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Hunting and detectionAADSignInEventsBeta table in the advanced hunting schema (deprecated)
In brief
The documentation now labels AADSignInEventsBeta as deprecated and states that it will be replaced by EntraIdSignInEvents. Queries using the table will be migrated automatically on that date.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators should account for the automatic transition in queries and reporting that use AADSignInEventsBeta.
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Documentation change
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AADSignInEventsBeta (deprecated)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ ----title: AADSignInEventsBeta table in the advanced hunting schema+title: AADSignInEventsBeta table in the advanced hunting schema (deprecated) description: Learn about the Microsoft Entra sign-in events table of the advanced hunting schema ms.service: defender-xdr ms.subservice: adv-hunting@@ -12,21 +12,23 @@ ms.collection: ms.custom: - cx-ti - cx-ah+- msecd-doc-authoring-1018 appliesto: - Microsoft Defender XDR - Microsoft Sentinel in the Microsoft Defender portal ms.topic: reference-ms.date: 11/04/2025+ms.date: 07/27/2026+ai-usage: ai-assisted --- -# AADSignInEventsBeta+# AADSignInEventsBeta (deprecated) > [!IMPORTANT]-> On December 9, 2025, the `AADSignInEventsBeta` table will be replaced by [`EntraIdSignInEvents`](advanced-hunting-entraidsigninevents-table.md). This change will be made to remove the former's preview status and to align it with the existing product branding. +> On October 19, 2026, the `AADSignInEventsBeta` table will be deprecated and replaced by [`EntraIdSignInEvents`](advanced-hunting-entraidsigninevents-table.md). This change removes the former's preview status and aligns it with the existing product branding. >->The `EntraIdSignInEvents` table is already available. To ensure a smooth transition, make sure that you update your queries that use the `AADSignInEventsBeta` table to use `EntraIdSignInEvents` before the previously mentioned date. +> The `EntraIdSignInEvents` table is already available. All queries that use `AADSignInEventsBeta` will be migrated automatically to `EntraIdSignInEvents` on October 19, 2026. >[!IMPORTANT] > The `AADSignInEventsBeta` table is currently in beta and is being offered on a short-term basis to allow you to hunt through Microsoft Entra sign-in events. Customers need to have a Microsoft Entra ID P2 license to collect and view activities for this table.