Sora API Shutdown: Developers Must Migrate by September 2026

Developers using OpenAI's Sora API face a hard deadline of September 24, 2026, as the company plans to discontinue the service entirely. This follows the earlier shutdown of the main Sora product and its iOS app on April 26, 2026. With less than five months to migrate, teams relying on Sora's generative video capabilities must urgently find alternatives—whether through other APIs or in-house solutions. The abrupt phaseout highlights the risks of depending on third-party AI platforms without contingency plans.