# The Messaging and Queuing v1alpha1 API stops working

Calls to /mnq/v1alpha1/* on Scaleway API stopped working on December 1, 2023.

- API: Scaleway API (api.scaleway.com)
- Kind: Version retirement
- Takes effect: December 1, 2023
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `/mnq/v1alpha1/*`
- Source: [Announcement](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scaleway/docs-content/main/changelog/december2023/2023-12-04-messaging-and-queuing-deprecated-api-v1alpha1-nats.mdx)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/scaleway-api/breaking-changes/the-messaging-and-queuing-v1alpha1-api-stops-working/

## What to use instead

Call the v1beta1 APIs instead: /mnq/v1beta1/regions/{region}/nats-accounts for NATS, /mnq/v1beta1/regions/{region}/activate-sqs and sqs-credentials for Queues (SQS), activate-sns and sns-credentials for Topics and Events (SNS).

## Scaleway API's words

> Effective December 1st 2023, the Messaging and Queuing v1alpha1 API has been deprecated and its resources and endpoints are no longer available.