---
title: "Meta Graph API / WhatsApp Cloud API API changes, deprecations and deadlines | Harbyn"
description: "Meta Graph API / WhatsApp Cloud API: 5 upcoming deadlines and 7 recorded changes as of 2026-10-25, each with its source."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/vendors/meta-graph"
last-updated: 2026-09-29
---

# Meta Graph API / WhatsApp Cloud API: API changes and deadlines

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/vendors/meta-graph>.

Messaging. 5 upcoming deadlines, 7 recorded changes. Every entry cites the Meta Graph API / WhatsApp Cloud API page we read it from.

## What we read

The Meta Graph API / WhatsApp Cloud API pages and feeds our ingestion visits, politely and on a schedule.

- **Changelog**: <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/changelog>
- **Changelog**: <https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog>
- **Releases**: <https://api.github.com/repos/facebook/facebook-nodejs-business-sdk/releases?per_page=20>
- **Changelog**: <https://api.github.com/advisories?affects=facebook-nodejs-business-sdk,facebook-business&per_page=20&sort=published&direction=desc>

## What the scanner looks for

How `harbyn scan` recognises Meta Graph API / WhatsApp Cloud API in a repository, on your machine. Nothing leaves it.

- **Packages**: `npm facebook-nodejs-business-sdk`, `pypi facebook-business`
- **API hosts**: `graph.facebook.com`

## Upcoming deadlines

| Deadline | Change | Use instead | Details | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan 21, 2027 | Graph API v21.0 availability ends | - | <https://harbyn.com/changes/meta-graph/2026-09-29-graph-api-v21-0-availability-ends.md> | <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/changelog> |
| May 20, 2027 | Graph API v22.0 availability ends | - | <https://harbyn.com/changes/meta-graph/2026-09-29-graph-api-v22-0-availability-ends.md> | <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/changelog> |
| Oct 8, 2027 | Graph API v23.0 availability ends | - | <https://harbyn.com/changes/meta-graph/2026-09-29-graph-api-v23-0-availability-ends.md> | <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/changelog> |
| Feb 18, 2028 | Graph API v24.0 availability ends | - | <https://harbyn.com/changes/meta-graph/2026-09-29-graph-api-v24-0-availability-ends.md> | <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/changelog> |
| Jul 29, 2028 | Graph API v25.0 availability ends | - | <https://harbyn.com/changes/meta-graph/2026-09-29-graph-api-v25-0-availability-ends.md> | <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/changelog> |

## Change history

Newest first, by the date Meta Graph API / WhatsApp Cloud API announced it. This is the archive: past changes are not warnings, and changes we recorded after they took effect are marked as such.

### September 2026

- Sep 29, 2026, Retirement: [Graph API v20.0 availability ends](https://harbyn.com/changes/meta-graph/2026-09-29-graph-api-v20-0-availability-ends.md) (effective Sep 24, 2026; recorded after the fact)
- Sep 29, 2026, Retirement: [Marketing API v24.0 availability ends](https://harbyn.com/changes/meta-graph/2026-09-29-marketing-api-v24-0-availability-ends.md) (effective Oct 6, 2026)