Replacing the "Delete reactions" endpoint

We are announcing a new set of "Deleting reactions" endpoints in the Reactions API to replace the existing "Delete reactions" endpoint DELETE /reactions/:reaction_id.

The new endpoints will allow us to scale and support the Reactions API long-term.

Deprecation timeline

The existing "Delete reaction" endpoint deleting a reaction will be disabled a year from now at the earliest on February 1st 2021.

Replacement endpoints

These are the new replacement Reaction API endpoints for deleting reactions:

• Delete a commit comment reaction
  • DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/comments/:comment_id/reactions/:reaction_id
• Delete an issue reaction
  • DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:issue_number/reactions/:reaction_id
• Delete a reaction to a commit comment
  • DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/comments/:comment_id/reactions/:reaction_id
• Delete a pull request comment reaction
  • DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/comments/:comment_id/reactions/:reaction_id
• Delete team discussion reaction
  • DELETE /orgs/:org/teams/:team_slug/discussions/:discussion_number/reactions/:reaction_id
• Delete team discussion comment reaction
  • DELETE /orgs/:org/teams/:team_slug/discussions/:discussion_number/comments/:comment_number/reactions/:reaction_id