Are you getting false positives about decrepit API calls too?

Shopify Apps

Topic summary

Email warnings about deprecated Shopify Admin Orders API calls may be false positives. The original poster reports receiving notices referencing the delivery_category field, despite the app being uninstalled and inactive for 30 days and no PUT/POST requests to the orders endpoint.

Current setup: Admin API and webhooks are using version 2024-01. “Deprecated” refers to outdated/retired fields or endpoints that should be removed to avoid future breakage.

Community feedback: One reply suggests using an updated API (link to Shopify API docs), but the poster confirms they already use 2024-01 and seeks clarification on what triggers the emails.

Artifacts: A screenshot of the notification is attached, but specific details beyond the delivery_category reference are not provided.

Status: No resolution yet. Key questions remain: whether Shopify’s internal systems are misattributing calls, and what exact activity (if any) is triggering the notices. The poster requests input from the Shopify apps team; discussion is open.

Summarized with AI on January 4. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hi,

I’m receiving emails about making decrepit API calls on the admin orders API. However, the app in question is not currently installed on the store and not in use in the last 30 days.

Is there something internal to Shopify that is triggering false positives potentially?

Further to this we are not making any PUT or POST requests to orders endpoint containing a delivery_category field.

Currently using version 2024-01 on all requests to admin API. Webhooks are also setup on same 2024-01 version.

Anyone else getting the same false positives?

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HI @MorrisM
You need to use an updated API

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I’m using 2024-01

This particular store hasn’t been active within 30 days (app is currently uninstalled)

Any insight from Shopify apps team as to what exactly is triggering these emails?