The short answer
Yes: OpenAI discontinued the Sora web and app experiences on April 26, 2026. That does not mean every Sora-related route stopped on the same day. OpenAI says the Sora API remains available until September 24, 2026, and it currently provides a separate export route for content created in Sora.
The practical distinction matters. The consumer interface is gone; an API migration window remains. Creators should treat that window as temporary and export anything they still need now.
What is no longer available
- The former Sora web creation experience.
- The former Sora app workflow and its app-based project access.
- A dependable long-term home for drafts or generated media stored only inside Sora.
What still works
OpenAI's official discontinuation notice identifies two remaining paths: the Sora API until September 24, 2026 and the sunset export flow at sora.chatgpt.com/sunset. API access is relevant to developers and services that already use OpenAI's video endpoints; it is not a restoration of the retired app interface.
- Export content from the official Sora sunset page.
- Continue supported API workflows during the remaining migration window.
- Move prompts, references, outputs and project notes into a system you control.
What creators should do now
- Request an export and verify that the archive opens correctly.
- Copy final videos into two independent storage locations.
- Save prompts, aspect ratios, durations and reference assets beside each output.
- Inventory any automation that still calls the Sora API.
- Choose a replacement workflow before the September API deadline rather than during it.
Where afterSora fits
afterSora is an independent creative platform built to help creators continue structured AI-video work across projects, prompts, references and outputs. It is not affiliated with OpenAI, and it does not restore the discontinued Sora app. The useful migration goal is continuity of your creative process—not pretending the old interface still exists.
