# /v1/validate/spam_check is deprecated

Jigsawstack deprecated /v1/validate/spam_check without giving a shutdown date yet.

Jigsawstack announced on March 9, 2026, that it deprecated the /v1/validate/spam_check endpoint without specifying a shutdown date. The deprecation applies to Spam Detection requests alongside several other endpoints. Following its removal, calls sent to this endpoint will fail.

## What to use instead

There is no replacement named in the changelog.

- API: Jigsawstack (api.jigsawstack.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: March 9, 2026
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/v1/validate/spam_check`
- Source: [Announcement](https://jigsawstack.com/docs/changelog)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Jigsawstack's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/jigsawstack/breaking-changes/v1-validate-spam-check-is-deprecated/

## Jigsawstack's words

> Deprecated the following APIs: Image Generation, Image Translation, Embedding v1, Spell Check, Spam Detection, and Prompt Engine

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