchange Web Services Usage report |
| 2025-04-11 | MC Last Updated | 03/27/2025 00:29:48 | 2025-04-10T17:44:26Z |
| 2025-04-11 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, Admin impact | Updated message, New feature, Admin impact |
| 2025-04-11 | MC Summary | New Exchange Web Services (EWS) usage report will be available in the Microsoft 365 admin center by early April 2025. It provides insights into third-party applications using EWS, detailing specific actions and call volumes. No admin action is required before the rollout. See Roadmap ID 469510 for more details. | New Exchange Web Services (EWS) usage report will be available in the Microsoft 365 admin center by late April 2025. It provides insights into third-party applications using EWS, detailing specific actions and call volumes. No admin action is required before the rollout. See Roadmap ID 469510 for more details. |
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