Track every developer tool API sunset, deprecation, and service shutdown in 2026. Timelines, impact assessments, migration paths, and free alternatives.

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Developer Tool Shutdown Tracker 2026

API sunsets, deprecations & migration deadlines — updated as new shutdowns are announced

Published 2026-04-02 · Not yet reviewed · 7 active shutdowns · Next deadline in 13 days · Figures compiled 2026-04-02, not re-checked since
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Active Shutdowns
4
Imminent (<30 days)
0
Upcoming (30–90 days)
3
Later this year

⚠️ Imminent (4)

These shutdowns are happening within the next 30 days. Take action now.

Gemini 2.0 Flash

⏰ September 24, 2026 13 days left
STABLE

Gemini 2.0 Flash and Flash-Lite models deprecated — full removal September 24, 2026. Image generation via 2.0 Flash shut down March 31.

Who’s affected: Developers using Gemini 2.0 Flash model ID in API calls — migration to Gemini 2.5 Flash required
Impact: All applications using gemini-2.0-flash or gemini-2.0-flash-lite model IDs will stop working
Migration path: Update model parameter to gemini-2.5-flash — straightforward migration, improved performance
Vendor profile → Migration guide → Alternatives guide →

OpenAI Videos API (Sora)

⏰ September 24, 2026 13 days left
WATCH

Videos API (Sora) deprecated March 24, 2026 — complete removal September 24, 2026. No direct OpenAI replacement for video generation.

Who’s affected: Developers using POST /v1/videos/generations and the Sora 2 model for AI video generation
Impact: All video generation applications using the Videos API will stop working with no OpenAI replacement
Migration path: No direct OpenAI replacement — evaluate third-party video generation APIs (Runway, Pika, Luma)
Vendor profile → Alternatives guide →

AWS App Mesh

⏰ September 30, 2026 19 days left
WATCH

Complete service shutdown — App Mesh service mesh for ECS/EKS being retired

Who’s affected: Teams using AWS App Mesh for microservice networking on ECS or EKS
Impact: All App Mesh configurations, virtual nodes, and routes will stop functioning
Migration path: Migrate to Istio, Linkerd, or Amazon EKS native service mesh capabilities
Vendor profile → Alternatives guide →

AWS Proton

⏰ October 7, 2026 26 days left
WATCH

Complete service shutdown — infrastructure-as-code provisioning service being retired

Who’s affected: Platform engineering teams using Proton for developer self-service infrastructure provisioning
Impact: All Proton environments, services, and templates will stop working
Migration path: Migrate to AWS CDK, Terraform, or Pulumi directly for infrastructure templates and developer self-service
Vendor profile → Alternatives guide →

✅ Later This Year (3)

These shutdowns are 90+ days away. Start planning when convenient.

AWS CodeCommit (Maintenance Mode)

⏰ December 31, 2026 111 days left
WATCH

No new customers since July 2024 — existing repos continue but no new features or improvements

Who’s affected: Teams using CodeCommit for Git hosting — should plan migration proactively
Impact: Service in maintenance mode with no future development. No hard shutdown date announced.
Migration path: Migrate to GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket — export repos with standard git clone/push
Vendor profile → Alternatives guide →

AWS Cloud9 (Maintenance Mode)

⏰ December 31, 2026 111 days left
WATCH

No new customers since July 2024 — existing workspaces continue but no new features

Who’s affected: Developers using Cloud9 as their cloud IDE — should plan migration proactively
Impact: Service in maintenance mode with no future development. No hard shutdown date announced.
Migration path: Migrate to GitHub Codespaces, Gitpod, VS Code Remote SSH, or local development
Vendor profile → Alternatives guide →

Firebase Studio (Full Shutdown)

⏰ March 22, 2027 192 days left
WATCH

Complete shutdown — all workspaces deleted, data removed

Who’s affected: Anyone with data still in Firebase Studio workspaces
Impact: All remaining Firebase Studio data permanently deleted
Migration path: Export all workspace data before deadline — move to GitHub Codespaces, Gitpod, or local development
Vendor profile → Alternatives guide →

✅ Recently Completed (11)

These shutdowns have already happened. Listed for reference.

AWS WorkSpaces Thin Client

⏰ April 20, 2026 Completed
WATCH

End of availability — AWS stopping sales of WorkSpaces Thin Client devices. Existing devices continue working.

Who’s affected: Teams planning to deploy new WorkSpaces Thin Client hardware
Impact: Cannot purchase new Thin Client devices. Existing hardware continues to function.
Migration path: Use existing devices until end of life, or switch to standard WorkSpaces clients (Windows, Mac, web, Linux)
Vendor profile → Alternatives guide →

AWS App Runner (New Customers)

⏰ April 30, 2026 Completed
WATCH

App Runner closed to new customers — existing users can continue, but no new features. AWS recommends ECS Express Mode.

Who’s affected: Developers looking to deploy new containerized web apps on App Runner, existing users planning long-term
Impact: Cannot create new App Runner services. Existing services continue but service is in maintenance mode.
Migration path: Migrate to ECS Express Mode (AWS recommended), Google Cloud Run, Railway, Render, or Fly.io
Vendor profile → Migration guide → Alternatives guide →

HubSpot Contact Lists API v1

⏰ April 30, 2026 Completed
STABLE

Legacy Contact Lists API v1 sunset — replaced by Lists API v3

Who’s affected: Developers with HubSpot CRM integrations using Contact Lists API v1
Impact: CRM integrations using v1 endpoints will stop working
Migration path: Migrate to Lists API v3 — new filtering syntax, pagination changes
Vendor profile →

Node.js 20 AWS Lambda Runtime

⏰ April 30, 2026 Completed
WATCH

3-phase deprecation — Phase 1 (April 30): no new function creation. Phase 2 (June 30): no function updates. Phase 3 (August 30): no invocations.

Who’s affected: All AWS Lambda functions running on the nodejs20.x runtime
Impact: Lambda functions using Node.js 20 will progressively lose create, update, and invoke capabilities
Migration path: Upgrade to Node.js 22 runtime (nodejs22.x) — test for breaking changes in Node.js 22 (fetch global, V8 updates)
Vendor profile → Alternatives guide →

OpenAI Realtime API Beta

⏰ May 7, 2026 Completed
WATCH

Realtime API beta endpoints deprecated — replaced by stable Realtime API

Who’s affected: Developers building voice assistants, real-time transcription, or streaming AI apps with OpenAI
Impact: Voice and streaming AI applications using beta endpoints
Migration path: Switch to stable Realtime API endpoints — mostly compatible, some parameter changes
Vendor profile → Migration guide → Alternatives guide →

OpenAI DALL·E Model Snapshots

⏰ May 12, 2026 Completed
WATCH

Legacy DALL·E model snapshots removed from API — use dall-e-3 or gpt-image-1

Who’s affected: Developers using versioned DALL·E model IDs in API calls
Impact: Image generation apps pinned to specific DALL·E versions
Migration path: Update model parameter to dall-e-3 or gpt-image-1 — test output quality differences
Vendor profile → Alternatives guide →

Google Maps Platform Client IDs

⏰ May 31, 2026 Completed
STABLE

Client ID authentication sunset — all Client ID auth will stop working

Who’s affected: Any application using Client ID (not API key) authentication for Google Maps APIs
Impact: Maps API requests using Client ID authentication will be rejected
Migration path: Switch to API key authentication — generate key in Google Cloud Console, update all API calls
Vendor profile →

Firebase Studio (New Workspaces)

⏰ June 22, 2026 Completed
WATCH

New Firebase Studio workspace creation disabled

Who’s affected: Developers starting new projects on Firebase Studio
Impact: Cannot create new cloud IDE workspaces
Migration path: Export projects to local dev or alternative cloud IDEs (GitHub Codespaces, Gitpod, Replit)
Vendor profile → Alternatives guide →

Tenor API

⏰ June 30, 2026 Completed
STABLE

Complete API shutdown — GIF search and sharing service discontinued

Who’s affected: Apps, bots, forums, and messaging integrations using Tenor for GIF search
Impact: All GIF integrations using Tenor API will stop working
Migration path: Migrate to Klipy (ex-Tenor team, same API structure) or Giphy API
Vendor profile → Migration guide → Alternatives guide →

AWS Fargate Platform Version 1.3.0

⏰ June 30, 2026 Completed
WATCH

End of support — tasks on Platform Version 1.3.0 will stop running

Who’s affected: ECS Fargate users with tasks pinned to Platform Version 1.3.0
Impact: ECS Fargate tasks on PV 1.3.0 will fail to launch
Migration path: Update task definition to Platform Version 1.4.0+ — test for networking and storage behavior changes
Vendor profile → Alternatives guide →

OpenAI Assistants API

⏰ August 26, 2026 Completed
WATCH

Complete API shutdown — Assistants, Threads, Runs, and Messages endpoints removed

Who’s affected: AI agent builders using Assistants API for threads, code interpreter, file search, and persistent assistants
Impact: All AI agent applications built on Assistants API will break
Migration path: Migrate to Responses API, or switch to Claude/Gemini/open-source frameworks
Vendor profile → Migration guide → Alternatives guide →

Related Pricing Changes

Recent pricing and policy changes from vendors on our shutdown list — from our deal changes database.

DateVendorChangeImpact
effective Oct 7, 2026 AWS AWS Proton end of support. Infrastructure-as-code provisioning service being retired. All environments, services, and templates will stop working. Source ↗ MEDIUM
effective Sep 30, 2026 AWS AWS App Mesh end of support. Service mesh for ECS/EKS being fully retired. All configurations, virtual nodes, and routes will stop functioning. Source ↗ MEDIUM
discovered Sep 3, 2026 · effective date unknown Google Gemini API The free tier and pricing have been significantly restructured. The current pricing page details Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash, and 3.5 Live Translate with different pricing tiers (Free and Paid) for Standard, Batch, Flexible, and Priority modes. The free tier now offers limited free usage of certain features like Google Search and Maps integration. Source ↗ HIGH
effective Aug 26, 2026 OpenAI Assistants API deprecated, full shutdown August 26, 2026. Developers must migrate to Responses API + Conversations API Source ↗ HIGH
effective Jun 30, 2026 AWS AWS Fargate Platform Version 1.3.0 end of support. Tasks on PV 1.3.0 will stop running. Migration to Platform Version 1.4.0+ required. Source ↗ MEDIUM
effective Jun 1, 2026 Google Gemini API Gemini 2.0 Flash and 2.0 Flash-Lite will be deprecated June 1, 2026. Developers must migrate to Gemini 2.5 Flash or 3.x Flash models. Google is consolidating the model lineup — 2.0 generation reaching end of life as 2.5 and 3.x become production-ready. Source ↗ HIGH
effective May 31, 2026 Google Maps Google Maps Platform Client ID authentication sunset. All Client ID-based authentication will stop working. Migration to API key authentication required. Source ↗ HIGH
effective May 12, 2026 OpenAI DALL-E 2 and DALL-E 3 API access discontinued. Developers must migrate to gpt-image-1 (different pricing model, quality tiers changed from standard/hd to low/medium/high) or switch to free alternatives like Pollinations.AI or Lumenfall.ai Source ↗ HIGH
effective May 7, 2026 OpenAI Realtime API beta endpoints deprecated. Developers must remove OpenAI-Beta header, use new client_secrets endpoint, specify session_type, and update event names. GA Realtime API is the direct replacement. Source ↗ HIGH
effective Apr 30, 2026 AWS AWS App Runner closed to new customers. Service enters maintenance mode with no new features. AWS recommends migrating to Amazon ECS Express Mode for simplified container deployment. Source ↗ HIGH

Methodology

How we track shutdowns: We monitor official vendor announcements, API changelogs, developer blogs, and community reports for service deprecation and shutdown notices. Each entry was read from the vendor’s official documentation on the day it was added.

Urgency classification: Imminent (<30 days) — take action now. Upcoming (30–90 days) — plan migration. Later (90+ days) — start planning when convenient.

Stability ratings are computed from our deal changes database of 554 tracked changes. View the full stability dashboard.

Updates: This page is updated as new shutdowns are announced. Subscribe to our Atom feed for change notifications, or query via MCP server.

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