generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.equinix.com/metal/
note: >-
  Packet (packet.com / api.packet.net) was acquired by Equinix in 2020 and
  rebranded Equinix Metal. Equinix Metal has been fully retired: End-of-Sale was
  announced 2024-11-07 and the service was sunset 2026-06-30. The Metal API host
  (api.equinix.com/metal/v1) still responds (401) but no new resources can be
  created via Console or API.
status: retired
versioning:
  scheme: uri-path
  current: v1
  base_url: https://api.equinix.com/metal/v1
  legacy_base_url: https://api.packet.net
deprecation:
  policy: service-wide end-of-life
  eol: true
  docs: https://docs.equinix.com/metal/
end_of_life:
  announced: '2024-11-07'
  event: End-of-Sale announced
  sunset: '2026-06-30'
  resources_removed: '2026-07-01'
  docs_removal: '2026-09-30'
  final_invoice_access_until: '2027-01-01'
  timeline:
    - date: '2024-11-07'
      event: End-of-Sale announced for Equinix Metal
    - date: '2025-01-05'
      event: Stopped accepting orders for new storage appliances
    - date: '2025-01-10'
      event: Load balancers sunset
    - date: '2025-03-21'
      event: Live chat in the Metal Console removed
    - date: '2026-06-30'
      event: Equinix Metal sunset
    - date: '2026-07-01'
      event: All Metal resources removed; new resource creation via Console/API no longer permitted
    - date: '2026-09-30'
      event: User documentation to be removed
status_page: https://status.equinix.com/
deprecated_operations: []