generated: '2026-07-19'
method: probed
source: DNS/HTTP probes 2026-07-19 + openapi/abound-v4-openapi.yml
status: retired
versioning:
  scheme: uri-path
  current: v4
  base_path: /v4
  known_major_versions:
  - v4
deprecation:
  policy_url: null
  sunset_header: null
  service_sunset: true
  description: The entire service has been retired following the acquisition of Abound (announced November
    2024). No sunset/deprecation headers or policy page were recovered; the shutdown is evidenced by DNS
    de-delegation rather than a published deprecation policy.
deprecated_fields:
- field: Form1099StateTaxInfoSchema.payeeStateId
  note: The payee's state identification number.
- field: Form1099StateTaxInfoSchema.payerStateId
  note: The payer's state identification number.
deprecated_operations: []
sla:
  url: null
  uptime_target: null
status_page:
  url: https://status.withabound.com/
  reachable: false
  note: Historically published; the host no longer resolves (NXDOMAIN, probed 2026-07-19).
acquisition:
  acquired: true
  announced: 2024-11
  announcement: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexcram_exciting-news-abound-has-been-acquired-activity-7264820353804185600-7HRS
  reported_acquirer: BILL (bill.com)
  acquirer_confidence: secondary-source
  acquirer_sources:
  - https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/133098-85
  - https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/withabound
  note: The acquisition itself is confirmed by the founder announcement; the acquirer is reported by secondary
    company-data sources and was not verified against a primary press release.
shutdown_evidence:
- check: DNS NS
  target: withabound.com
  result: no delegated nameservers
- check: DNS A
  target: www.withabound.com
  result: NXDOMAIN
- check: DNS A
  target: docs.withabound.com
  result: NXDOMAIN
- check: DNS A
  target: production-api.withabound.com
  result: NXDOMAIN
- check: DNS A
  target: sandbox-api.withabound.com
  result: NXDOMAIN
- check: DNS A
  target: status.withabound.com
  result: NXDOMAIN
- check: HTTP
  target: https://api.github.com/orgs/withabound
  result: 404
- check: HTTP
  target: https://api.github.com/repos/withabound/abound-node
  result: 404
- check: WHOIS
  target: withabound.com
  result: registered, ACTIVE, GoDaddy Corporate Domains, expires 2026-10-30, serverUpdateProhibited
last_known_release:
  artifact: '@withabound/node-sdk'
  version: 6.0.68
  published: '2025-06-23'