# Play Developer API subscriptions.defer stops working

Calls to POST /androidpublisher/v3/applications/{}/purchases/subscriptions/{}/tokens/{}:defer on Google Play Developer API stop working on August 31, 2028.

- API: Google Play Developer API (androidpublisher.googleapis.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: May 19, 2026
- Takes effect: August 31, 2028
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /androidpublisher/v3/applications/{}/purchases/subscriptions/{}/tokens/{}:defer`
- Source: [Lifecycle page](https://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/play-developer-apis-deprecations)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/google-play-developer-api/breaking-changes/play-developer-api-subscriptions-defer-stops-working/

## What to use instead

Use subscriptionsv2.defer.