Merge pull request #312999 from shubham1172/apim-uksouth-v2-capacity-notice

Add UK South capacity limitation notice for Basic v2 and Standard v2 APIM tiers

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/api-management/api-management-region-availability.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ author: dlepow
 
 ms.service: azure-api-management
 ms.topic: concept-article
-ms.date: 11/11/2025
+ms.date: 03/11/2026
 ms.author: danlep
 ms.custom:
   - references_regions
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ API Management [v2 tiers](v2-service-tiers-overview.md) and API Management [work
 
 Information in the following table is updated regularly. Capacity availability in Azure regions may vary.
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **Temporary capacity limitation:** Creation of new Basic v2 and Standard v2 instances in **UK South** is currently unavailable due to capacity constraints. We're actively working to restore availability in this region. In the meantime, consider deploying to an alternative region such as **UK West** or **North Europe**. Existing instances in UK South are not affected.
 
 | Region | Basic v2 | Standard v2 | Premium v2 | Workspace gateway (Premium) | 
 |-----|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
@@ -52,12 +54,14 @@ Information in the following table is updated regularly. Capacity availability i
 | South India | ✅ | ✅ |  |  |
 | Switzerland North | ✅ |✅ |  | |
 | UAE North | ✅ | ✅ | |  |
-| UK South | ✅  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| UK South | ✅ ¹ | ✅ ¹ | ✅ | ✅ |
 | UK West | ✅  | ✅ | | |
 | West Europe  | ✅ | ✅ | | ✅ |
 | West US | ✅ | ✅ |  | ✅ |
 | West US 2 | ✅ | ✅ |  | |
 
+¹ New instance creation temporarily unavailable. See the capacity limitation note above.
+
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