Unable to create standard v2 APIM on new subscription

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Unable to create standard v2 APIM on new subscription

david Latham 0

Errors when attempting to create an API management instance on a new subscription, error as below
Creation of new StandardV2 API Management services in UK South is not available at the moment. Try again later, or try another region.

Likhitha Sulake 90 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-05T14:15:54.4933333+00:00
Hi @david Latham ,

Welcome to Q&A forum.
The error ApiServiceCreationDisabledForSubscription is not related to your new subscription, quota, or a subscription policy. It indicates that new API Management instance creation is currently restricted in the UK South region for the selected v2 SKU.

Existing APIM instances can continue running, but creating a new instance may be temporarily unavailable.

I recommend trying the following:

Try creating the APIM instance using Azure CLI/ARM instead of the portal, as this can help rule out a portal-specific issue:

If you receive the same error through CLI/ARM, this confirms that the restriction is region/service-side, rather than a portal issue.

If UK South is not mandatory, consider deploying the instance in another supported region and use UK South only when capacity becomes available again.

If UK South is a strict requirement, you may also consider using another supported APIM SKU temporarily, if it meets your requirements.

Please try the CLI deployment first and share the result. If the same error occurs, we can confirm that the issue is related to regional capacity and focus on the appropriate alternative.

I hope this helps. Please let us know the results of the above checks, and we can assist further.
david Latham 0 Reputation points

2026-08-07T07:28:28.9733333+00:00

I can confirm that this is an error as this has been attempted programatically and by GUI with the same result,
UK is mandatory and some of the other functions required to work alongside this are not available in the other UK regions
and according to MS's own Documentation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/api-management/api-management-region-availability#supported-regions-for-v2-tiers-and-workspace-gateways currently (August 2026) there are NO APIM SKUS that are not in constraint in this region

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Likhitha Sulake 90 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-05T14:15:54.4933333+00:00

Hi @david Latham ,

Welcome to Q&A forum.
The error ApiServiceCreationDisabledForSubscription is not related to your new subscription, quota, or a subscription policy. It indicates that new API Management instance creation is currently restricted in the UK South region for the selected v2 SKU.

Existing APIM instances can continue running, but creating a new instance may be temporarily unavailable.

I recommend trying the following:

Try creating the APIM instance using Azure CLI/ARM instead of the portal, as this can help rule out a portal-specific issue:

If you receive the same error through CLI/ARM, this confirms that the restriction is region/service-side, rather than a portal issue.

If UK South is not mandatory, consider deploying the instance in another supported region and use UK South only when capacity becomes available again.

If UK South is a strict requirement, you may also consider using another supported APIM SKU temporarily, if it meets your requirements.

Please try the CLI deployment first and share the result. If the same error occurs, we can confirm that the issue is related to regional capacity and focus on the appropriate alternative.

I hope this helps. Please let us know the results of the above checks, and we can assist further.
david Latham 0 Reputation points

2026-08-07T07:28:28.9733333+00:00

I can confirm that this is an error as this has been attempted programatically and by GUI with the same result,
UK is mandatory and some of the other functions required to work alongside this are not available in the other UK regions
and according to MS's own Documentation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/api-management/api-management-region-availability#supported-regions-for-v2-tiers-and-workspace-gateways currently (August 2026) there are NO APIM SKUS that are not in constraint in this region

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Hello @david Latham - That page is scoped to the v2 tiers and workspace gateways only. Its own intro says the v2 tiers "are available in a subset of the regions where the classic tiers are available" and points you to a separate source for classic-tier availability. So UK South showing ⚠️ across Basic v2, Standard v2, Premium v2, and workspace gateway doesn’t mean APIM is unavailable in UK South, it just means the v2 SKUs aren’t.

Likhitha already mentioned trying a different SKU, and I’d go back to that. The table isn’t saying the whole region is off-limits, only that v2 capacity is constrained.

Worth trying a classic-tier deployment in UK South before writing the region off. If the real requirement is APIM in UK South rather than Standard v2 specifically, classic Standard or Premium may well go through.

To keep in mind if you go that route: classic and v2 aren’t feature-equivalent, so it’s worth checking the v2 overview to see what you’d be trading off, and the pricing model is different. On timing, there's no published ETA and the doc only says they're "actively working to restore availability".

Also UK West is green for both Basic v2 and Standard v2. You've said the dependent services aren't there but it's the nearest v2-capable region if any of that list turns out to be negotiable.