# POST /availableNumbers/{phoneNumber}:rent is deprecated

Sinch Numbers API deprecated POST /availableNumbers/{}:rent without giving a shutdown date yet.

- API: Sinch Numbers API (numbers.api.sinch.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /availableNumbers/{}:rent`
- Source: [Changelog](https://developers.sinch.com/docs/numbers/api-reference/numbers)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/sinch-numbers-api/breaking-changes/post-availablenumbers-phonenumber-rent-is-deprecated/

## What to use instead

new integrations should use the Number Order API

## Sinch Numbers API's words

> The Available Numbers activation endpoints, "Activate a new phone number" ( availableNumbers/{phoneNumber}:rent ) and "Rent any number that matches the criteria" ( availableNumbers:rentAny ), are deprecated and only support US LOCAL numbers.