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March 26, 2024

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* Admin GraphQL API
* 2024-04

# Removal of deprecated tactics and add ability to query is\_external

As of 2024-04, we are making it easier to use our External Marketing API by removing old deprecated values and exposing `is_external` as a value.

**Breaking Changes**

* The deprecated `follow_up`, `receipt`, `display`, `search`, `seo` and `direct` marketing tactics are being removed from the `2024-04` API version. See the [MarketingTactic documentation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-01/enums/MarketingTactic) for which tactics should be used instead.

**Non-breaking Changes**

* The `is_external` attribute can be fetched in the `MarketingActivities `query to know if an activity was created and is managed by an external platform.