Azure Media Services Face Detector retirement on 14 September 2023

**Retirement of the Azure Media Services Face Detector on 14 September 2023** As Microsoft’s [Responsible AI Standards](https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2022/06/21/microsofts-framework-for-building-ai-systems-responsibly/) outline, Microsoft is committed to fairness, privacy, security and transparency with respect to AI systems. To better align our products to this new Standard and the[ Limited Access policy](https://aka.ms/AAh91ff) for other Microsoft products, Azure Media Services will be retiring the following capabilities on 14 September 2023: * [Face Detector preset](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/media-services/latest/analyze-face-redaction-concept) After 14 September 2023, any applications that you have developed using the Azure Media Services Face Detector preset will begin experiencing errors or failed job submissions. **Action required** The Azure Media Services Face Detector preset will be retired and is not being replaced at this time. If you would instead like to detect people in a video, we recommend you update your applications to use the Video Indexer APIs for [detecting observed people](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-video-indexer/observed-people-tracing) and [matching observed people to faces](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-video-indexer/matched-person) and [submit a request](https://aka.ms/facerecognition) to get access to the Limited Access programme for these features. If you are currently using the Video Analyser preset, we recommend updating your applications to use the [Video Indexer APIs for video analysis](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-video-indexer/compare-video-indexer-with-media-services-presets), which offers an extended range of capabilities. **More information** If you have questions, get answers from community experts in [Microsoft Q&A](https://docs.microsoft.com/answers/topics/azure-media-services.html). If you have a support plan and you need technical help, please create a [support request](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft%5FAzure%5FSupport/HelpAndSupportBlade/newsupportrequest). * Features * Retirements