generated: '2026-08-01'
method: searched
source:
- https://apidocs.imgur.com/#api-deprecation
- https://docs.genius.com/
apis:
- api: Imgur API
  versioning:
    scheme: uri-path
    current: '3'
    base: https://api.imgur.com/3/
    rule: >-
      "Everything (methods, parameters, etc.) is fixed to a version number, and every
      call must contain one. Different Versions are available at different endpoint
      URLs. The latest version is Version 3."
    parallel_paths:
    - path: /account/v1/
      note: A small number of newer account endpoints (block status/create/delete) are served here.
    docs: https://apidocs.imgur.com/#endpoints
  deprecation:
    policy_published: true
    policy_url: https://apidocs.imgur.com/#api-deprecation
    sunset_header: true
    sunset_standard: RFC 8594
    process:
    - The endpoint documentation will be marked as deprecated and a migration plan will be added.
    - >-
      The endpoint will have a Sunset header added to indicate the last date the
      endpoint should be relied upon.
    - An email will be sent to active third party developers notifying of the deprecation.
    - An entry to the API changelog table will be added.
    - >-
      When the Sunset date has passed a follow-up email will be sent to active third
      party developers notifying of the deprecation.
  deprecated_features:
  - feature: OAuth 2.0 response_type=code
    status: deprecated
    note: '"The code and pin response types have been deprecated and will soon no longer be supported."'
    source: https://apidocs.imgur.com/#the-response_type-parameter
  - feature: OAuth 2.0 response_type=pin
    status: deprecated
    source: https://apidocs.imgur.com/#the-response_type-parameter
  - feature: imgurpython (official Python client library)
    status: deprecated
    source: https://github.com/Imgur/imgurpython
  changelog:
    published: true
    location: https://apidocs.imgur.com/#api-changelog
    columns:
    - Date Introduced
    - Available Until
    - Endpoint
    - Additional Information
    observed: >-
      The changelog table is published as part of the Postman documentation but had no
      dated rows at capture time (2026-08-01), so no changelog/ artifact is written.
  status_page: https://status.imgur.com/
  status_page_evidence: >-
    "Status for the API can be found at status.imgur.com!" - first line of the Imgur
    API documentation. Probed 2026-08-01, HTTP 200.
  support:
    channels:
    - kind: help-center
      url: https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us
    - kind: community
      url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/imgur
      note: '"The quickest way to get help is by posting your question on StackOverflow with the Imgur tag."'
    - kind: social
      url: https://twitter.com/imgurAPI
      note: Named in the docs for feature requests.
  sla:
    published: false
- api: Genius API
  versioning:
    scheme: unversioned
    base: https://api.genius.com/
    note: The Genius API base URL carries no version segment and no versioning policy is published.
  deprecation:
    policy_published: false
  status_page: none
  status_page_note: >-
    status.genius.com resolves but redirects to genius.com - it is not a status page.
  support:
    channels:
    - kind: help-center
      url: https://support.genius.com/hc/en-us
    - kind: forum
      url: https://genius.com/Genius-api-forum
      note: Linked from the Genius API docs navigation as "Support Forum".
  sla:
    published: false
retired_surfaces:
- brand: Kik
  surface: Kik Bot API / developer portal
  host: dev.kik.com
  status: retired
  evidence: >-
    dev.kik.com did not resolve/connect when probed on 2026-08-01 (curl exit 000);
    kik.com/developers returns 404. The Kik Bot Shop shell at bots.kik.com still
    returns 200 but no developer documentation or API reference remains.
deprecated_operations: []
deprecated_operations_note: >-
  Neither brand publishes an OpenAPI definition, so no operation-level deprecated
  flags could be derived.