# connectors on POST /v1/chat is deprecated

Cohere deprecated POST /v1/chat, body parameter connectors without giving a shutdown date yet.

- API: Cohere (api.cohere.ai)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /v1/chat`, `body parameter connectors`
- Source: [Announcement](https://docs.cohere.com/docs/deprecations.md)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/cohere/breaking-changes/connectors-on-post-v1-chat-is-deprecated/

## What to use instead

Pass documents or tools to Chat instead of managed connectors.