Hey Developers,
From time to time, the web team cleans up the website by shutting down old web API endpoints. This thread will serve as a list of deprecated endpoints in order to keep you informed of changes to the platform in case we deprecate an endpoint that your game might rely on. Additionally, when possible this thread will provide information about newer API endpoints.
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Status: To Be Removed
Thanks,
The Roblox Team
Recently Removed
roblox.com/Asset/BodyColors.ashx
Usage: Supplied an XML document representing an in-game BodyColors object.
Alternative: https://avatar.roblox.com/docs/#!/Avatar/get_v1_users_userId_avatar
Removing Soon
roblox.com/Asset/AvatarAccoutrements.ashx
Usage: Gave a list of a user’s worn assetIds and their BodyColors.ashx URL.
Alternative: GET /v1/users/{userId}/avatar described on https://create.roblox.com/docs/cloud/legacy/avatar/v1
Hey Developers,
We are planning to remove this API endpoint in a few weeks: This endpoint has been disabled: https://www.roblox.com/Game/LuaWebService/HandleSocialRequest.ashx
It is not possible to call this endpoint using HttpService, but we are posting this notice because some developers may be hitting this endpoint using their own web servers. If you are using it, please switch to one of the newer endpoints recommended below:
Hey Developers,
We are planning to remove this API endpoint shortly This endpoint has been disabled:
https://www.roblox.com/Groups/GetPrimaryGroupInfo.ashx
It is not possible to call this endpoint using HttpService, but we are posting this notice because some developers may be hitting this endpoint using their own web servers. If you are using it, please switch to this newer endpoint:
https://groups.roblox.com/docs#!/PrimaryGroup/get_v1_users_userId_groups_primary_role
To commemorate the new decade
We are deprecating endpoints we once made
https://www.roblox.com/api/groups/{groupId}/rolesets
https://www.roblox.com/groups/{groupId}/games/{page}
https://www.roblox.com/groups/{groupId}/search-members/{username}
https://www.roblox.com/groups/can-manage-games
https://www.roblox.com/search/groups/list-json
https://www.roblox.com/group-thumbnails
https://www.roblox.com/group/change-group-owner
https://www.roblox.com/group/handle-all-join-requests
https://www.roblox.com/group/handle-join-request
https://www.roblox.com/group/update-group-settings
https://www.roblox.com/groups/{groupId}/one-time-payout/{byPercentage}
https://www.roblox.com/groups/{groupId}/recurring-payout
https://www.roblox.com/groups/api/change-member-rank
You will find replacements here
And we wish you happy new year
We are deprecating all endpoints on roblox.com related to private messages, including but not limited to:
https://www.roblox.com/messages/api/get-messages
https://www.roblox.com/messages/api/get-my-unread-messages-count
https://www.roblox.com/messages/api/unread-messages-summary
https://www.roblox.com/messages/api/archive-messages
https://www.roblox.com/messages/api/unarchive-messages
https://www.roblox.com/messages/api/mark-messages-read
https://www.roblox.com/messages/api/mark-messages-unread
https://www.roblox.com/messages/api/send-message
https://www.roblox.com/messages/send
https://www.roblox.com/messages/api/get-message/{messageId}
https://www.roblox.com/notifications/api/get-notifications
Please use endpoints on https://privatemessages.roblox.com/docs instead
Hello friends!
We are removing friend-related endpoints from roblox.com shortly. Please update any browser plugins or tools that might be using these urls.
https://www.roblox.com/users/friends/list-json
https://www.roblox.com/friends/json
https://www.roblox.com/friends/list
https://www.roblox.com/api/friends/removefriend
https://www.roblox.com/api/friends/declineallfriendrequests
https://www.roblox.com/api/friends/acceptfriendrequest
https://www.roblox.com/api/friends/declinefriendrequest
https://www.roblox.com/api/friends/sendfriendrequest
You can find new endpoints here:
https://friends.roblox.com/docs
We are removing trading endpoints in the next few weeks. Please update any browser plugins or tools that might be using https://www.roblox.com/Trade/TradeHandler.ashx to fetch trades or perform trading-related actions.
You can find new endpoints here:
https://trades.roblox.com/docs
Hello Developers,
We will be removing 2 endpoints on the website related to fetching assets:
https://www.roblox.com/asset/
https://www.roblox.com/batch/
These endpoints will be removed Thursday. If you were using these endpoints to fetch assets, please use the alternate endpoints found at https://assetdelivery.roblox.com/docs
Thank you
Hi developers!
We will be removing the already-deprecated HasBadge.ashx web endpoint on October 19th, 2020
To offer a brief explanation, we’re removing this endpoint since it is part of a deprecated Badges system that is no longer being actively maintained on the platform.
For game developers, please note that there are no in-game Lua code changes required going forward, as both the HasBadge and HasBadgeAsync Lua functions will remain operational after the shutdown of the old HasBadge.ashx web endpoint - https://assetgame.roblox.com/Game/Badge/HasBadge.ashx
This announcement is mainly for informational purposes, as well as to potentially notify any third party services or sites that are using the HasBadge.ashx endpoint of this upcoming removal.
For any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out! We would be happy to offer any clarification on what to expect moving forward. Thank you!
Hello Developers,
We will be removing avatar shop search functionality from the following roblox.com endpoint on November 4th, 2020:
https://search.roblox.com/catalog/json
This endpoint will default to searching the library catalog, and you can continue using it for library catalog search.
For avatar shop search, please update any browser plugins or tools to use the new endpoint: External Catalog Queries | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub.
We are removing group-related endpoints from api.roblox.com shortly. Please update any browser plugins or tools that might be using these urls.
You can find new endpoints here:
https://groups.roblox.com/docs
We are moving friend and following endpoints from api.roblox.com soon. Please update any browser plugins or tools that might be using these urls.
You can find new endpoints here:
https://friends.roblox.com/docs
Hi developers,
We are removing the following endpoint soon.
Please use this endpoint instead.
So this is a story all about how
The traffic to these endpoints, we will disallow
So I’d like to take a minute and list right here
All the endpoints we plan on making disappear
http://www.roblox.com/private-servers/can-invite
http://www.roblox.com/private-servers/instance-list
http://www.roblox.com/private-servers/metadata
http://www.roblox.com/private-servers/add-players
http://www.roblox.com/private-servers/cancel
http://www.roblox.com/private-servers/configure-status
http://www.roblox.com/private-servers/generate-join-link
http://www.roblox.com/private-servers/remove-player
http://www.roblox.com/private-servers/update-friend-access
http://www.roblox.com/private-servers/update-name
Deleted some endpoints, about seven or eight
But not without providing new ones that are greater
Check out games api, replacements are finally there
To serve this traffic, as the designated heir
Hey Developers
We are planning to remove this API endpoint in a few weeks, if you are using these endpoints please switch the newer endpoint as recommended below:
Deprecated endpoints:
/Thumbs/GameIcon.ashx
/Thumbs/Avatar.ashx
bust-thumbnail/image
/asset-thumbnail/json
/asset-thumbnail/image
/bust-thumbnail/json
/headshot-thumbnail/json
/headshot-thumbnail/image
/asset-thumbnail-animated/json
/asset-thumbnail-3d/json
/avatar-thumbnails
/avatar-thumbnail/image
/avatar-thumbnail-3d/json
/outfit-thumbnail-3d/json
/thumbnail/place-thumbnails
/Thumbs/RawAsset.ashx
/Thumbs/Asset.ashx
/Game/Tools/ThumbnailAsset.ashx
Please use thumbnail API. For more details on usage see: https://thumbnails.roblox.com/docs
say goodbye to these endpoints 
http://www.roblox.com/asset/toggle-profile
http://www.roblox.com/game/toggle-profile
and hello to these 
https://inventory.roblox.com/docs#/Collections
have a lovely day everyone 
Whats that?? Five more endpoints to deprecate??? 
http://www.roblox.com/games/getgameinstancesjson
http://www.roblox.com/games/getfriendsgameinstances
http://www.roblox.com/private-server/instance-list-json
http://www.roblox.com/private-server/purchase
http://www.roblox.com/private-server/renew
your new best friend Games Api will have all the answers responses to your questions requests 
Hi Developers,
We should have announced this earlier, so we apologize for any inconveniences that we have caused. We removed the Publish API endpoint https://publish.roblox.com/v1/game-passes/{gamePassId}/icon
We are currently working on a substitute for uploading images (& assets) which will be supported via Open Cloud. We will keep you all updated when this API is released. Please see our Open Cloud documentation for more info.