{"id":2962295,"date":"2026-04-08T13:42:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2962295"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:43:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:43:34","slug":"retirement-of-custom-widgets-in-arcgis-experience-builder-built-with-maps-sdk-for-javascript","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/apps\/announcements\/retirement-of-custom-widgets-in-arcgis-experience-builder-built-with-maps-sdk-for-javascript","title":{"rendered":"Retirement of custom widgets in ArcGIS Experience Builder built with Maps SDK for JavaScript"},"author":400009,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101,738191],"tags":[25891,400012,769562,764442],"industry":[],"product":[36591,400032,36831,36601],"class_list":["post-2962295","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-developers","tag-arcgis","tag-arcgis-experience-builder","tag-arcgis-maps-sdk-for-javascript","tag-retirement","product-apps","product-experience-builder","product-js-api-arcgis","product-developers"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":400009,"user_firstname":"Sarah Jane","user_lastname":"O\u2019Keefe","nickname":"Sarah Jane O\u2019Keefe","user_nicename":"sokeefe","display_name":"Sarah Jane O\u2019Keefe","user_email":"sokeefe@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2025-09-05 17:12:28","user_description":"As a strategic content leader and brand storytelling expert, Sarah Jane's work has spanned architecture, techology, automotive, international travel, utilities, and more. 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Do I need to do anything?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript widgets\u202fbeing\u00a0retired, developers should\u202fbuild or migrate\u202fArcGIS\u202fExperience Builder custom widgets using\u202fArcGIS\u202fMaps SDK for JavaScript web components\u202fto\u202fensure\u202ffuture\u202fcompatibility.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>When will these custom widgets stop working?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Experience Builder custom\u00a0widgets built with\u202fJavaScript\u202fMaps SDK widgets\u202fwill stop\u202fworking\u202fwhen customers have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upgraded\u202fto\u202fan\u202fArcGIS Experience Builder version\u202fthat will be\u00a0released in Q1 2027 or later that\u202fuses\u202fa\u202fJavaScript\u202fMaps SDK\u202fversion\u202fthat\u00a0uses web components.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Added\u202fcustom widgets to ArcGIS Enterprise\u202fthat will\u00a0release\u00a0in the first half of 2027 or later where ArcGIS Experience Builder is running 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