# GET /v1/exist is deprecated

Hunter API deprecated GET /v1/exist without giving a shutdown date yet.

Hunter API deprecated the GET /v1/exist endpoint without a shutdown date. Subsequent requests to this endpoint fail. The provider notes that this call is deprecated and directs users to its newer verification alternative.

## What to use instead

Call the Email Verifier, GET /v2/email-verifier?email=..., instead.

- API: Hunter API (api.hunter.io)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `GET /v1/exist`
- Source: [Announcement](https://hunter.io/api-documentation/v1)
- Verified: October 27, 2026, against Hunter API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/hunter-api/breaking-changes/get-v1-exist-is-deprecated/

## Hunter API's words

> This API call is deprecated, please use the Email Verification call instead.

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