PayPal API Deprecations

PayPal API Deprecations: the current version, recent changes and deprecations, from PayPal’s own docs.

Current version: Orders v2 / Payments v2
How versioning works: Per-API major versions in the URL path (e.g. /v2/checkout/orders, /v3/vault); older major versions are listed as deprecated with no global version header.

The current PayPal API version is Orders v2 / Payments v2. PayPal puts per-API major versions in the URL path, lists older major versions as deprecated and uses no global version header. On February 7, 2025, an Orders API release deprecated the charge pattern in favour of usage_pattern.

How versioning works. Per-API major versions in the URL path (e.g. /v2/checkout/orders, /v3/vault); older major versions are listed as deprecated with no global version header.

Questions

What is the latest PayPal API version?

Orders v2 / Payments v2.

What was the latest breaking change or deprecation?

February 7, 2025: Orders API release deprecates charge pattern in favour of usage_pattern; adds server-side shipping callback and stored_credentials in responses.

Compare providers in the payment API changelog tracker.

Provider: PayPal
Recent changes: Date Version Type Change
April 11, 2025 Orders v2 New version Orders API release adding usage_pattern on billing, Apple/Google Pay experience context and extra error scenarios.
February 7, 2025 Orders v2 Deprecation Orders API release deprecates charge pattern in favour of usage_pattern; adds server-side shipping callback and stored_credentials in responses.
Official changelog: developer.paypal.com
Versioning docs: developer.paypal.com
Sources: Source Link
PayPal changelog https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/release-notes/release-notes-orders
Payments v1 deprecated, replaced by v2 (page last updated June 29, 2026) https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/deprecated-resources
Payments v1 removal announced, no date stated https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/integration/payments-api/v1-v2-migration
NVP/SOAP status, no end date https://developer.paypal.com/api/nvp-soap
Webhook deprecation https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/webhooks/event-names
Last checked: September 30, 2026

Date	Version	Type	Change
April 11, 2025	Orders v2	New version	Orders API release adding usage_pattern on billing, Apple/Google Pay experience context and extra error scenarios.
February 7, 2025	Orders v2	Deprecation	Orders API release deprecates charge pattern in favour of usage_pattern; adds server-side shipping callback and stored_credentials in responses.

Source	Link
PayPal changelog	https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/release-notes/release-notes-orders
Payments v1 deprecated, replaced by v2 (page last updated June 29, 2026)	https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/deprecated-resources
Payments v1 removal announced, no date stated	https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/integration/payments-api/v1-v2-migration
NVP/SOAP status, no end date	https://developer.paypal.com/api/nvp-soap
Webhook deprecation	https://developer.paypal.com/api/rest/webhooks/event-names

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