Will all versions (older and latest) of the REST Admin API stop working after February 1, 2025?

Topic summary

A vendor is currently using Shopify’s REST Admin API version 2024-07 to access Products, Variants, Inventory, Orders, and Fulfillments through Node.js middleware.

Key Questions:

  • Whether the existing REST API implementation will cease functioning if not migrated to GraphQL
  • Which REST API endpoints should be prioritized for GraphQL migration

Context:
An attached image appears to provide additional details about the migration timeline or requirements (referenced but not described in detail).

The discussion remains open with no responses yet addressing the migration necessity or prioritization strategy for transitioning from REST to GraphQL APIs.

Summarized with AI on November 3. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

One of our vendors is calling some REST 2024-07 APIs (Product, Variant, Inventory, Orders, and Fulfilments).

My question is: Will their middleware (Node.js) stop working if they don’t migrate to GraphQL?
Or, which Shopify REST API should be prioritized for migration to GraphQL first?