# The NVP/SOAP API is deprecated

PayPal REST API (api.paypal.com) deprecated /nvp without giving a shutdown date yet.

PayPal has deprecated the legacy NVP/SOAP APIs, including the /nvp endpoint, without a shutdown date. Although PayPal continues to support them for now, the interface is slated for removal and affected calls will eventually fail.

## What to use instead

Move to the REST APIs: Orders v2 (/v2/checkout/orders) and Payments v2 through PayPal's upgrade hub. The move requires more than changing an identifier, as the REST APIs require a REST app client ID and secret instead of NVP/SOAP API credentials.

The REST APIs need a REST app's client ID and secret in place of the NVP/SOAP API credentials.

- API: PayPal REST API (api.paypal.com) (api.paypal.com)
- Kind: Removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/nvp`
- Source: [Announcement](https://developer.paypal.com/api/nvp-soap/)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against PayPal REST API (api.paypal.com)'s own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/api-paypal-com/breaking-changes/the-nvp-soap-api-is-deprecated/

## PayPal REST API (api.paypal.com)'s words

> Deprecation notice: PayPal's NVP/SOAP APIs are legacy APIs, but PayPal continues to support them.

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