Product Lifecycle

This page provides the current lifecycle status of our developer products and services. For real-time availability and latency status, see devstatus.twitch.tv.

Important Dates

February 12, 2020 – Upcoming Changes to the Search Game and Get Top Games v5 Endpoints
February 20, 2020 – Upcoming Changes to the Streams v5 Endpoints
April 30, 2020 – Requiring OAuth for Helix Twitch API Endpoints
To be announced – Twitch Embedded Player Updates in 2020

Current Status

Active

Product	Note
Authentication: OIDC tokens
Authentication: User access tokens
Authentication: App access tokens
Chat (IRC)
Drops
Embedding Twitch: Everything	See 2020 updates
Embedding Twitch: Chat	See 2020 updates
Embedding Twitch: Video & Clips	See 2020 updates
Extensions
Insights & Analytics
Mobile Deep Links
Pubsub
Twitch API: Helix	New OAuth requirements

Deprecated

Product	Note
Twitch API: v5	Search and top games endpoint updates

Decommissioned

Product	Note
Chat rooms	Decommissioned in January 2020.
Twitch API: v3	Decommissioned on September 12, 2019

Status Definitions

Developer products and services can be in one of the three statuses. This table provides context for the availability of a product or service given its current status.

Status	Availability	Maintenance	Notification
Active	Live in production.	Actively maintained with bug and security fixes. New features may be added.	An announcement is posted when a new product or product feature is available. Changelog is updated.
Deprecated	Live in production.	Only major bug and security fixes are made. New features are not added.	An announcement is posted when a product or product feature is deprecated. Direct emails may be sent to developers. Changelog is updated. Decommission and shutdown plan will be announced at time of deprecation or at a later date.
Decommissioned	No longer available in production.	Service is no longer maintained.	Previous announcements may be updated. Further announcements and emails are possible.