# POST /api/v2/bulk/articles is deprecated

DOAJ API deprecated POST /api/v2/bulk/articles without giving a shutdown date yet.

DOAJ deprecated POST /api/v2/bulk/articles without a shutdown date. Calls to this endpoint will fail, as previous versions will cease to support bulk article uploads. This change affects all requests targeting the v2 bulk article upload route.

## What to use instead

Upload articles in bulk using POST /api/v4/bulk/articles from the v4 API instead.

- API: DOAJ API (doaj.org)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: May 22, 2024
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /api/v2/bulk/articles`
- Source: [Announcement](https://blog.doaj.org/2024/05/22/new-major-version-of-the-api-to-be-released/)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against DOAJ API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/doaj-api/breaking-changes/post-api-v2-bulk-articles-is-deprecated/

## DOAJ API's words

> All previous API versions (v1, v2 and v3) will cease to support bulk article uploads, and if you wish to use this feature, you must use the v4 API.

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