> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.valuechecker.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deprecation

<Warning>Please pay attention to the status of each entry</Warning>

<Card title="Unsupported" icon="handshake-slash" horizontal="true">
  The feature may still be present or functional but ValueChecker does not
  support or recommend its usage and may drop it completely at any time.
</Card>

<Card title="Removed" icon="square-minus" horizontal="true">
  The feature is completely removed from the ValueChecker API.
</Card>

<Card title="Breaking Change" icon="biohazard" horizontal="true">
  The change REQUIRES an update in your implementation if you used a previous
  version or variant.
</Card>

## <Icon icon="timeline" size={24} /> Recent Deprecations

|     Date     | Version |                     S                     | Description                                                                                                                              |
| :----------: | :-----: | :---------------------------------------: | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 0.20.70 | <Icon icon="handshake-slash" size={12} /> | `cid` and `category` in response object for `/product_search` replaced                                                                   |
| Dec 15, 2024 |    —    |   <Icon icon="square-minus" size={12} />  | `cid` and `category` removed from the `/product_search` response object                                                                  |
| Jun 11, 2025 | 0.121.0 | <Icon icon="handshake-slash" size={12} /> | `product_picture_url` in response object for `/product_search` `product_pic_url` in response objects for `/prices` and `/product_search` |

## <Icon icon="calendar" size={24} /> Upcoming Deprecations

*No upcoming deprecations at this time.*

## <Icon icon="circle-info" size={24} /> Deprecation details

Details on API deprecations

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  <Accordion title="`cid` and `category` in response object for `/product_search` replaced" icon="handshake-slash" defaultOpen="false">
    |    Item | Description          |
    | ------: | :------------------- |
    |    Date | Mar 28, 2024         |
    | Version | 0.20.70              |
    |  Status | Unsupported          |
    |  Effect | Backwards compatible |
    |  Impact | `/product_search`    |

    The `cid` has been deprecated and will be removed in a future update. Please use the `client_category_id` instead.
    `category` has been deprecated and will be removed in a future update. However, the `client_category` will return the same information.

    Example response:

    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "results": [
        {
          "child_products": [],
          "pid": 1122795690,
    -     "cid": 132,
    -     "category": Laptops,
    +     "client_category": Laptops,
    +     "client_category_id": 2000
          "product_name": "Asus Zenfone 9 8GB 5G 128GB White",
          "pic_url": "https://img.valuechecker.net/,..j",
          "product_picture_url": "https://img.valuechecker.net/,..j",
          "specs": [
            {
              "spec_id": 999,
              "spec_name_display": "Marke",
              "spec_value_display": "Asus",
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>