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Adobe has made it clear: partners who fail to adopt all 10 required APIs by August 30, 2026, will face a mandatory 25% cut to their M1 and M2 rebate payouts for Q3. There is no grace period, no workaround, and no appeal process. The clock is running.
As one of Adobe's leading platform partners, Appxite is already on track. But if you or your platform are not, the financial consequences are real and immediate. We're issuing this notice now so you have every opportunity to act.
All 10 Adobe APIs must be live in production and actively used to book orders. Missing even one puts your full rebate at risk.
What You Stand to Lose
The rebate reduction isn't a warning — it's an automatic penalty applied to every partner who falls short. Here's what that looks like in real numbers:
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✓ All APIs adopted by Aug 30
$100,000
Full payout - nothing lost
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✗ APIs not adopted in time
$75,000
$25,000 permanently withheld - 25% gone
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The 10 APIs You Must Adopt - All of Them
Adoption means implementation and using the API to book orders attributable to it. All 10 are already live in production. There is no technical barrier — only execution.
| # | Feature / API | API Doc Released | Live in Sandbox | Live in Production |
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| 1 | Flex Discount – Open Discounts | April 25, 2025 | July 25, 2025 | Live Aug 5, 2025 |
| 2 | Flex Discount – Closed Discounts | March 1, 2026 | December 3, 2025 | Live Jan 8, 2026 |
| 3 | Flex Discounts – Fixed Price Discounts | February 11, 2026 | February 11, 2026 | Live Mar 23, 2026 |
| 4 | Flex Discounts – Discount Lock Until Date | March 31, 2026 | April 7, 2026 | Live Apr 20, 2026 |
| 5 | Anytime Upgrade API | September 5, 2025 | September 29, 2025 | Live Dec 11, 2025 |
| 6 | Early Renewal API | February 27, 2026 | February 27, 2026 | Live Mar 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Product Mix (Create subscriptions) | July 19, 2024 | July 19, 2024 | Live Aug 1, 2024 |
| 8 | Recommendations | May 9, 2025 | April 14, 2025 | Live May 20, 2025 |
| 9 | Reseller Change | March 5, 2024 | February 29, 2024 | Live Mar 6, 2024 |
| 10 | Late Renewal | November 7, 2024 | June 10, 2024 | Live Nov 7, 2024 |
How Appxite Keeps You Protected
Appxite has implemented all required APIs ahead of schedule, as part of our commitment to being a first-mover Adobe platform partner. Our developer portal includes sandbox access for VIP Marketplace, recorded Technical Office Hours, and VIP Marketplace Summit sessions.
For developer documentation, sandbox access, and partner operational enablement resources, visit the Partner Operational Enablement portal and navigate to the VIP Marketplace tab.
- 1 Audit which of the 10 APIs your platform currently has live in production — today, not next month.
- 2 Confirm each live API is generating bookings attributable to it — integration alone is not enough.
- 3 Contact your Appxite account manager immediately for any API not yet integrated or in use.
- 4 Complete all integrations well before August 30 — leave no room for last-minute failure.
