Announced deprecations
As we are constantly improving Dailymotion’s products in order to provide you with quality services in line with the most advanced technologies on the market, some features may become obsolete over time and need to be replaced by new solutions.
In this article, we are keeping an up-to-date list of announced feature deprecations (from August 2024) with deprecation and sunset dates, detailed descriptions and recommended actions to help you migrate to newer solutions.
The status of the announced deprecations are defined as follows:
- ⌛ Deprecation: We no longer support this feature. An upcoming sunset date will be communicated. If you are currently using a feature in deprecation, please follow the recommended actions provided.
- ✓ Sunset: This feature will cease to work from the specified sunset date. It is required to follow the recommended actions to complete migration before the announced sunset date.
Timetable
The table below provides an overview of the feature deprecations with their respective deprecation and sunset dates.
| Announced deprecations | Deprecation date | Sunset date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ Legacy native SDKs (iOS / Android) | iOS: March 2023 Android: July 2023 | February 3rd 2025 | → iOS migration guide → Android migration guide |
| ✓ Legacy embed endpoint | September 23rd 2024 | February 3rd 2025 | → Migration guide |
| ✓ AMP SDK | January 2024 | October 15th 2024 |
Context
✓ Legacy native SDKS: iOS / Android
Due to the deprecation of the legacy embed endpoint, embedding content using the legacy SDKs will no longer work as expected.
To ensure uninterrupted service, it is required to update your integration to the new SDKs before sunset date:
✓ Legacy embed endpoint
Starting September 16th 2024, we have been progressively deprecating our legacy embed endpoint, replacing it with our new embed endpoint:
| Legacy embed endpoint | www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/VIDEO_ID |
| New embed endpoint | https://geo.dailymotion.com/player.html?video=VIDEO_ID |
Why are we deprecating the legacy embed endpoint?
So that you can upgrade your integration and enjoy the benefits that comes with the new embed endpoint:
- Use your custom Player configuration and manage settings from your Studio
- Improved viewability measurement
- Optimized monetization with custom parameters and more accurate ad targeting
Timeline
This deprecation is impacting several elements within our APIs. We are proceeding with a progressive deprecation to allow you completing the migration without disruption.
✓ AMP SDK
We recommend migrating to our other integration methods for web.