# GET /v2/translate stops working

Calls to GET /v2/translate on api-free.deepl.com stopped working on March 14, 2025.

## What to use instead

Send POST /v2/translate with the text and target_lang in the request body and the key in an Authorization: DeepL-Auth-Key header.

- API: api-free.deepl.com (api-free.deepl.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: March 14, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `GET /v2/translate`
- Source: [Announcement](https://developers.deepl.com/docs/resources/breaking-changes-change-notices/march-2025-deprecating-get-requests-to-translate-and-authenticating-with-auth_key)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against api-free.deepl.com's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/api-free-deepl-com/breaking-changes/get-v2-translate-stops-working/

## api-free.deepl.com's words

> You will no longer be able to send GET requests or query parameters to the /translate endpoint. Going forward, /translate will accept only POST requests with data included in the request body.

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