# /v1/payments/authorization is deprecated

api-m.sandbox.paypal.com deprecated /v1/payments/authorization/* without giving a shutdown date yet.

The provider has deprecated /v1/payments/authorization/* calls without a shutdown date. Following this deprecation, requests to this endpoint will fail.

## What to use instead

Use Payments v2 authorizations (/v2/payments/authorizations/{id}, /capture, /void, /reauthorize) instead.

- API: api-m.sandbox.paypal.com (api-m.sandbox.paypal.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/v1/payments/authorization/*`
- Source: [Announcement](https://developer.paypal.com/api/deprecated/payments/v1/)
- Verified: October 29, 2026, against api-m.sandbox.paypal.com's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/api-m-sandbox-paypal-com/breaking-changes/v1-payments-authorization-is-deprecated/

## api-m.sandbox.paypal.com's words

> Deprecation notice: The /v1/payments endpoint is deprecated.

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