# OpenAI’s video API has a shutdown date. No replacement is listed.

OpenAI · OpenAI API · video generation
AI-Buzz documentation reading: 2026-09-09

## Affected dependencies
- Videos API
- sora-2
- sora-2-pro
- sora-2-2025-10-06
- sora-2-2025-12-08
- sora-2-pro-2025-10-06

Scheduled shutdown: 2026-09-24
Announcement date: 2026-03-24

## Vendor documentation
OpenAI lists September 24, 2026 as the shutdown date for its Videos API and the Sora 2 models listed here. Its deprecation table names no recommended replacement.

## Suggested checks
- [ ] Search application code, environment settings and background jobs for the affected IDs and video endpoint.
- [ ] Identify the user-facing behavior that depends on generated video, including queued or retried jobs.
- [ ] Choose a replacement workflow or a clear unavailable state; test that decision before the announced shutdown.

## Limits
This notice concerns API access. It does not establish the status of consumer Sora products. AI-Buzz has not called the endpoint or tested alternatives.

This is a dated documentation reading, not a live availability check. Recheck the sources before acting.

## Sources
- [OpenAI API deprecations](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations) — March 24, 2026 Videos API notice; June 3, 2026 reusable prompts notice

Brief: https://ai-buzz.com/briefs/openai-sora-api-shutdown/