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January 1, 2024

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* 2024-01

# Subscriptions Contracts APIs - Deprecate subscriptionContract `stale` status

As of Admin GraphQL 2024-01, the[ `SubscriptionContractSubscriptionStatus.STALE` status](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2023-10/enums/SubscriptionContractSubscriptionStatus#value-stale) is being deprecated. Instead, please use `EXPIRED` or `CANCELLED`.

Any existing contracts with the `STALE` status will be returned as `CANCELLED`.

Additionally, we are now preventing the update of Subscription Contracts to have the `STALE` status.