OpenAI Agent Builder shutdown deadline: November 30, 2026
OpenAI has scheduled Agent Builder to shut down on November 30, 2026. Export and test a migration to the Agents SDK or a suitable Workspace Agent; ChatKit remains available.
Required action
Export and inventory the workflow, choose the Agents SDK or a suitable Workspace Agent, then validate tools, state, permissions, guardrails and rollback before the November 30 shutdown.
Scope and evidence limits
OpenAI platform; no regional exception documented
OpenAI describes a product-wide shutdown; no regional exception is listed.
blocked
Official sources
Affected components
Agent Builder
Affected users
Developers and teams with workflows built in OpenAI Agent Builder.
Migration guidance
Export TypeScript or Python Agents SDK code. Continue in your application or recreate suitable behavior as a Workspace Agent; the latter requires an eligible Business, Enterprise or Edu workspace and permission to create agents. Test the migrated behavior before cutover.
Correction history
- 2026-09-12: Rechecked the official shutdown and migration documentation. Kept the November 30 deadline, changed the premature Retired status to a scheduled shutdown, and removed an unsupported no-migration-fee claim.