# /api/v3/userDataStream stops working

Calls to /api/v3/userDataStream on Binance Spot API stopped working on February 20, 2026.

- API: Binance Spot API (api.binance.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: January 21, 2026
- Takes effect: February 20, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/api/v3/userDataStream`
- Source: [Announcement](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/binance/binance-spot-api-docs/master/CHANGELOG.md)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/binance-spot-api/breaking-changes/api-v3-userdatastream-stops-working/

## What to use instead

Subscribe to the User Data Stream on the WebSocket API instead.

## Binance Spot API's words

> Following the announcement from 2025-10-24, the following endpoints/methods will no longer be available starting from 2026-02-20,07:00 UTC