Google Play Developer API subscriptions.defer removal
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On August 31, 2028, the Google Play Developer API endpoint POST /androidpublisher/v3/applications/{id}/purchases/subscriptions/{id}/tokens/{id}:defer will be removed. Requests sent to this endpoint will fail after that date. This change affects developers calling the legacy subscription deferral endpoint.
Calls it hits
POST /androidpublisher/v3/applications/{id}/purchases/subscriptions/{id}/tokens/{id}:defer
What to use instead of these calls
Use subscriptionsv2.defer instead.
Facts
- API
- Google Play Developer API
androidpublisher.googleapis.com - Kind
- Removal
- Announced
- May 19, 2026
- Takes effect
- August 31, 2028
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Lifecycle page
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Google Play Developer API's own pages
Questions
When does this change take effect?
Calls to POST /androidpublisher/v3/applications/{id}/purchases/subscriptions/{id}/tokens/{id}:defer on Google Play Developer API stop working on August 31, 2028.
What happens to calls after August 31, 2028?
They fail from that day.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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Is your code calling this?
Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix before August 31, 2028.