# POST /v5/domains/buy stops working

Calls to POST /v5/domains/buy on Vercel REST API stopped working on November 9, 2025.

## What to use instead

Buy with the Domains Registrar API: POST /v1/registrar/domains/{domain}/buy (or POST /v1/registrar/domains/buy for several).

- API: Vercel REST API (api.vercel.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: October 8, 2025
- Takes effect: November 9, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /v5/domains/buy`
- Source: [Announcement](https://vercel.com/changelog/new-domains-registrar-api-for-domain-search-pricing-purchase-and-management)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Vercel REST API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/vercel-rest-api/breaking-changes/post-v5-domains-buy-stops-working/

## Vercel REST API's words

> The Legacy Domains API is now deprecated. If you use the Vercel CLI for domain purchases, pricing, or availability, upgrade to v48.2.8. Sunset date: 2025-11-09.

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