API Specification and Policy Updates in Azure APIM Are Zero Downtime

Does APIM support zero downtime deployment? — To answer this question, multiple factors need to be ascertained, like, What is the SKU? Have you opted for Availability zones? etc. In fact, the question needs to be qualified further. What do you mean by zero downtime deployment? In the case of APIM, there are infrastructure changes and then there are gateway configuration changes like API specifications and policies. So, the answer depends on — SKU, AZ, “what” kind of changes ...

June 5, 2026 · 2 min

Troubleshooting notes — Azure Table Storage 403 Authentication

Symptom Symptom Calling Azure Table Storage REST API returns: 403 Server failed to authenticate the request. Make sure the value of Authorization header is formed correctly including the signature. Even though Authorization header looks valid Root Cause The request is missing x-ms-version header Azure Storage requires this header to determine the API version used for request validation. Without it, the service may reject the request with a misleading authentication error. ...

February 22, 2026 · 1 min