# The Ad Manager SOAP API v202608 stops working

Calls to /apis/ads/publisher/v202608/* on Google Ad Manager SOAP API stop working on August 31, 2027.

Calls to the Ad Manager SOAP API version v202608 under /apis/ads/publisher/v202608/* will stop working on August 31, 2027. After that date, requests sent to these endpoints will fail. The retirement follows the version schedule announced on August 19, 2026.

## What to use instead

Point your SOAP client at a newer version such as /apis/ads/publisher/v202608/ following the release notes, or move to the Ad Manager REST API on admanager.googleapis.com.

- API: Google Ad Manager SOAP API (ads.google.com)
- Kind: Version retirement
- Announced: August 19, 2026
- Takes effect: August 31, 2027
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/apis/ads/publisher/v202608/*`
- Source: [Announcement](https://developers.google.com/static/ad-manager/downloads/api-schedule.csv)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Google Ad Manager SOAP API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/google-ad-manager-soap-api/breaking-changes/the-ad-manager-soap-api-v202608-stops-working/

## Google Ad Manager SOAP API's words

> v202608,2026-08-19,2027-05-28,2027-08-31

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