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February 24, 2025

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* Admin GraphQL API
* 2025-04

# The `X-Shopify-API-Deprecated-Reason` HTTP header will return actual GraphQL deprecations if any

As of `2025-04`, the `X-Shopify-API-Deprecated-Reason` HTTP header will return the list of detected deprecations instead of a generic URL.

**Example**

As of `2025-04`: `X-Shopify-API-Deprecated-Reason: Shop.products, Shop.productVariants` Before `2025-04`: `X-Shopify-API-Deprecated-Reason: https://shopify.dev/api/usage/versioning#deprecation-practices`