Temporal

Standard Visibility Deprecation Migration Required

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configurationUpdated Mar 3, 2026

Standard Visibility support is deprecated beginning with Temporal Server v1.21. Systems using standard Visibility need to migrate to advanced Visibility to maintain support and access to custom Search Attributes.

Technologies:
How to detect:

Temporal Service running standard Visibility configuration on version 1.21 or later, or planning upgrade to 1.21+, requiring migration to advanced Visibility

Recommended action:

1. Identify current Visibility configuration (standard vs advanced). 2. Review supported databases for advanced Visibility: MySQL 8.0.17+, PostgreSQL 12+, or Elasticsearch. 3. Set up Dual Visibility for migration from one database to another without downtime. 4. Configure new advanced Visibility store. 5. Enable Dual Visibility to run both configurations in parallel. 6. Validate advanced Visibility queries work correctly. 7. Switch primary Visibility to advanced configuration. 8. Monitor for any query behavior changes. 9. Decommission old standard Visibility configuration.