# access_token query parameter stops working

Calls to query parameter access_token on Max stopped working on October 17, 2026.

- API: Max (platform-api.max.ru)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: October 17, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `query parameter access_token`
- Source: [Announcement](https://dev.max.ru/docs-api)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/max/breaking-changes/access-token-query-parameter-stops-working/

## What to use instead

Pass the token in the Authorization header.