Social media API changes | Schedule Social Media

Pinterest adds media library asset endpoints for businesses

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2026-10-15. Apps can list, create, rename, retag and delete a business's reusable image and video creatives. What to do: Optional. Use the new Create, Edit, Get and Remove asset endpoints if you manage reusable creatives.

X pay-per-use accounts can earn up to 70 dollars in free credits

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Pricing, effective 2026-10-02. New pay-per-use accounts can offset early costs with one-time credit grants that expire. What to do: Save an eligible payment card and use auto-recharge to receive the grants. Free credits are spent first and expire 3 months after they are granted.

X API adds OAuth 1.0a to OAuth 2.0 token exchange

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Apps with stored OAuth 1.0a user tokens can move users to OAuth 2.0 without asking them to reconnect. What to do: Exchange each user's stored token and secret at POST /2/oauth2/token using the token-exchange grant type. The changelog states no deadline for retiring OAuth 1.0a.

YouTube thumbnails.set upload limit raised from 2MB to 50MB

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Tools can upload higher quality custom thumbnails and playlist images without compressing them below 2MB. What to do: Raise the file size check in your upload flow to 50MB for thumbnails.set and playlistImages.insert.

Bluesky adds a setting to hide posts from algorithmic recommendations

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Policy. Posts from users who enable the setting should stay out of algorithmic feeds, which can reduce their reach in recommendation surfaces. What to do: Feed developers should read the app.bsky.actor.contentVisibilityDeclaration record and skip posts when hideFromAlgorithmicRecommendations is true. A missing record means false. The post asks for best judgment, not a hard deadline.

Pinterest returns 403 PINNER_DATA_ACCESS_DENIED for apps registered from September 14, 2026

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Policy, effective 2026-09-14. New apps may get a 403 error when requesting a board or Pin without Pinterest's authorization for non-business users. What to do: Expect the 403 error with the PINNER_DATA_ACCESS_DENIED code on apps registered on or after September 14, 2026 and do not retry in a loop. If your app needs other users' boards or Pins, you need Pinterest's authorization first; the docs do not say how to request it.

X documents media upload and post size limits tied to Premium status

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Policy. Maximum video length and file size depend on the posting user's Premium or verified status, not on the developer plan. What to do: Check the posting user's status before accepting long or large videos. A video longer than the user's cap returns HTTP 403, so validate duration up front.

YouTube aligns public view counting across videos, Live and Shorts

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Policy. Public view counts can shift because a view now counts from the first frame, including autoplay. What to do: Annotate reports with the change date and use engaged metrics if you need numbers tied to monetization.

Bluesky: AT Protocol Spaces alpha opens for non-public data

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Developers can experiment with gated, non-public data on the AT Protocol, but must not use it in production. What to do: Experiment with test data only. The post warns of breaking changes and says not to run production code against the alpha.

Mastodon 4.7 encrypts local keys and extends fediverse signature support

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Version, effective 2026-08-20. Upgrading to 4.7 is a required stop for zero-downtime migrations to later versions, and local ActivityPub private keys are encrypted at rest. What to do: Admins should plan the upgrade through 4.7 before later versions. Zero-downtime upgrades from 4.6 are supported.

Bluesky: Jetstream v2 with network replay and new protocol services docs

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2026-08-13. Developers who need historical events can use Jetstream v2 replay with an API token, while existing Jetstream v1 and @atproto/api code keeps working for now.

Instagram: IG Media media_url omitted for protected or download-disabled media

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2026-07-30. Apps that download or re-display Instagram media must treat media_url as optional and fall back to permalink or thumbnail_url.

Meta: Legacy Graph API request features removed on all versions

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2026-10-27. Clients that send pretty, debug or date_format, batch reads through root GET /?ids=, or rely on ETag and If-None-Match caching must change those calls before October 27, 2026.

Meta: Graph API v21.0 will be removed on January 21, 2027

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2027-01-21. Apps still pinned to Graph API v21.0 must move to a newer version before January 21, 2027.

Meta: Graph API and Marketing API v26.0 released

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Version, effective 2026-07-29. Integrations moving to v26.0 should review the removed Commerce Order Management endpoints, the legacy protocol removals and the blocked legacy Page fields for New Pages Experience pages.

Pinterest retires WEB_CONVERSION and CATALOG_SALES campaign objectives

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2027-02-01. Ads integrations must create campaigns with the SALES, LEADS or CONSIDERATION objectives before February 1, 2027, when new legacy-objective campaigns are blocked.

Mastodon 4.6.2 updates FFmpeg to fix critical CVE-2026-8461

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Security, effective 2026-06-25. Container image deployments with an affected FFmpeg were exposed to a critical vulnerability until updated. What to do: Upgrade to Mastodon 4.6.2 or later, or update FFmpeg in your own image.

Instagram: is_ai_generated parameter for the AI info label on published media

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2026-06-22. Publishing tools can set is_ai_generated to true on a media container to apply Instagram's AI info label.

Mastodon 4.6 adds profile endpoints that replace update_credentials

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Version, effective 2026-06-17. Profile editing moves to new GET and PATCH /api/v1/profile endpoints, and the alt text limit rises to 10,000 characters. What to do: Use the new profile endpoints for profile edits. Admins should note FFmpeg 5.1 or later is now required and Node.js 20, Ruby 3.2 and ImageMagick support were removed.

X API v2 adds endpoints to draft and publish Articles

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Tools can create and publish X Articles through the API. What to do: Read the Articles introduction in the X docs for parameters, scopes and limits. The changelog entry does not state them.

X API adds a paid_partnership field for disclosing paid promotion

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Posts created through the API can now carry X's paid promotion label, which matters for sponsored content. What to do: When creating a post with POST /2/tweets, set paid_partnership to true for posts containing paid promotion. To read it, request tweet.fields=paid_partnership.

Instagram Audio API lets apps attach music and original sounds to Reels

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2026-06-01. Scheduling tools can search Instagram audio and attach it to Reels at creation, with media_audio_type returned on video media. What to do: Optional. Available with Facebook Login. Ads tools can also look up royalty-free replacements for Reels ads that contain copyrighted music.

YouTube Data API moves videos.insert and search.list to separate quota buckets

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Policy. Projects should track quota for uploads and search separately from other methods and request increases per bucket through the Quota Extension Form.

YouTube adds derived metrics and data storage policies for audited developers

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Policy, effective 2026-06-01. Analytics tools that build custom scores or store YouTube statistics beyond 30 days now need approval. What to do: If you need extra derived metrics or longer storage, apply through the standard quota extension form, which accepts these requests from 1 June 2026.

LinkedIn: Member post and video analytics return metricType as a string

Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2026-05. Apps reading /memberCreatorPostAnalytics or /memberCreatorVideoAnalytics must parse metricType as a string when they upgrade to version 202605 or later.

Instagram API adds Like API, engagement fields, collaborative media and paid partnership label

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2026-04-22. Tools can now like media and comments, read reposts, saves and shares counts, and mark posts as paid partnerships at publish time. What to do: Optional. To like content, request the new instagram_manage_engagement permission. To label paid partnerships, set is_paid_partnership and branded_content_sponsor_ids (up to 2 brand IDs) when creating media.

X API repriced writes and owned reads, removed follow and like endpoints from self-serve

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Pricing, effective 2026-04-20. Self-serve apps that post links or use follow, like or quote-post endpoints must re-check costs and remove those features.

Google: Business Profile API adds recurring local posts through RecurrenceInfo

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Schedulers can create repeating Google Business Profile posts in one call instead of creating each post. What to do: Set RecurrenceInfo when creating a LocalPost if you want a recurring post. Test how your tool shows and edits recurring posts.

Google: Business Profile API shows review reply moderation state, policy violation and reply URL

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Tools can tell why a review reply was rejected or is still pending instead of guessing. What to do: Read ReviewReplyState, PolicyViolation and reviewReplyUrl from reviews.get, reviews.list and batchGetReviews and show them to users.

LinkedIn Member Post Statistics adds saves, sends, link clicks and follower metrics in 202604

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Creator post analytics now include sends, saves, link clicks, Premium CTA clicks, followers gained and profile views from content. What to do: Use version 202604 or later and request the new metric types if you want them in reports.

Threads API adds reply approvals and cross-sharing to Instagram Stories

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2026-03-25. Posts can require reply approval, and Threads posts can be shared to a linked Instagram account as a Story. What to do: Optional. Cross-sharing needs the threads_share_to_instagram permission.

Threads GIF publishing moves to GIPHY, Tenor API sunset by March 31, 2026

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2026-03-31. Posts attaching Tenor GIFs stop working, and GIPHY GIFs can be published instead. What to do: Use GIPHY GIFs instead of Tenor.

X: Programmatic replies limited to posts where the author summoned the replier

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Policy, effective 2026-02-23. Apps on self-serve tiers can only reply via POST /2/tweets when the original author mentioned or quoted the replying account.

Facebook: Page and post reach, video impressions and story impressions metrics deprecated

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation. Analytics features that read unique impressions (reach) for Pages, posts, videos or stories must switch to the Media Views and Media Viewers metrics such as page_total_media_view_unique and post_total_media_view_unique.

Graph API v25.0 released, webhook mTLS certificates move to a Meta CA

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Version, effective 2026-03-31. Webhook receivers that verify Meta's client certificate must trust the new Meta-owned CA (meta-outbound-api-ca-2025-12.pem) or webhook delivery stops.

X API launches pay-per-use credit pricing

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Pricing, effective 2026-02-06. New X API developers buy prepaid credits and pay per request, so cost estimates need to be rebuilt per endpoint.

LinkedIn Videos API adds templateName and linkbackContext for third-party made videos

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Tools that create videos for LinkedIn posts can attribute those videos to the creating tool. What to do: Optional. Send templateName and linkbackContext on uploads in version 202602 or later if you want attribution.

Facebook: Page Integrity API and webhook added

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2026-01-30. Tools can read a Page's integrity status, violations, restrictions and appeal status in real time. What to do: Optional. Subscribe to the Page Integrity Webhook to get restriction alerts.

Meta: Graph API v18.0, v19.0 and v20.0 reach end of availability

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2026-09-24. Calls pinned to v20.0 or older are past their listed availability dates. What to do: Move to a current version. The version table lists v18.0 until January 26, 2026, v19.0 until May 21, 2026 and v20.0 until September 24, 2026. v21.0 is listed until January 21, 2027.

Bluesky: bsky.network firehose moves to a new relay

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2026-01-27. Firehose consumers must auto-reconnect and deduplicate events by rev, because the cursor jumps forward and some events repeat.

Threads API rejects posts with more than five links

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2025-12-22. Apps publishing to Threads must keep each post to five links or fewer and handle the THREADS_API__LINK_LIMIT_EXCEEDED error.

YouTube: Video upload quota cost lowered from about 1600 to about 100 units

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Policy. Upload tools on the default 10,000-unit daily quota can plan for far more videos.insert calls per day than before.

Instagram insights add reposts, reels_skip_rate and crossposted_views

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2025-12-03. Reporting tools can show reposts, Reels skip rate and Facebook-versus-crossposted views. What to do: Optional. Add the new metrics to reports if your tool shows Reels performance.

Trial Reels publishing and media deletion added to the Instagram API

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2025-12-03. Schedulers can publish Trial Reels with trial_params and delete posts, carousels, reels and stories with DELETE /{ig_media_id}, which needs instagram_manage_contents.

Threads profile discovery follower threshold lowered from 1,000 to 100

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Policy, effective 2025-11-20. Profile discovery covers accounts with fewer followers. What to do: Optional. No migration needed.

Mastodon 4.5 adds quote states to the API and enables RFC 9421 signatures

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Version, effective 2025-11-06. Servers on 4.5 report quote states in the API and always use RFC 9421 HTTP signatures. What to do: Admins should note PostgreSQL 13 is no longer supported. Client developers can handle the new quote states.

LinkedIn Marketing API version 202511 sunsets November 16, 2026

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2026-11-16. Integrations sending Linkedin-Version: 202511 must move to a newer version header before November 16, 2026; 202601 follows on January 15, 2027.

Meta: Graph API v24.0 released, Certificate Transparency endpoints removed

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Version, effective 2025-10-08. Certificate Transparency endpoints and webhooks are gone, and Live Video overlay_url is removed. What to do: Remove Certificate Transparency calls. The changelog states these endpoints and webhooks are removed for all versions on October 17, 2025. Meta's version table lists v24.0 as available until February 18, 2028.

X API lets Premium users edit recent posts

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. A tool can now fix a typo in a post it just published, for Premium accounts only. What to do: If you want to offer edits, send POST /2/posts with an edit_options object containing previous_post_id. It works only for the user's own post created within the last hour, and the user needs X Premium.

Threads API available to profiles without a linked Instagram account

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2025-09-23. Threads-only users can now connect to scheduling tools. What to do: Tools can drop the Instagram-link requirement. followers_count and follower_demographics were excluded at first and enabled on January 30, 2026.

Google: Business Profile Q&A API discontinued on 3 November 2025

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2025-11-03. Questions and answers on listings can no longer be read or managed through the API, and the related notifications stop. What to do: Remove Q&A features and the NEW_QUESTION, NEW_ANSWER, UPDATED_QUESTION and UPDATED_ANSWER notification types. The deadline was 3 November 2025.

LinkedIn adds Developer Portal alerts at 75 percent of the daily API quota

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. App owners now get a warning before a LinkedIn API app runs out of its daily request allowance. What to do: Check that the contact email on your LinkedIn developer app is monitored so you receive the alerts.

X removes like and follow endpoints from the Free tier

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2025-08-22. Free tier apps can no longer like posts or follow accounts through the API. What to do: Remove like and follow calls from Free tier integrations. X said the change was to address abuse, platform manipulation and fake engagement.

Facebook: Page Insights impressions and page fans metrics deprecated

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2025-11-15. Tools that report Facebook Page impressions or fan counts must use page_media_view, post_media_view and page_follows, because the old metrics now return an invalid metric error.

Threads publishing limit adds quotas for deletions and location search

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Policy, effective 2025-07-14. Deleting posts and searching locations now count against quotas reported by threads_publishing_limit. What to do: Read quota usage from threads_publishing_limit before bulk operations. The exact quota numbers are not given in the changelog entry.

YouTube videos.list mostPopular chart changes source on 21 July 2025

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2025-07-21. The mostPopular chart no longer matches the old Trending Now list. What to do: Treat the chart as Trending Music, Movies and Gaming data and update any labels or logic that assumed general trending videos.

Mastodon 4.4 removes OAuth password grant and HTTP Basic auth, adds deprecation headers

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2025-07-08. Apps that sign in with the OAuth password grant or HTTP Basic authentication stop working on servers running 4.4 or later. What to do: Switch to the standard OAuth authorization code flow. Servers run by different admins upgrade at different times, so expect a mixed fleet.

YouTube bulk report versions for Shorts views deprecated on 31 October 2025

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2025-10-31. Scheduled bulk report jobs that still use the older report versions stop receiving data. What to do: Move jobs to the new report versions, for example channel basic video reports from a2 to a3, which include an engaged_views column. The deadline was 31 October 2025.

Bluesky: AT Protocol OAuth adds email scope, plans longer sessions, fixes client bugs

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Version. OAuth clients get a transition:email scope, longer planned sessions, and must update libraries and DPoP handling. What to do: Update @atproto/oauth-client to 0.3.18 or later, remove the iss field from DPoP JWTs sent to the PDS, and keep the same attestation key for a session's lifetime. The post gives no deadlines.

LinkedIn adds member follower, post and video statistics APIs

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Third-party tools can now read a member's own follower counts, post analytics and video analytics, with new permissions. What to do: Request r_member_profileAnalytics for follower statistics and r_member_postAnalytics for post and video statistics, and use version 202506 or later for the post endpoints.

Pinterest API supports product tagging on organic Pins

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Organic Pins created through the API can now carry product tags. What to do: Optional. See the Pin creation guide for how to tag products when calling pins/create.

Meta: Graph API v23.0 released

Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Version, effective 2025-05-29. Mostly ads-side changes. The v23.0 changelog lists no Pages, permissions or webhook changes. What to do: Upgrade at your convenience. Meta's version table lists v23.0 as available until October 8, 2027.

Bluesky relay software supports Sync v1.1, old firehose message types removed

Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking. Firehose consumers must stop relying on #handle, #migration and #tombstone, and expect higher sequence numbers after bsky.network switches. What to do: Handle #identity and #account instead of the removed message types. PDS operators should test against the new relays and upgrade to emit valid Sync v1.1 messages before strict validation is enforced. No date is given for enforcement.

oEmbed Read deprecated, Meta oEmbed Read replaces it, response fields removed

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2025-11-03. Embed tools lose author and thumbnail fields from Facebook and Instagram oEmbed responses, and the Facebook page post oEmbed endpoint goes away. What to do: Existing apps are migrated automatically by November 3, 2025. Stop relying on author_name, author_url, thumbnail_url, thumbnail_width and thumbnail_height in oEmbed responses.

LinkedIn Posts API accepts BUY_NOW and SHOP_NOW call-to-action labels in 202504

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Posts created through the API can use Buy Now or Shop Now buttons when the label is available for the post. What to do: Optional. Use version 202504 or later and set contentCallToActionLabel only where LinkedIn makes the label available.

YouTube Shorts views now count every start or replay, with engagedViews added

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Policy, effective 2025-03-31. Shorts view numbers rise because there is no minimum watch time, so old and new figures are not comparable. What to do: Use the new engagedViews metric if you need the previous counting method, and note the change date in reports. Targeted Queries were updated by 30 April 2025 and bulk reports by 30 June 2025.

Threads API adds post deletion and polls

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2025-03-06. Tools can delete Threads posts, and later create poll posts. What to do: Optional. Deletion arrived March 6, 2025 and poll posts on April 14, 2025.

Pinterest deprecates the legacy refresh token in favor of continuous refresh tokens

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation. Apps created before September 25, 2025 must opt in to continuous refresh tokens, because Pinterest no longer supports the legacy 365-day refresh token. What to do: Set continuous_refresh to true when requesting tokens and store the new refresh token each time you refresh. Apps activated on or after September 25, 2025 use continuous refresh tokens automatically.

Facebook Page recommendations and ratings API deprecated

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2025-01-21. Reading Page recommendations returns error code 12, and Page ratings webhooks are no longer sent. What to do: Stop calling GET //ratings and GET /, and remove dependence on ratings webhooks.

Instagram impressions, plays and replays metrics deprecated, views added

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2025-04-21. Analytics views that relied on impressions, plays or replays now error and must use the views metric. What to do: Switch to the new views metric for media and user insights. Per the v22.0 changelog, requests after April 21, 2025 for media created on or after July 2, 2024 return an error for impressions.

Instagram v1.0 API deprecated, about 30 legacy endpoints

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation. Legacy Instagram endpoints for users, media, comments, carousels, Pages, business assets and ad accounts stop working. What to do: Migrate to the Instagram Platform endpoints (IG User, IG Media, IG Media Children, IG Comment, IG Comment Replies).

Meta: Graph API v22.0 released

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Version, effective 2025-01-21. v22.0 carries the Page recommendations deprecation and the Instagram metric and endpoint deprecations. What to do: Test against v22.0 before upgrading. Meta's version table lists v22.0 as available until May 20, 2027.

X API v2 media upload endpoints launch, with dedicated chunked upload

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Image and video uploads for scheduled posts have a v2 path, and later chunked upload uses dedicated v2 endpoints. What to do: Build or move media upload to the v2 endpoints. For large files use the chunked flow (initialize, append, finalize). The changelog states no deadline for retiring the older upload flow, so check the forum post it links for the migration deadline.

Instagram Basic Display API deprecated, all requests return errors

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2024-12-04. Any tool that read a personal Instagram account's media through Basic Display stopped working. What to do: Move to the Instagram API with Instagram Login or the Instagram API with Facebook Login, which require a Professional (Business or Creator) account. Personal accounts have no API replacement in this changelog entry.

Bluesky announces a new relay and firehose fan-out, later partly superseded

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking. Firehose consumers were told to expect different sequence numbers and to support HTTP redirects for websocket connections. What to do: Support HTTP redirects on websocket connections and follow the later relay posts for current guidance. The original post is marked as superseded by the May 2025 relay post.

YouTube Analytics traffic source queries error when videos times days exceeds 50,000

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2024-11-18. Large traffic source queries that used to return data now return an error. What to do: Keep the number of video IDs multiplied by the number of days at or below 50,000 per reports.query call, for example 500 videos for at most 100 days. Split larger requests.

YouTube API adds status.containsSyntheticMedia for altered or synthetic content

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Uploads made through the API can now carry the altered or synthetic content disclosure. What to do: Add a disclosure toggle to your upload flow and set status.containsSyntheticMedia on videos.insert or videos.update when the video needs the label.

Bluesky introduces Jetstream, a JSON alternative to the firehose

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Bots, feeds and small tools can read network events as simple JSON, with filtering by collection or account. What to do: Consider Jetstream for lightweight consumers. Do not use it where you need signed, verifiable data such as mirroring, archives or moderation, because events carry no signatures.

TikTok Login Kit for Android requires HTTPS redirect URIs

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2024-10-08. Android apps using TikTok Login Kit must use an HTTPS authorization redirect URI. What to do: Change the redirect URI in your TikTok app settings and Android code to an HTTPS URI.

Instagram profile action metrics removed from user insights

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2025-01-08. Profile views, website clicks and similar user insight metrics return errors, and video_views is gone from media insights. What to do: Remove calls to these metrics: email_contacts, get_direction_clicks, profile_views, text_message_clicks, website_clicks, phone_call_clicks and video_views. Use the current insights metrics documented for your API version.

Bluesky: AT Protocol publishes its OAuth specification, replacing app passwords over time

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. OAuth becomes the intended way for apps to sign users in, so new integrations should stop relying on app passwords. What to do: Start building on OAuth now and avoid app passwords for new projects. Use transition:generic for app-password-equivalent access and add transition:chat.bsky for DMs. The post gives no date for ending app passwords.

Threads carousels can hold up to 20 images or videos

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2024-09-19. Scheduled Threads carousels can now contain up to 20 items, mixing images and videos. What to do: Optional. Raise the carousel item limit in your tool or workflow.

Old Instagram Login permission scopes replaced by instagram_business_* scopes

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2025-01-27. Apps requesting the old Instagram Login scope values fail to authorize after the cutoff. What to do: Request instagram_business_basic, instagram_business_content_publish, instagram_business_manage_comments and instagram_business_manage_messages instead of the old values. The old values were deprecated on January 27, 2025.

TikTok makes URL ownership verification mandatory for new apps

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Policy, effective 2024-09-09. New TikTok apps must verify the domains or URL prefixes they use, and pull-from-URL uploads only work for verified media sources. What to do: Verify your domain or URL prefix in the TikTok for Developers portal before configuring your app or using PULL_FROM_URL.

X API v2 supports long-form posts up to 25,000 characters

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Schedulers can create long-form posts through the API instead of being limited to the standard length. What to do: Check the posting account's eligibility before offering long-form posting, since the entry does not state who qualifies.

Threads webhooks launched

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2024-08-13. Apps get real-time Threads notifications instead of polling. What to do: Optional. Subscribe to webhook topics. Later additions include mentions (July 15, 2025), delete (August 1, 2025) and publish (August 15, 2025) webhooks.

Instagram API with Instagram Login launched, no Facebook Page required

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2024-07-23. Instagram Professional accounts can now be connected without linking a Facebook Page, which simplifies the connect flow for scheduling tools. What to do: Developers: add the Instagram product to the app and use graph.instagram.com. Users: you can connect an Instagram Professional account without a Facebook Page where the tool supports this login type.

TikTok launches Sandbox mode and publishes App Review Guidelines

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2024-06-24. Developers can test a TikTok integration in Sandbox mode before app review, and the review rules are now documented. What to do: Read the App Review Guidelines before submitting and use Sandbox mode for testing.

Threads API opens to all developers

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2024-06-18. Any developer can now build Threads publishing integrations, so scheduling tools can add Threads support. What to do: Developers: create an app with the Threads use case and use graph.threads.net. Users: check whether your scheduler supports Threads.

Facebook: More Page Insights metrics removed on September 16, 2024

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2024-09-16. Requests for metrics such as page_views, page_fans_online and post_engaged_fan return an invalid metric error. What to do: Remove the deprecated metrics from requests before September 16, 2024 and use the metrics that remain supported.

Google: Business Profile health provider attributes and insurance networks methods discontinued

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2024-07-01. Healthcare listings can no longer be edited for insurance networks or provider attributes through v4.9. What to do: Stop using accounts.locations.insuranceNetworks and the get and update HealthProviderAttributes methods. No replacement is listed.

Instagram audience demographics lose last_14_days, last_30_days and similar timeframes

Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2024-08-19. Audience demographics requests using the removed timeframes fail. What to do: Stop using last_14_days, last_30_days, last_90_days and prev_month with reached_audience_demographics and engaged_audience_demographics.

YouTube channel discussions can no longer be inserted or retrieved

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation. Tools that posted to or read channel discussions through the API no longer work for that feature. What to do: Remove channel discussion calls. Use regular comments on videos or community posts handled in YouTube instead.

LinkedIn Posts API can fetch celebration posts from version 202404

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Tools can read celebration-type posts through the Posts API, which they could not before. What to do: Use version 202404 or later if you want celebration posts to appear when you fetch posts.

YouTube captions.insert and captions.update drop the sync parameter after 12 April 2024

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2024-04-12. Caption uploads without timing information fail instead of being auto synced. What to do: Send caption files that already contain timing information. Do not rely on the sync parameter. The cutoff was after 12 April 2024.

LinkedIn sunsets API versions 202306, 202307 and 202312 on December 16, 2024

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2024-12-16. Requests that still send Linkedin-Version 202306, 202307 or 202312 fail after December 16, 2024. What to do: Move to a currently supported version before December 16, 2024.

YouTube Analytics deprecates the isCurated dimension for playlist reports

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2024-12-31. Playlist reports that filter or group by isCurated stop working, and the meaning of the views metric in playlist reports changes. What to do: Switch playlist reports to the playlistViews, playlistAverageViewDuration, playlistEstimatedMinutesWatched and playlistSaves metrics and stop using isCurated.

LinkedIn Page Statistics replaces region and country fields with Geo fields in 202401

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking. Page follower demographics by region and country are replaced by Bing Geo market area and country fields, so existing parsers break on the new version. What to do: Switch to pageStatisticsByGeo and pageStatisticsByGeoCountry when you adopt version 202401 or later.

Facebook: Batch of Page Insights metrics deprecated on March 14, 2024

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2024-03-14. Page analytics calls that use the deprecated metrics return an invalid metric error. What to do: Remove the deprecated metrics from requests. The Pages changelog links to the full list, including page_consumptions, page_engaged_users, page_views_logged_in_total and post_activity.

TikTok Content Posting API adds photo posts

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2023-11-03. Apps can publish photo posts to TikTok through new endpoints, not only videos. What to do: Use /v2/post/publish/content/init/ with media_type PHOTO and post_mode DIRECT_POST or MEDIA_UPLOAD.

Bluesky firehose served via the BGS, and DID keys move to Multikey

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2023-10-05. Firehose consumers had to take a new cursor from bsky.network, and code that parses DID document keys had to handle the Multikey format. What to do: Restart consumers against the bsky.network subscribeRepos endpoint with a new cursor, ideally overlapping with the old source to avoid gaps. Test DID key parsing against the sandbox PLC directory.

X deprecates v1.1 search endpoints (search/tweets, users/search, geo/search)

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation. Tools that still use the v1.1 search endpoints are on deprecated ground and should use v2 search. What to do: Plan a move to the X API v2 search endpoints. No retirement date is given in the changelog.

Instagram audience and carousel album insights metrics deprecated

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation. Older audience and carousel metrics stop being available. What to do: Replace the deprecated metrics with total_interactions or engagement where the changelog names them as alternatives.

YouTube comments.markAsSpam is no longer supported through the API

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation. Comment moderation tools can no longer flag a comment as spam through the YouTube Data API. What to do: Stop calling comments.markAsSpam and send moderators to YouTube Studio for spam handling. Use the other moderation methods that remain documented.

Bluesky: AT Protocol repos drop history for a logical clock (repo v3)

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2023-08-28. Code that relies on commit history or the prev field breaks, and ordering must use the new rev field. What to do: Accept repo version 3, stop treating prev as canonical history, and use rev for ordering and for requesting changes since a known revision.

LinkedIn Comments and Reactions APIs change fields in version 202307

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking. From version 202307 the MAYBE reaction is rejected with a 400 error, and the $URN and digitalmediaAsset fields are replaced by id and image. What to do: When moving to version 202307 or later, read the id field instead of $URN, use image instead of digitalmediaAsset, and stop sending the MAYBE reaction.

LinkedIn Posts API raises the multi-image post limit from 9 to 20 images

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT

New feature. Organic multi-image posts created through the API can now carry up to 20 images instead of 9. What to do: No action needed to keep working. Update any image-count validation in your composer if it still caps at 9.

X removes Follows and List Follows endpoints from Basic and Pro

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking. Apps on the Basic or Pro plans lost the Follows and List Follows endpoints in X API v2. What to do: Stop calling the Follows and List Follows endpoints on Basic or Pro. The changelog entry states no further deadline or replacement.

YouTube search.list relatedToVideoId parameter stopped working on 7 August 2023

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2023-08-07. Any tool that built a related videos list with search.list and relatedToVideoId lost that feature. What to do: Remove calls that use relatedToVideoId. The deadline was 7 August 2023, so this should already be done.

TikTok Direct Post goes live, with private-only posting for unaudited apps

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2023-06-07. Apps can publish straight to a creator's account, but content from an app that has not passed TikTok's audit is limited to private viewing. What to do: Request video.publish, enable Direct Post for the Content Posting API in the app settings and pass TikTok's audit of your client before expecting public posts. Respect the 6 requests per minute limit per user token on the init endpoint.

X removes the Manage Blocks endpoint from API v2

Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking. Apps that blocked accounts through X API v2 can no longer do so with the Manage Blocks endpoint. What to do: Remove calls to the Manage Blocks endpoint. The changelog gives no replacement and no deadline.

TikTok Display API: user.info.basic returns fewer fields and new scopes are required

Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2024-02-29. Apps relying on user.info.basic for profile data had to request the newer scopes by the extended deadline of February 29, 2024. What to do: Request the specific user.info scopes you need and update your parsing. The deadline was February 29, 2024.

TikTok extends the web OAuth v1 to v2 migration deadline to February 29, 2024

Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2024-02-29. Web apps still using Login Kit OAuth v1 had to move to v2 by February 29, 2024. What to do: Migrate to OAuth v2 authorization and token management. The deadline was February 29, 2024.

TikTok launches the Content Posting API and adds video pull from URL

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT

New feature, effective 2023-04-27. Third-party apps can upload videos to TikTok through an official API instead of the older share flows. What to do: Apply for the Content Posting API product on your TikTok developer app and request the video.upload scope for inbox uploads.

X deprecates the v1.1 statuses/filter streaming endpoint

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation. Anything still reading the v1.1 statuses/filter stream has to move to the v2 filtered stream. What to do: Move streaming code to the X API v2 filtered stream endpoint. No retirement date is stated in the changelog, so plan the move now.

LinkedIn accepts only POST for access and refresh token requests after June 30, 2023

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2023-06-30. Token exchange and refresh calls made with GET /accessToken return a 400 error after June 30, 2023. What to do: Send access token and refresh token requests with POST to /accessToken, header Content-Type set to x-www-form-urlencoded, and all parameters in the request body.

Google: Business Profile Business Calls API and location association methods discontinued

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2023-05-30. Call history through the API and the associate methods stopped working on 30 May 2023. What to do: Stop calling the Business Calls API, locations.associate and locations.clearLocationAssociation. The page lists no replacement.

LinkedIn requires migration to the new Community Management API by June 30, 2023

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2023-06-30. Organic posting and community tools had to apply for and move to the new Community Management API, because the legacy community management permissions were removed. What to do: Apply for the Community Management API product in the LinkedIn Developer Portal and follow the migration guide. The legacy permissions were removed on June 30, 2023.

LinkedIn sunsets the legacy Shares and UGC Posts APIs and unversioned APIs

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2023-06-30. Integrations still calling the Shares API, the UGC Posts API or unversioned endpoints stop working and must move to the versioned Posts, Images and Videos APIs. What to do: Move to the versioned Posts API (https://api.linkedin.com/rest/posts) and send the Linkedin-Version header. The cutoff was June 30, 2023.

Google: Business Profile v4.9 reportInsights discontinued in favour of the Performance API

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Deprecation, effective 2023-03-30. Location insights calls through the old v4.9 reportInsights method return errors, so reporting tools must use the Performance API. What to do: Use locations.fetchMultiDailyMetricsTimeSeries in the Performance API v1. The deadline was 30 March 2023 for reportInsights and 20 February 2023 for localPosts.reportInsights and MediaInsights.

VIDEO media type stops working for Instagram publishing, use REELS

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Breaking, effective 2023-11-09. Video publishing requests that set media_type to VIDEO fail and must publish as Reels. What to do: Set media_type to REELS when publishing video.