# GET /public/v1/categories is deprecated

Kick API deprecated GET /public/v1/categories without giving a shutdown date yet.

Kick API deprecated GET /public/v1/categories without a shutdown date. Kick API noted that endpoints will be removed in due time, after which these requests will fail.

## What to use instead

Use GET /public/v2/categories instead, which filters by name, tag or id and paginates with a cursor.

- API: Kick API (api.kick.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: January 15, 2026
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `GET /public/v1/categories`
- Source: [Announcement](https://docs.kick.com/changelog)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Kick API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/kick-api/breaking-changes/get-public-v1-categories-is-deprecated-2/

## Kick API's words

> As a result, the V1 endpoints for Categories are now deprecated and will be removed in due time.

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