This page provides information about Twitch’s 3rd party developer products that have been previously deprecated or decomissioned.
Twitch API
Decomissioned APIs will return HTTP 410 when attempting to call them. Any exceptions to this rule are noted within the endpoint’s “Notes” below.
Only endpoints in the “helix” namespace are included here. See Other Products for information regarding the deprecation of previous namespaces.
| API Name | API Endpoint | HTTP Method | Decomission Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Hype Train Events | /helix/hypetrain/events | GET | January 2026 | Legacy Hype Train API and types deprecation and withdrawal timeline |
| Get Users Follows | /helix/users/follows | GET | September 2023 | Follows endpoints and EventSub subscription type are now available in open beta. |
| Get Soundtrack Current Track | /helix/soundtrack/current_track | GET | July 2023 | Withdrawal of Twitch API endpoints for Soundtrack |
| Get Soundtrack Playlists | /helix/soundtrack/playlists | GET | July 2023 | Withdrawal of Twitch API endpoints for Soundtrack |
| Get Soudtrack Playlist | /helix/soundtrack/playlist | GET | July 2023 | Withdrawal of Twitch API endpoints for Soundtrack |
| Get All Stream Tags | /helix/tags/streams | GET | July 2023 | Adding customizable tags to the Twitch API |
| Get Streams Tags | /helix/streams/tags | GET | July 2023 | Adding customizable tags to the Twitch API |
| Replace Stream Tags | /helix/streams/tags | PUT | February 2023 | Adding customizable tags to the Twitch API |
| Get Moderator Events | /helix/moderation/moderators/events | GET | March 2022 | Deprecation of Twitch API event endpoints that supported WebSub-based webhooks |
| Get Banned Events | /helix/moderation/banned/events | GET | March 2022 | Deprecation of Twitch API event endpoints that supported WebSub-based webhooks |
| Delete Users Follows | /helix/users/follows | DELETE | July 2021 | Deprecation of Create and Delete Follows API Endpoints |
| Create Users Follows | /helix/users/follows | POST | July 2021 | Deprecation of Create and Delete Follows API Endpoints |
| Subscribe To / Unsubscribe From Events | /helix/webhooks/hub | POST | September 2021 | This endpoint returns 404 instead of 410. Deprecation of WebSub-based Webhooks |
| Create Entitlement Grants Upload URL | /helix/entitlements/upload | POST | Februrary 2021 | Announcing a new version of Drops for game developers |
| Viewer Heartbeat Service | /helix/vhs/connection | GET, POST, DELETE | Februrary 2021 | Announcing a new version of Drops for game developers |
| Get Streams Metadata | /helix/streams/metadata | GET | July 2020 | Deprecation of the Helix Get Streams Metadata Endpoint |
EventSub
Decomissioned EventSub subscription types will return HTTP 410 when calling Create EventSub Subscription.
| Subscription Type | Version | Decomission Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| channel.hype_train.end | 1 | January 2026 | Legacy Hype Train API and types deprecation and withdrawal timeline |
| channel.hype_train.proress | 1 | January 2026 | Legacy Hype Train API and types deprecation and withdrawal timeline |
| channel.hype_train.begin | 1 | January 2026 | Legacy Hype Train API and types deprecation and withdrawal timeline |
| channel.follow | 1 | September 2023 | Follows endpoints and EventSub subscription type are now available in open beta |
IRC and Chat
These Twitch IRC and chat-related features have been removed and are visible or functional.
| Feature | Decomission Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Non-SSL IRC WebSocket | August 2025 | Decomission of non-secure WebSocket connections to Twitch IRC servers |
| Chat commands over IRC | February 2023 | Deprecation of chat commands through IRC |
| IRC MODE capability | June 2020 | IRC update: removing MODE and NAMES capabilities |
| Chat rooms | January 2020 | Rooms are Closing, how it affects the API and IRC |
| twitchnotify IRC tag | May 2017 | The ‘twitchnotify’ IRC tag will be removed this month |
Other Products
These products have since been decomissioned and are no longer accessible.