Breaking rest

OpenAI Videos API and all Sora 2 models shut down September 24, 2026, with no replacement

Took effect Sep 24, 2026 · Videos API and sora-2 / sora-2-pro models

Reviewed against the vendor source on Sep 24, 2026 (AI-assisted review). Key facts are re-checked against the source daily.

What changes

Announced March 24, 2026. The Videos API, the aliases sora-2 and sora-2-pro, and snapshots sora-2-2025-10-06, sora-2-2025-12-08, and sora-2-pro-2025-10-06 are removed. OpenAI lists no recommended replacement.

Breaking: Calls fail after this date.

What to do

Pick another video provider or remove the feature; put video generation behind an interface so the provider swap is one module.

Strings to search for

sora-2/v1/videos

Source

https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/deprecations