# POST /youtube/v3/comments/markAsSpam stops working

Calls to POST /youtube/v3/comments/markAsSpam on YouTube Data API stopped working on September 12, 2023.

- API: YouTube Data API (youtube.googleapis.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: September 12, 2023
- Takes effect: September 12, 2023
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /youtube/v3/comments/markAsSpam`
- Source: [Announcement](https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/revision_history)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/youtube-data-api/breaking-changes/post-youtube-v3-comments-markasspam-stops-working/

## What to use instead

No replacement; stop calling comments.markAsSpam.

## YouTube Data API's words

> This method is already unsupported on YouTube and is no longer supported through the API.