generated: '2026-09-07'
method: searched
source: https://location.arcgis.com/help/release-notes/2026-07/
note: >-
  ArcGIS Location Platform publishes dated release notes under location.arcgis.com/help/release-notes/.
  Only the current dated release page resolves — earlier month slugs (2026-06, 2026-04, 2026-03,
  2026-01, 2025-11) all returned 404, and the page's "Prior releases" nav item exposes no archive
  URL, so a historical window could not be captured. The individual ArcGIS SDKs and REST services
  each carry their own release notes elsewhere in the docs.
scheme: dated-monthly-release
current_version: '2026-07'
url: https://location.arcgis.com/help/release-notes/2026-07/
entries:
  - version: '2026-07'
    date: '2026-07'
    url: https://location.arcgis.com/help/release-notes/2026-07/
    breaking:
      - >-
        API key (legacy) authentication has been fully retired. Only new-style API keys are
        supported going forward.
    additions:
      - >-
        ArcGIS Static Maps service promoted from beta to general availability.
      - >-
        MCP for ArcGIS Location Services (beta) — geocoding, routing, elevation and static maps
        exposed to AI agents over Model Context Protocol.
    updates:
      - >-
        ArcGIS GeoEnrichment service: annual US data update. Esri2024 retired; Esri 2026 added as
        the default current-year hierarchy; Esri 2025 becomes the previous-year hierarchy.
      - Documentation and FAQ updates.
    highlights: >-
      The release that made Esri an agent-callable provider: a hosted MCP endpoint plus the
      static-maps GA that one of its tools depends on.
related_changelogs:
  - {name: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript, url: 'https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/'}
  - {name: ArcGIS API for Python, url: 'https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/'}
  - {name: GeoEnrichment service release notes, url: 'https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/geoenrichment/'}