# POST /api/v3/bulk/articles is deprecated

DOAJ API deprecated POST /api/v3/bulk/articles without giving a shutdown date yet.

- API: DOAJ API (doaj.org)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: May 22, 2024
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /api/v3/bulk/articles`
- Source: [Announcement](https://blog.doaj.org/2024/05/22/new-major-version-of-the-api-to-be-released/)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/doaj-api/breaking-changes/post-api-v3-bulk-articles-is-deprecated/

## What to use instead

Upload articles in bulk with the v4 API: POST /api/v4/bulk/articles.

## DOAJ API's words

> All previous API versions (v1, v2 and v3) will cease to support bulk article uploads, and if you wish to use this feature, you must use the v4 API.