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# deprecated Directive

Marks an element of a GraphQL schema as no longer supported.

```graphql
directive @deprecated(
  reason: String = "No longer supported"
) on FIELD_DEFINITION | ARGUMENT_DEFINITION | INPUT_FIELD_DEFINITION | ENUM_VALUE
```

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### Arguments

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#### [`reason`](#reason) ● [`String`](/api-reference/miscellaneous/scalars/string.md)

Explains why this element was deprecated, usually also including a suggestion for how to access supported similar data. Formatted using the Markdown syntax, as specified by [CommonMark](https://commonmark.org/).