# sharing on POST /api/v1/phone_number/request/internal/ is deprecated

Close API deprecated POST /api/v1/phone_number/request/internal, body parameter sharing without giving a shutdown date yet.

- API: Close API (api.close.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: July 21, 2026
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /api/v1/phone_number/request/internal`, `body parameter sharing`
- Source: [Announcement](https://developer.close.com/api/overview/changelog/2026/7/21)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/close-api/breaking-changes/sharing-on-post-api-v1-phone-number-request-internal-is-deprecated/

## What to use instead

Stop sending sharing for personal numbers; group and personal numbers are being merged, so request the number and assign it with assign_to.

## Close API's words

> The sharing field on the Request an internal phone number endpoint is deprecated and will be removed in a future update.